To Find The Efficacy Of Combined Kinetic Chain Exercises On Quadriceps Muscle Strength Thigh Girth And Pain In Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

AIM: The main aim of the study is to find the efficacy of combined kinetic-chain newlineexercises in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. newlineOBJECTIVE: newline To evaluate the assessment of quadriceps muscle strength, thigh girth and knee newlinepain by using hand held dynamometer, bryzcki equation, inch tape and NPRS newlinein subjects with knee osteoarthritis. newline To compare effect of closed kinetic, open kinetic chain versus combined kinetic newlinechain exercises to increase quadriceps muscle strength, to increase thigh girth, newlineand to reduce knee pain. newlineMETHODS: newlineIt was an Experimental Study, done in Saveetha Physiotherapy Outpatient, Saveetha newlineMedical College and Hospital with sample size of 60 and sampling method as newlineConvenient Sampling newlineThe analysis of variance (ANOVA) is used to determine whether there are any newlinestatistically significant differences between the means of three samples group. The test newlineshows significant effect in increasing quadriceps muscle strength, thigh girth and newlinerelieving pain in individuals who received combined chain exercises. newlineCONCLUSION: newlineIt has been concluded that combined kinetic chain exercises (GROUP C) are more newlineeffective in increasing quadriceps muscle strength, thigh girth and relieving pain than newlineopen kinetic chain exercises (GROUP A) and closed kinetic chain exercises (GROUP newlineB) in subjects with knee osteoarthritis newline