IMPACT OF PROLONGED SITTING ON KNEE JOINT POSITION SENSE AMONG MIDDLE AGED MEN AND WOMEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Dr. Manjula; Dr. Shabnam Joshi; Dr. Vikram Singh Yadav

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

IMPACT OF PROLONGED SITTING ON KNEE JOINT POSITION SENSE AMONG MIDDLE AGED MEN AND WOMEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Dr. Manjula, Dr. Shabnam Joshi, Dr. Vikram Singh Yadav

Abstract :

Proprioception is affected by factors such as age, physical activity and muscle fatigue. Proprioceptive deficiency facilitates the injury, altered weight transmission and greater mechanical load on the joint, which in turn may contribute to an early & increased risk in development of degenerative changes in knee joint. In the current study, 120 subjects of 40–50 years age group were recruited via random convenient sampling from banks, offices and community. The subjects were divided into four groups i.e. sedentary men (n = 30), sedentary women (n = 30), non sedentary men (n= 30) and non sedentary women (n = 30). Knee joint position sense was measured using a digital goniometer in terms of mean absolute error (MAE). Impact of prolonged sitting, gender and limb dominance on knee joint position sense was analysed using t–test. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences (p≤0.05) among sedentary and non sedentary groups but gender and limb dominance have not much of significant impact on knee joint position sense.