Whole-body Vibration Training on the Elderly With Combined Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis

Impact of Whole-body Vibration Training (WBVT) on the Elderly With Combined Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) and Sarcopenic Obesity

This study will aim to evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on body composition, muscle strength (hand grip strength), and physical performance [gait speed (GS), 5-time chair stand test (5CST), and short physical performance battery (SPPB), pain intensity, triglycerides in older people with knee OA and sarcopenic obesity in a group of Men compared to group of females.

Both groups received the intervention 3 times a week for 12 weeks. WBVT group. Each intervention lasted 30 min, which included 5 min of warm-up, 20 min of vibration training, and 5 min of relaxation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with KOA were graded based on the Kellgren-Lawrence grading criteria (K-L grading)
• only grades 3 and 4 will be included in this study
• Sarcopenia obesity based on with SMI with SMI < 7 kg/m2
• PBF ≥ 30% into the SO group
• BMI ≥ 28%, or waist circumference ≥ 85 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women
• able to communicate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to walk
• Knee joint underwent drug treatment or intra-articular injection
• Uncontrollable angina pectoris induced by exercise
• Uncontrolled hypertension, acute or chronic renal failure, or dyspnea in the resting state
• Neurological or respiratory conditions or injuries (ie, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), rheumatoid arthritis and clinical depression.