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Effect of Maitland Mobilization and Myofascial Release Technique in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis


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Purpose of study: Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease causing disability, more disability and clinical symptoms result from osteoarthritis of the knee than from any other joint. Due to this pain, dysfunction, disabilities occur later and the activities of daily living will be hampered. In rehabilitation of knee lots of conventional methods and therapies have been used to lessen the symptoms. But the functional outcome was not up to the mark. Recent study shows that maitland mobilization and myofascial release technique plays an important role in enhancing the functional outcomes of the patients.

Methodology: 30 subjects were conveniently assigned to two study groups. Group A(n=15) subjects were treated with maitland mobilization where as group B(n=15) subjects were treated with myofascial release technique. Treatment was given for 14 consecutive days. The outcome was measured in terms of range of motion with goniometer and pain level on VAS scale. Maitland mobilization was performed for 30 glides in 4 bouts and myofascial release technique is repeated up to 10 times.

Results: There was no significant difference in range of motion and in pain level in paired test in between both the groups with (p=0.000) left side and right side (p=0.000), whereas in independent ttest there is no significant difference between both the groups.

Conclusion: There is no significant difference between both the groups in improvement of flexion range of motion and pain level in knee


Keywords

Osteoarthritis, Goniometer, Visual Analog Scale, Range of Motion
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Sharma Harish
College of Applied Education and Health Sciences, A-122 Gangotri Colony, Roorkee Road, Meerut, India
Reza Kashif
College of Applied Education and Health Sciences, A-122 Gangotri Colony, Roorkee Road, Meerut, India

Abstract


Purpose of study: Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease causing disability, more disability and clinical symptoms result from osteoarthritis of the knee than from any other joint. Due to this pain, dysfunction, disabilities occur later and the activities of daily living will be hampered. In rehabilitation of knee lots of conventional methods and therapies have been used to lessen the symptoms. But the functional outcome was not up to the mark. Recent study shows that maitland mobilization and myofascial release technique plays an important role in enhancing the functional outcomes of the patients.

Methodology: 30 subjects were conveniently assigned to two study groups. Group A(n=15) subjects were treated with maitland mobilization where as group B(n=15) subjects were treated with myofascial release technique. Treatment was given for 14 consecutive days. The outcome was measured in terms of range of motion with goniometer and pain level on VAS scale. Maitland mobilization was performed for 30 glides in 4 bouts and myofascial release technique is repeated up to 10 times.

Results: There was no significant difference in range of motion and in pain level in paired test in between both the groups with (p=0.000) left side and right side (p=0.000), whereas in independent ttest there is no significant difference between both the groups.

Conclusion: There is no significant difference between both the groups in improvement of flexion range of motion and pain level in knee


Keywords


Osteoarthritis, Goniometer, Visual Analog Scale, Range of Motion

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