Disability, Knee Osteoarthritis, Pain, Range of Motion
Conditions
Keywords
Knee Osteoarthritis, Active release technique, Feldenkrais exercise, disability, Pain, range of motion
Brief summary
Knee osteoarthritis is similarly to the arthritis of the hip which is due to the degeneration of the cartilagre due to wear and tear forces on the knee joint. The aim of the study is to investigate the combined effects of active release and feldenkrais exercises on pain, range of motion and functional disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Detailed description
The study will be randomized control trial and will be conducted in associated hospitals of Riphah International University and physiotherapy department of Naseer Hospital. Non-probability consecutive sampling technique will be used. Sample size of age group 40 to 65 will be selected. Patients will be assigned into two group named experimental group and control group respectively. Experimental group will receive active release technique and feldenkrais exercises along with standard physical therapy protocol including mulligan mobilization. On the other hand, control group will receive standard physical therapy protocol including mulligan mobilization alone. Outcomes of pain will be measured by using Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Range of Motion will be measured by using Universal Goniometer (UG) and Functional disability will be measured by using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities of Arthritis (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index. Informed consent will be taken. Subjects will be selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and will be randomly divide into two groups experimental and control group respectively. Data analysis will be done by using SPSS version 28.
Interventions
OTHERActive release and feldenkrais exercises along with standard physical therapy.
Patients will receive active release and feldenkrais exercises for 3 sessions per week for the total of 6 weeks each exercise 10 repetitions and 2 sets.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Participants received active release technique and feldenkrais exercises along with standard physical therapy and mulligan mobilization.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Both genders with age between 40-60 with knee osteoarthritis. * BMI 25-29.9 * Knee pain 3-7 on NPRS * 10-degree decrease in knee flexion range
Exclusion criteria
* Patient who used any corticosteroid injection during last six months. * Patients who had any joint infection. * Previous knee surgery. * Grade 4/ advanced knee osteoarthritis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) | 8 weeks | Patient level of pain will be assessed using this scale. This scale ranges from 0 to 10. 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "worst pain". NPRS have shown high test-retest reliability (r = 0.96 and 0.95, respectively). |
| Universal Goniometer (UG) | 8 weeks | The range of motion will be measured using universal goniometer that has an inter-rater reliability (ICC2, 2 = 0.79 to 0.92) for knee osteoarthritis. |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFaiza Taufiq, MSPT
Riphah International University
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFaiza Taufiq
Riphah International University
Outcome results
None listed