Correlation of kinesiophobia with gait speed, pain and dynamic balance in total knee arthroplasty patients.

The knee osteoarthritis is a very common condition where severe

osteoarthritis needs surgical management. Primary reasons for having a

total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are pain and functional limitations. Pain

reduction is the major goal of TKA, which results in reduced

Kinesiophobia considerably although Kinesiophobia (fear of movement)

occurs in approximately 1 in 4 patients following TKA. Gait speed

recovery post TKA driven by factors including poorer postural balance

and greater severity of fear induced activity limitation, suggesting that

identifying and treating the underlying physical and cognitive causes of

gait speed limitations may be crucial to optimize functional recovery,

which is an important aspect of post-operative care. 30 unilateral total

knee arthroplasty patients having degenerative osteoarthritis knee will be

recruited for this study. In which Kinesiophobia will be measured by

using Tampa scale of Kinesiophobia, pain using Numerical pain rating

scale, gait speed using 10 meter walk test and dynamic balance using

lateral reach test for both sides. Then the correlation of Kinesiophobia

with gait speed, pain and dynamic balance will be assessed. The data will

be analysed according to the distribution of data using either Pearson or

Spearman rank correlation test.