Role of Lateral Heel and Sole Wedge Raise in Osteoarthritis Knee

Dr. Dileep Kumar; Dr Satyasheel Singh Asthana; Dr.Sudhir Mishra; Dr Anil Gupta

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Role of Lateral Heel and Sole Wedge Raise in Osteoarthritis Knee

Dr. Dileep Kumar, Dr Satyasheel Singh Asthana, Dr. Sudhir Mishra, Dr Anil Gupta

Abstract :

OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to determine efficacy of lateral heel and sole wedge raise in pain reduction in osteoarthritis knee.

METHODS: Total 54 patients of knee pain with radiological diagnosis of grade 2 and 3 OA knee were enrolled. Evaluation was done by Kallgren and Lawrence grading and numerical pain rating scale. Analysis was performed on SPSS software (windows version 24.0).

RESULTS: Mean changes in NPRS in group A were found statistically significant at 3 months (p–value = 0.011). In group B at first visit mean NPRS was 6.04�1.56 while at 3 months mean NPRS was 5.85�1.61. Mean changes in NPRS in group B was not statistically significant. On comp� both groups there was no significant changes between mean NPRS at 3 months.

CONCLUSION: The effect of lateral heel and sole wedge raise can ing some pain relief but it effects were not significant when compared with flat insoles.