Effects of adding Gait Retraining to Lower Limb Muscle Strengthening on clinical, functional and kinematic parameters of individuals with knee Osteoarthritis: a double blind randomized clinical trial

niversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora0 个研究点开始时间: 2023年9月8日最近更新: 2023年11月13日

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•Reliability test participants: students from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora; age equal to or greater than 18 years; no inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, or traumatic arthropathies; no history of surgery of any joint of the lower limbs; did not use intra-articular injections in the last 6 months. Participants in the intervention or control groups: individuals aged 50 to 65 years; clinical diagnosis of unilateral and bilateral knee osteoarthritis according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology; radiographic severity grade II and III according to Kellgren and Lawrence criteria; able to walk freely for at least 10 minutes without needing an assistive device; no inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, or traumatic arthropathies; no history of arthroplasty or any other surgery of any joint of the lower limbs; who did not use intra-articular injections in the last 6 months; body mass index less than 30 kg/m2; lack of diagnosis of neurological diseases, whether central or peripheral, and vascular diseases of the lower limbs; controlled blood pressure levels, with resting systemic blood pressure below 160/110 mmHg

•Participants who do not have the minimum score on the Mini Mental State Examination test; participants who perform intra-articular or surgical infiltration procedures during the application of the research protocol; those who present cardiovascular decompensations, given by pressure levels higher than 220/105 mmHg during the execution of the exercises

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niversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora