Effects of Therapeutic Exercise on Patients with Osteoarthritis of Knee
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 966-971, 2000.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of therapeutic exercise on patients with osteoarthritis of knee in view of functional capacity. METHOD: The subjects were 80 patients with osteoarthritis of knee. Patients were randomly allocated to exercise or no exercise (control) group. Osteoarthritis was diagnosed on the base of clinical features, X ray findings. Therapeutic exercise was consisted of quad-setting exercise, isokinetic exercise, squatting exercise. Effects of therapeutic exercise were evaluated by muscle function, functioal performance and degree of pain. RESULTS: In exercise group, muscle function such as torque and endurance of extensor and flexor of knee were increased significantly compaired with control group (p<0.05). Increment was more apparent in extensor. In both group, pain was decreased but more apparent in exercise group (p<0.05). Functional performance was assessed in terms of dependency, difficulty and amount of pain. Exercise group showed improvement of functional performance in walking inside, climbing stairs (p<0.05) but control group did not show improvement. Seventy percent of patients with osteoarthritis of knee showed increment of body weight above 10 kg compaired with their twenties. CONCLUSION: When we manage the osteoarthritis of knee, therapeutic exercise should be included in the treatment regimen as well as physical and medical therapy.
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Osteoarthritis
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Body Weight
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Walking
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Torque
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Osteoarthritis, Knee
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Knee
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article