Effects of Therapeutic Exercise on Patients with Osteoarthritis of Knee.
- Author:
Young Moo NA
1
;
Hyun SEOK
;
Yoon Ghil PARK
;
Cheong Hoon SEO
;
Yeon Jae SEONG
;
Jong Ryool PARK
;
Jae Ho MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute of Muscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Osteoarthritis;
Exercise;
Muscle function;
Functional performance;
Pain
- MeSH:
Body Weight;
Humans;
Knee;
Osteoarthritis*;
Osteoarthritis, Knee*;
Torque;
Walking
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2000;24(5):966-971
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of therapeutic exercise on patients with osteoarthritis of knee in view of functional capacity. METHOD: The subjects were 80 patients with osteoarthritis of knee. Patients were randomly allocated to exercise or no exercise (control) group. Osteoarthritis was diagnosed on the base of clinical features, X ray findings. Therapeutic exercise was consisted of quad-setting exercise, isokinetic exercise, squatting exercise. Effects of therapeutic exercise were evaluated by muscle function, functioal performance and degree of pain. RESULTS: In exercise group, muscle function such as torque and endurance of extensor and flexor of knee were increased significantly compaired with control group (p<0.05). Increment was more apparent in extensor. In both group, pain was decreased but more apparent in exercise group (p<0.05). Functional performance was assessed in terms of dependency, difficulty and amount of pain. Exercise group showed improvement of functional performance in walking inside, climbing stairs (p<0.05) but control group did not show improvement. Seventy percent of patients with osteoarthritis of knee showed increment of body weight above 10 kg compaired with their twenties. CONCLUSION: When we manage the osteoarthritis of knee, therapeutic exercise should be included in the treatment regimen as well as physical and medical therapy.
