Background. Combining different therapies, physical
therapy agents, pharmacological and physical therapies,
generally produces better outcomes for symptoms
of knee osteoarthritis (OA) than do isolated
therapies.
Aim. To demonstrate if horizontal therapy (HT) and
aspiration alone and corticosteroid injection alone or
in combination determine pain relief and functional
improvement in a group of patients with knee OA
complicated with Baker’s cyst (BC).
Design. We designed a randomized controlled trial
(RCT).
Setting. Outpatients
Population. Sixty patients with a knee OA and diagnosis of BC conirmed by means of standard ultrasound evaluation.