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Nowadays, arthrosis is one of the major causes of discomfort and localized pain in the joints. The most commonly affected are the small joints of the hand, the knee and the hip joints. According to estimates of the “Ion Stoia” Rheumatism Center, over four million Romanians are diagnosed with osteoarthrosis. In medical practice, the recent years have recorded an increase in the incidence of this type of rheumatism, which is most likely due to the aging process of the population. The prospective study was conducted on a group of 24 patients with arthrosis, between the ages of 53 and 68, 16 females and 8 males, suffering from knee arthrosis. The aim of the chapter is to demonstrate the efficiency of physical therapy in improving the quality of life of patients diagnosed with arthrosis. The results of the research highlight the fact that the physical therapy methods which we used have led to pain relief, improved mobility and increased muscle strength, which have in their turn increased the well-being of the patients.
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Neculăeş, M., Lucaci, P. (2021). Physical Therapy for Increased Quality of Life Among Patients with Arthroses. In: Soitu, D., Hošková-Mayerová, Š., Maturo, F. (eds) Decisions and Trends in Social Systems. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 189. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69094-6_9
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