chronic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group A: Mulligan mobilization with movement technique, physiotherapy manual exercises technique. 15 subjects in this group will have mulligan mobilization with move
1) lateral glide mobilization by using belt with active knee extension and flexion in prone position, 3 sets with 6 repetitions for extension and flexion in each set, 30 seconds rest between each set.
•Quadriceps isometric strengthening exercises
subject lay in supine position. • Straight leg raising exercise. 4) All of subjects will do home exercises program. This program includes conventional exercises such as quadriceps isometric streng
1) medial glide mobilization in prone position by using belt with active knee extension and flexion, 3 sets with 6 repetitions for extension and flexion each set, 30 seconds rest betw
Sponsors
Abbas Fadhil Taher
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients with Chronic unilateral (preferably) or bilateral (intervention will be to dominant side) knee osteoarthritis confirmed by x-ray, Without ligament pathology or injury (grade II and grade III of Kellegren and Lawrence classification).(50) • patients are independently mobile. • BMI must be = 30. • Visual Analogue Scale must be =4 • Knee Extension lack =20 degrees • Willingness to participate and follow the treatment schedule. • Patients will be in study if they have no concomitant disease affecting the knee, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, recent injury, and/or surgery to the knee and had received intra- articular corticosteroid during the last 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Absent for two or more continuous sessions. • Patients who have pathological fractures, revision surgeries, associated ipsilateral injuries, and neurovascular disorders will be excluded from the study. Patients who are not satisfied to continue the treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients' opinion about thier knees. Timepoint: before first session, after third one and 4 weeks after the last session. Method of measurement: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Arabic version (Questionnaire). | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactAbbas Taher
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed