Effect of stretching in patient with knee osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210815052194N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Pro Health Rehab and Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Both male and female Patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis grade 1 and grade 2, with the radiographic evidence as Kellgren-Lawrence criteria of knee osteoarthritis.
Age between 40 to 65years.
Subject shows more than mild pain on VAS.
Patient more than mild disability in OKS.
Unilateral involvement.
Can walk without any assistive device e.g. crutches or walk helplessly.
Patients who was willing to participate.
At least can climb and incline the flight of stairs.
Patient who quit all pain killers and muscle relaxant medication.
Pregnancy.
Participant with diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders related to knee joint e.g. femoral-patellar syndrome.
Patients with surgical history of lower limbs/spine.
Patients with pathologies or any deformity of hip joint/spine.
Patient with neurological disorder for example Alzheimer’s disease.
Participants who were refusing to consent.
Participants having unhealed fracture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee pain intensity. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 weeks and 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale will be used to measure the knee pain intensity.;Hamstring tightness. Timepoint: Before intervention, 2 weeks and 4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Goniometer during active knee extension test will used to assess reduction in hamstring tightness.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxford knee score questionnaire for disability. Timepoint: before intervention and 4th week. Method of measurement: Oxford knee score will be used for the assessment patients disability.