Open AccessTHE EFFECTS OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE AND STATIC STRETCHING OF GASTROCNEMIUS ON PAIN AND DISABILITY IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Author(s) -
Amna Khan,
Jaza Rizvi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.7.2/007
Subject(s) - osteoarthritis , medicine , physical therapy , activities of daily living , gastrocnemius muscle , randomized controlled trial , knee pain , knee joint , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , skeletal muscle , alternative medicine , pathology
BACKGROUND AND AIMSKnee Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disorder and a leading cause of disability associated with pain, restricted ROM and difficultyin performing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique(MET) and static stretching on gastrocnemius muscles among the patients suffering with knee OA.METHODOLOGYA 2-arm Randomized Control Trial was conducted at Ziauddin Hospital among 120 patients suffering with grade-II OA. Initial screeningwas conducted on the basis of Knee OOS. Group A received the MET whereas Group B received Static Stretching Technique bothgroup received the treatment for three days/week for 4 weeks.RESULTSIn initial evaluation, our results revealed that group A shows the KOOS score 0.43±0.10 that improved significantly after four weeks oftreatment to 0.49±0.14. Our results revealed that at 95% CI, the KOOS score of patients significantly improved in both the groups p<0.05