The effect of a rehabilitation program using therapeutic massage, chiropractic, and some physical therapy devices for osteoarthritis patients according to the range of motion of the knee joint for handball players.

Abstract

The study aims to activate a rehabilitation program using therapeutic massages, kairopractic and some physiotherapy devices as an alternative to using medications to treat this disease. The pilot curriculum was used. Several results have been reached, most notably: post-test results for groups showed that the rehabilitation program was useful in restoring the normal range of knee joint movement. The results of the follow-up tests for the groups also showed a difference between the results of the tests, indicating the progress of the remote tests. Regarding tribal and intermediate test variables for flexibility and simplicity.