Effects of Central Sensitization on Response to Conventional Physical Therapy in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Patients with knee osteoarthritis underwent a total of 15 sessions of conventional physical therapy program including hotpack, US, TENS, and exercise 5 days a week, for 3 weeks. Hot pack was applied for 10 minutes, ultrasound was applied continuously at 1 MHz, 1.0 W/cm2 for 10 minutes, and TENS was applied for 30 minutes according to the patient's tolerance. The exercise program consisted of an active, active-assisted range of motion and isometric quadriceps strength training.