352117

Effect of vibrating foam roller on hamstring flexibility, pain and function in chronic knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a cause of major disability, primarily affecting the knee joint with the hamstring muscle's shortening, tightening, and loss of muscle flexibility. Foam rollers improve flexibility, decrease pain intensity, and regulate muscle imbalance. Vibrating foam rollers (VFR) add the component of vibration therapy to traditional foam rollers. Purpose: to examine the effect of VFR on hamstring flexibility, pain intensity level, and functional disability of knee joint score in patients with chronic knee OA. Methods: 42 patients, ranging in age from 40 to 60 years, of both genders with mild to moderate unilateral chronic knee OA were randomly assigned into two groups of twenty-one patients each. Groups (A) and (B) received a conventional physical therapy program involving strengthening and stretching for muscles in the lower limbs for four weeks or three workouts per week. Group (B), additionally, received a VFR training program on the hamstring, three sessions per week for four weeks. The active knee extension test (AKE), visual analog scale (VAS), and Arabic version of the Western Ontario Osteoarthritis Index (ArWOMAC) were used to measure hamstring flexibility, pain intensity level, and knee joint functional disability, respectively. Results: There was a significant improvement (P<0.05) in hamstring flexibility, pain intensity level, and functional disability of the knee score joint in group (B) more than group (A). Conclusions: VFR improves hamstring flexibility, pain intensity level, and functional disability of the knee joint in patients with unilateral chronic knee OA. 

DOI

10.21608/bijpt.2024.272303.1018

Keywords

ArWOMAC score, Hamstrings flexibility, Knee osteoarthritis, strengthening exercises, Vibrating foam roller

Authors

First Name

Muhammad

Last Name

saleh

MiddleName

khaled

Affiliation

Basic science department, Faculty of physical therapy, Pharos university, Alexandria, Egypt.

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mohamed.khaled2009@gmail.com

City

Alexandria, Egypt

Orcid

0009-0008-7953-5847

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Habib

MiddleName

abduallah

Affiliation

Basic science department, facultyof physical therapy, cairo university,Egypt

Email

dr.ahmedabduallah86@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Wadida

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Basic science department, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University,Egypt

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dr.wadida.hassan@gmail.com

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Cairo, Egypt

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2

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1

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47842

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2024-06-01

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2024-02-23

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2024-06-01

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48

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57

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3009-7266

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Benha International Journal of Physical Therapy

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Effect of vibrating foam roller on hamstring flexibility, pain and function in chronic knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

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20 Dec 2024