Immediate effects of Mulligan techniques on Pain and Functional mobility in individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis

This study aims to investigate the immediate effects of Mulligan techniques on pain and functional mobility in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Mulligan technique is a manual therapy technique which involves the physiotherapist administering a force causing accessory joint movements, called gliding force, and the manouvre is called a glide, while the participant actively performs the offending movement. The primary outcome measure will be pain score on Numerical Pain rating scale and the secondary outcome measure will be time taken to complete the Timed Up and Go test. This randomized, parallel group design placebo controlled trial will be conducted in a single centre, where 30 participants will be randomized in two groups of 15 members each, the experimental group receiving Mulligan technique and the control group receiving placebo which involves a mere hand placement mimicking the glide without an actual gliding force. Pre and post intervention outcome measures will be recorded after obtaining informed consent from eligible subjects, and both group members will receive conventional physiotherapy treatment post data collection.