Effect of Iontophoresis in Management of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of iontophoresis in management of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Thirty polyarticular JRA children were assigned randomly into two groups of equal numbers. Their age were between 10-14 years, they were recruited from Abu- El-Rish Hospital, Cairo University Hospital and they were treated at outpatient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University. The subjects were evaluated for The following parameters knee joints angles (degrees) during stance and swing phase by 3-D motion analysis lab., laboratory examinations, knee circumference and pain intensity before the treatment and after three months of treatment program. Subjects in the control group received selected physical therapy program (stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, infrared radiation and low intensity low frequency pulsed magnetic field), whereas subjects in the study group received the same selected physical therapy program plus iontophoresis therapy. Results: there was significant improvement in the majority of the collected data, in both groups but in favoring to study group.

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Al Shimaa Ramadan Azab IbrahimCairo university- faculty of physical therapy, Master degree of physiotherapy for pediatrics 2007.Doctoral degree physiotherapy for pediatrics 2011.