investigate the effects of water exercise in two different depths of water and the land on static and dynamic Balance, muscle strength, flexibility, range of motion, falling risk, pain and quality of life, mobility in patients with chronic knee Osteoarthritis.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Iran University of Art, Tehran, Iran.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: at least eight months had passed since the diagnosis of chronic osteoarthritis in their knee joint by a specialist physician
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: surgery history
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| all variables in shallow and deep-water exercise and land exercise groups improved significantly compared to the control group. However, the improvement of these variables in the water exercise groups were significantly more than the land exercise group. | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactMahdi Armandnia
Iran University of Art, Tehran, Iran. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Outcome results
None listed