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Effect of adding retro-walking or whole-body vibration in the routine physiotherapy program on knee functional disability in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis: A randomiz

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent degenerative joint disease with a significant global healthcare burden. Over 70% of the population experiences symptomatic knee OA. Purpose: This study compared the efficacy of adding retro-walking (RW) or whole-body vibration (WBV) on knee functional disability in individuals with chronic grade III knee OA. Methods: A randomized controlled trial enrolled 45 participants diagnosed  with chronic grade III knee OA, aged 40-55 years. Participants were randomly assigned into three groups (n=15/group): Group A: Routine physiotherapy  program (straight leg raise, isometric quadriceps, isometric hip adduction,  terminal knee extension, semi-squat, and leg press). Group B: Routine physiotherapy program, in addition to the RW program. Group C: Routine  physiotherapy program and WBV training. Knee functional disability was assessed using the Arabic version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (ArWOMAC) at baseline and after six weeks. Results: All groups showed significant improvements in knee function (pain, stiffness, physical function) (p < 0.05) after six weeks compared to baseline. However, no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) were noticed between the groups in any subscales or the total ArWOMAC scores post-treatment. Conclusion: Adding RW or WBV to the routine physiotherapy program produces a similar improvement in knee function as the routine physiotherapy program. So, when routine physiotherapy is used, either adding RW or WBV will not produce better results for improving knee function in individuals with chronic grade III knee OA.

DOI

10.21608/bijpt.2024.291841.1026

Keywords

Knee functional disability, Knee osteoarthritis, Whole-body vibration, WOMAC scaleو Retro-walking

Authors

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Abdelghany

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Department of musculoskeletal disorders and its surgery - faculty of physical therapy - Cairo university

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maro349100@gmail.com

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0009-0006-9120-419X

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Ismail

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of musculoskeletal disorders and its surgery - faculty of physical therapy - Cairo university

Email

mfarrag@cu.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-3091-7816

First Name

Sarah

Last Name

Samir

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of musculoskeletal disorders and its surgery - faculty of physical therapy - Cairo university

Email

sarah.samier@pt.cu.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-4868-198X

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

abdelnaem

MiddleName

Omar

Affiliation

Department of musculoskeletal disorders and its surgery - faculty of physical therapy - Cairo university

Email

ahmed.omar@pt.cu.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-7365-6682

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-2

Receive Date

2024-05-23

Publish Date

2024-07-01

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14

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27

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3009-7266

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Benha International Journal of Physical Therapy

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Effect of adding retro-walking or whole-body vibration in the routine physiotherapy program on knee functional disability in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled study.

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20 Dec 2024