Effect of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on the Muscles around the Knee in People with Knee Osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis of knee
- Registration Number
- IRCT20201128049511N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
Women and men with osteoarthritis of the knee
Ability to walk without the use of assistive devices
Pain between three and six in one knee, according to the visual analogue scale
A positive clark test result
Grade two and three osteoarthritis according to the Kellgren-Lawrence scale
Have a history of a hip or knee joint fracture or ligament injury on the affected side that has resulted in permanent injury
Candidate for knee replacement surgery
Any congenital disease of the lower extremities or lower back, or any orthopedic, neurological, or rheumatic disease that interferes with a person's normal gait or sit to stand task
The difference in the length of the lower limbs is more than one and a half centimeters
Body mass index above 30
Genovarum with a knee angle greater than 10 degrees
Joint injection in the last six months
Medium to high intensity involvement of both knees
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscles activity around the knee joint during walking and sit to stand task. Timepoint: Before and after the Intervention. Method of measurement: Surface electromyography device.;Pain. Timepoint: Before and after the Intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Visual Analogue Scale.;Strength. Timepoint: Before and after the Intervention. Method of measurement: Dynamometer.;Musculoskelatal performance. Timepoint: Before and after the Intervention. Method of measurement: Functional tests.;Range of motion. Timepoint: Before and after the Intervention. Method of measurement: Goniameter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: Before and after the Intervention. Method of measurement: 36 item short form quality of life questionnaire and lequesne algofunctional index Questionnaire.