Open AccessArab Knee: Management and Prevention-A Case Report
Author(s) -
James Inklebarger,
Nikiforos Galanis,
Aisha Akhtar,
H. Harlan Stone,
Ghulam Adel,
G Farooq,
Giles Gyer,
J Michael,
Matteo Bernardotto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical science and clinical invention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-9576
pISSN - 2348-991X
DOI - 10.18535/ijmsci/v7i02.05
Subject(s) - medicine , prayer , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , knee pain , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , philosophy , pathology , religious studies
Radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee is very common in Saudi patients, especially in the patellofemoral compartment.
Some studies have considered repetitive daily prayer activities as a factor of causation. However prevention and management recommendations appear to be non-existent in the literature. This report describes the case of chronic bilateral anterior knee pain in a devout adult male, which was dramatically alleviated by simply using a padded cushion under the prayer rug. Simple strategies of temporarily modifying prayer posture, insuring good prayer form, and adequate knee padding, may offer promise as low tech and economical solution for the management of anterior knee pain in this cultural group.