Comparative efficacy of kinesthesia & balance exercises versus open chain exercises on pain and functional performance in knee osteoarthritis

Neeti Mishra; Anil Mishra; Patel Anand

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Comparative efficacy of kinesthesia & balance exercises versus open chain exercises on pain and functional performance in knee osteoarthritis

Neeti Mishra, Anil Mishra, Patel Anand

Abstract :

BACKGROUND–Osteoarthritis is most commonly encountered disease of the musculoskeletal system.Few studies have been done to compare the efficacy of Kinesthetic and balance and open chain exercises in Osteoarthritis knee. METHODOLOGY–Comparative Study done on osteoarthritic patients of both genders with age limit of 45 and 65. subjects (N=30) were randomly allocated in two groups Group A (N=15) And Group B (N=15). Group A was given kinesthesia & Balance exercises And Group B was given open chain exercises for three weeks. Pre and Post intervention outcome measures was VAS & WOMAC Scale. RESULT–There was significant improvement in pain and function within group A and within group B for both VAS and WOMAC. There was also significant difference between both groups A and B, for both the outcome measures VAS and WOMAC. CONCLUSION–the study concluded that open chain exercise was more effective in reducing pain and improving functional performance in Osteoarthritis knee.