TY - JOUR
AU - Hassan, Mariam A.
AB - PURPOSE: The study compared the effects of isometric quadricepsexercise and proprioceptive exercise on pain, joint stiffness and physicaldifficulties of patients with knee osteoarthritis.SUBJECTS: Forty-five patients with  history of kneeosteoarthritis were randomly allocated into two groups; A with 23 subjectsand B with 22 subjects.METHODS: All  subjects  received infrared radiation for 20 minutesand kneading massage with methyl salicylate ointment. Group A underwentproprioceptive exercises while Group B had isometric quadriceps exercise.Each exercise session lasted for 10 minutes according to standard protocol,twice in a week for six weeks. Pre-treatment, 3rd week and 6thweek pain intensity, joint stiffness and physical difficulties were assessedusing Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)questionnaire. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 17 wasused to analyse the data while descriptive and inferential statistics wereused to summarise the result.RESULTS: Proprioceptive exercises reduced pain intensitysignificantly (F = 4.76; p = 0.00) at 6th week with effect size of2.79, and physical difficulty (F = 3.69; p < 0.04) with effect size of 7.53better than isometric exercises. There was a significant reduction in thepain intensity (F = 12.08; p < 0.001), and physical difficulties (F = 3.69,p = 0.04) in pre-treatment, 3rd week and 6th week in both Group Aand B.CONCLUSION: Both exercises are effective but proprioceptiveexercises may be more effective in the management of patients with kneeosteoarthritis (KOA) than isometric exercises.
TI - Comparative effects of proprioceptive and isometric exercises on pain intensity and difficulty in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomised control study
JF - Technology and Health Care
DO - 10.3233/THC-161234
DA - 2016-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/ios-press/comparative-effects-of-proprioceptive-and-isometric-exercises-on-pain-XP3sf3n4l7
SP - 853
EP - 863
VL - 24
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -