Effects of a foot-ankle strengthening programme on clinical aspects and gait biomechanics in people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies have indicated that hip and knee muscle strengthening are effective in reducing pain, improving self-reported function and increasing lower limb strength, without, however, decreasing knee joint overload during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Recent research has shown that strengthening the foot-ankle muscles improved function in diabetic patients and reduced patellofemoral pain. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether an 8-week therapeutic foot-ankle exercise programme improves pain, functionality, foot strength, foot kinematics and knee joint overload during gait, and decreases medication intake in individuals with KOA.

Methods and analysis

This two-arm, prospectively registered, randomised controlled trial with blinded assesso

SUBMITTER: Dantas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7520828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature