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Effect of HIP muscles strengthening versus quadriceps strengthening in patients with osteoarthritis knee- A comparative study
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Neha Shah, Harsha Damor, Chetana Vasava
Abstract
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of knee is very common in middle-aged patients. Women have a greater tendency than men. One in three people over 60 years is affected and more than three in four persons over the age of seventy show some radiographic evidence of the condition. Knee OA is responsible for more disability in walking, stair climbing and housekeeping in non-institutionalised people aged 50 years and over than any other disease. AIM: The main aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of the hip muscles strengthening and quadriceps strengthening in patients with OA knee. Methodology- 30 patients with OA knee were selected and randomly divided into two groups. Group A (hip muscle strengthening) and Group B (quadriceps strengthening). The treatment was given 3 days a week of 4 weeks. The WOMAC scale and NPRS were used for the pain and functional status for as outcome measure were taken before and after 4 weeks of treatment. Results: Paired t test was used to compare the pre and post values of the intra groups and unpaired t test was used to compare the inter groups. After treatment the result shows a significant improvement in both the groups. But the group A was more effective than the group B. Conclusion: The study shows that the hip muscles strengthening is more effective than the quadriceps strengthening.
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Neha Shah, Harsha Damor, Chetana Vasava "Effect of HIP muscles strengthening versus quadriceps strengthening in patients with osteoarthritis knee- A comparative study ". International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education, Vol 7, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 1-6
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