Patients with knee osteoarthritis with genu varum.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Use of Mulligan technique for medial glide and internal rotation of the knee along with routine physiotherapy including electrotherapy and exercise therapy. The ex
Sponsors
Tarbiat Modares University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Men and women with genuvarum between 45 and 70 years old Right knee is dominantly affected, in case of bilateral disease, pain from right to left is dominant External rotation of the tibia Distance between the medial femoral condyles is more than 3 cm HKA angle between 160 and 169 degrees on radiographs Diagnosis of medial knee OA grade 2 and 3 according to the Kellgren–Lawrence scale Medial knee pain according to the VAS scale is between 3 and 6
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cardiac, respiratory, and orthopedic diseases that limit participants' ability to walk Central or peripheral neurological diseases Osteoporosis (BMD -2.5>) Participants who have previously undergone knee replacement surgery or revision upper tibial osteotomy Injections in the previous months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain and space between the knees. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale to measure pain and calipers to measure the distance between the knees. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quadriceps angle, Knee angles, Knee joint torques, Knee joint torque impulses, Electromyographic activity of knee muscles, Activities of daily living and quality of life score. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometer, Vicon Motion Analysis Device, Electromyography Device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSara Halakoo
Tarbiat Modares University
Outcome results
None listed