The Effect of Tai Chi on balance in old people with knee osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis.Primary gonarthrosis(arthrosis of knee): NOS
- Registration Number
- IRCT201206191722N8
- Lead Sponsor
- postgraduate Studied and Research Program, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
age above 60 years old; with BMI less than 40 kg/m²;with knee osteoarthritis; Kellgren-lawrence=2 ; VAS 3-4; Mini-Mental Examination>24; Berg>41; WOMAC<60; with ability to stand independently for higher than one minute on feet to achieve parameters of force plate.
Exclusion criteria: with history of seizure, dizziness, diabetes, Parkinson disease and other diseases that can cause disturbance in balance; with history of Tai Chi or other exercises like yoga; with history of intra- joint steroid injection for the past 6 months; with past history of knee surgery or fracture of knee; treatment with physiotherapy in time of study ;with past history of heart disease; with anxiety questioner( Beck)>12.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Areas and Mean velocity. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postural stability and control. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate.