Volume: 43 Issue: 1
Year: 2023, Page: 504-506, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51248/.v43i01.2252
Introduction and Aim: Patellofemoral arthritis (PFOA) is one of the most common causes of anterior knee pain in adults and is more common in women than men. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of kinetic chain exercises versus isometric exercises and to reduce the pain and improve the quality of Life.
Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in a physiotherapy clinic. For the comparative experimental study, 30 subjects were taken in each group and the total duration of the study was 6 weeks (30 minutes duration /once a day /5 day a week) from June 2022 to mid-August 2022. Method of sampling was a purposive sampling technique.
Results: Numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) Kujala Scoring Questionnaire (Anterior knee pain scale).
Conclusion: From the data obtained it was evident that the kinetic chain exercise group patients showed marked improvement than group B.
Keywords: PFOA; Quality of life; Numerical pain rating scale; Kinetic chain exercises
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K. Lakshmiprabha, Dhanpal Singh, Arul Pragassame, Viswanathan, S. Subbiah. Effect of kinetic exercises versus isometric exercises among patellofemoral arthritis patients: An experimental study. Biomedicine: 2023; 43(1): 504-506