Health Condition 1: null- Knee osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Therapeutic Kinesio taping: For therapeutic KT application, three â??Iâ?? strips were taken and applied. The base of the first strip was applied 10 cm below the anterior superior iliac
Sponsors
MS Ramaiah hospitals
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age group â?? 40 to 65 years 2. Sex- Both males and females 3. Diagnosis according to American College of Rheumatology criteria 4. Radiographic severity according to the K-L scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Clinical evidence of Varus / Valgus malalignment 2. Neurological deficits 3. Subjects who are undergoing any physiotherapy treatment for the current knee pain 4. Infectious / systemic arthritis of the knee 5. Any pathology preventing isokinetic testing (eg. Lumbar nerve root compression, myopathy). 6. Language / cognitive deficits that might limit the informed consent 7. Current or past (within 4 weeks) use of oral corticosteroid 8. Knee surgery or intra-articular corticosteroid injection within the past 6 months 9. Knee instability or sensation of knee â??giving outâ?? 10. Unable to ambulate without gait aid 11. Presence of other disorders affecting the lower limbs (such as plantar fascitis) 12. History of treatment with Kinesio tape application 13. History of any skin allergy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| peak quadriceps torque (measured using an isokinetic dynamometer) concentric and eccentric contraction at angular velocities of 90 degrees per second and 120 degrees per secondTimepoint: Pre taping and immediate post taping | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Standardised stair climbing task (SSCT) and visual analogue scale (VAS)Timepoint: Pre taping and immediate post taping | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMrs SHOBHALAKSHMI
Coventry university
Outcome results
None listed