Effects of Corrective Exercise Training for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Effects of Corrective Exercise Training for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

Patients with neuropathic pain had longer duration of symptoms increased severity of pain, functional limitation and disability as compare to the patient with general knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: To find out the effects of corrective exercise training for improving neuropathic pain and function in knee OA patients.

This study was a Quasi experimental study. It was conducted at Horizon Hospital Johar Town Lahore. The study was completed in Six months. Consecutive sampling technique was used to collect the data. The sample size of 16 patients was taken in this study to find out the effects of corrective exercises training for improving neuropathic pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. For descriptive analysis we used frequency, percentages and charts. For quantitative measure. Repeated Measured ANOVA was used.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ACR Criteria for osteoarthritis
• Neuropathic pain
• Age over 65
• DN4 cut off value is 4/10
• Less than 30 minutes of morning stiffness
• Grade I and II
• Crepitus on active motion
• Bony tenderness
• Bony enlargement
• No palpable warmth of synovium

Exclusion Criteria:

• Knee complain that require urgent medical attention (fracture and infection)
• Diabetes mellitus
• Patients with malignancies
• Neurological disorders
• Systematic musculoskeletal diseases (Parkinson's, rheumatoid arthritis etc)
• Incapability of understanding implication of participants