This study investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy following partial arthroscopic meniscectomy surgery on swelling, perceived pain, range of motion at the knee joint, isokinetic strength, and leg function. Subjects were 8 males and 1 female with an acute tear to the meniscus. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a control group (n = 5) or an HBO2 treatment group (n = 5). The HBO 2 group received 5 HBO2 treatments at 2.5 ATA for 90 minutes at 95% O2 beginning 24 hours post-operation. Both groups were tested pre-operation (day 0) and on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 35, and 50 post-surgery. No significant difference was found between groups for any of the dependant variables. The results indicated that the control and HBO2 groups responded in a similar pattern when assessed for swelling, perceived pain, range of motion at the knee joint, leg function and isokinetic strength.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.80308 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Kunin, Wendy |
| Contributors | Montgomery, David (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Physical Education.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002150233, proquestno: AAIMQ98677, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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