Effect of a Short Term Core and Lower Extremity Strengthening on the Functionality of Patients with Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: A Comparative Trial

Autor: Deepika Lakhwan, Alka Pawalia, Shabnam Joshi, Vikram Singh Yadav
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 09 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1995-2198
2410-2180
Popis: Objective: This study compared the effect of a short term core and lower extremity muscle strengthening program on the overall functionality of moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Methods: This randomized trial was conducted at Department Of Physiotherapy Guru Jambheshwar University Of Science and Technology Hisar, India from May to September 2022. Both male and female participants within the age group of 40-60 years, with moderate knee OA grade II and III based on Kellgren and Laurence radiological classification were included. Subjects were divided equally into three intervention groups (hip, core and ankle strengthening exercises). The exercises were performed twice a week for a short term of 6 weeks. The outcome was functionality of moderate knee OA and to assess functionality of moderate knee OA, Knee Injuries and Osteoarthritis Scale (KOOS) and Chair stand test were measured at baseline, 3rd and 6th week of exercise. Results: Of total 66 participants, the mean age was 51.33 ± 6.42 years. After intervention at 3rd week, between-group comparison showed that hip exercise group significantly improved in symptoms (p-value
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