Effects of Strength and Balance Training to Reduce the Fall Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Effects of Strength and Balance Training to Reduce the Fall Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

This study will address the scarcity of research and the variations in recommendations regarding the effects of strength and balance training to reduce the fall risk in knee osteoarthritis patients.

This Study will be conducted in Alkhidmat Raazi Hospital. Written informed consent for inclusion in the study was taken. Patients of experimental group will receive balance training with conventional along with TENS, heating pad for one hour 3 times weekly. Assessment will be performed pre and post of intervention. Intervention will be given 3 days a week for 8 weeks.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age from 55 and 80 year
• Both male and female patients.
• Participants will need to have had knee pain for at least 6 months and experience current average pain of at least 3 (on an 11-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NRS)
• Patients having no other physical and mental illness.
• Osteoarthritis of knee (Stage-II) by kallgren and lawrence scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with lab results abnormal (malignancy)
• Nonmusculoskeletal conditions
• Patient's undergone surgery of knee.
• Other than osteoarthritis