Comparison of the open kinetic chain and closed kinetic chain strengthening exercises on pain perception and lower limb biomechanics of patients with mild knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical recommendations suggest exercises as the main treatment modality for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to compare the effects of two different exercise interventions, i.e., open kinetic chain (OKC) and closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercises, on the pain and lower limb biomechanics of patients with mild knee OA.

Method

A total of 66 individuals with painful early knee OA, aged 50 years and above, with body mass index (BMI) between 18.9kg/m² and 29.9 kg/m² in Kelantan, Malaysia, will be recruited in this study. Participants will be randomly allocated into three different groups, either the OKC, CKC, or control groups. All three groups will attend an individual session with a physiotherapist. The participants in the

SUBMITTER: Ng WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature