Comparative Effects of Fascial Distortion Model and Hamstring Stretching on Pain, Muscle Flexibility and Physical Function in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.

The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC):

时间窗: from enrollment to the end treatment of 4 weeks

It is frequently used to assess osteoarthritis in the knee and hips. It is self- administered survey with three subscales and 24 items: * Pain (5 items): walking, climbing stairs, lying down or sitting, lying in bed and standing up straight. * Physical function (17 items): using stairs, getting up from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in and out of car, shopping, putting on or taking off socks, getting in and out of a bath, sitting, getting on and off the toilet, heavy domestic duties, and light domestic duties. * Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day. A possible score ranges of 0-20 for pain, 0-8 for stiffness and 0-68 for physical function is obtained by adding the score for each subscale. The overall WOMAC score ranges from 0-96, with 0 denoting the highest potential for health and 96 the worst. The function is worse, the higher the score.

Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRRS)

时间窗: from enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

The NPRS was used to gauge the patient's degree of pain. On a 0-10 scale, where 0 represents no pain, 1-3 represents mild pain, 4-6 represents moderate pain, 7-10 represents severe pain, this tool is frequently used to gauge the intensity of pain. Patients rate how much pain they are currently experiencing as well as how much pain they had experienced in the past 24 hours. The patient's level of pain may be represented by average of the three evaluations or by any one rating. NPRS reliability is 0.96 and validity is 0.86.

90 -90 HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY TEST

时间窗: from enrollment to the end of treatment of 4 weeks

The individual is in supine position with their arms folded across their chest their head back. If a spirit level is available, use it to passively flex the hi until the thigh is vertical. Throughout the test, keep the opposing leg fully extended while maintaining this thigh position. The leg being tested is actively straightened until the thigh starts to deviated from the vertical position, while the foot is kept relaxed. At this point, the thigh angle is noted. When the thigh is vertical, measure the minimum angle of knee flexion. Degrees are the unit of measurement. The angle would be reported as 0 if the leg could be fully straightened. Any amount of flexion, such as 10 to 20 degrees, will be noted as a positive number. Muscle tension is indicated by a value greater than 20 degrees. The knee is flexed the thigh is pushed 30 degrees past in the vertical position and the knee is straightened once more in situation where complete knee extension is accomplished without thigh movement.