Abstract
Twenty (20) subjects with bilateral gonarthrosis in its painful phase have been studied by the Authors who subdivided them into two groups: - group A: patients undergoing the rehabilitating treatment with no pharmacological therapies; - group B: patients treated with 2 g/day L.-carnitine for 30 days before starting the kinesitherapy. The group treated with L-carnitina showed a slightly increased strenght, even in the period of only medical therapy. All patients at the end of the kinesitherapy obtained a strengthening in the quadriceps muscle; on the contrary, patients previously treated with L-carnitine reached a significantly increased maximum isometric strength with respect to the untreated group.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-61 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Riabilitazione |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation