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Effects of Different Walking Exercises on Pain, Physical Performance and Balance in Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University
Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of forward and backward walking exercises on treadmill in addition to traditional physiotherapy interventions on pain, physical performance and balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Secondarily, it is aimed to investigate the effects of walking on spatio-temporal parameters, knee joint position sense, range of motion, quadriceps, hamstring and hip adductors muscle strength, Q angle, quality of life and kinesiophobia.
Official title: The Effects of Forward and Backward Treadmill Walking Exercises in Addition to Conventional Physiotherapy on Pain, Physical Performance and Balance in Knee Osteoarthritis
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2025-01-15
Completion Date
2025-12-30
Last Updated
2025-01-31
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Backward-treadmill Walking
A backward walking program will be applied on the treadmill. To be done 3 times a week / 8 weeks. Before the walking exercises, 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises will be performed. While walking on the treadmill, the participant can hold onto the railings. Each participant will start at the speed they choose and gradually increase their perceived exertion rate to 11-13 on the Borg scale, and it is planned to walk for 10 minutes in the first week and gradually for 20-30 minutes in the following weeks.
Forward-treadmill Walking
A forward walking program will be applied on the treadmill. To be done 3 times a week / 8 weeks. Before the walking exercises, 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises will be performed. While walking on the treadmill, the participant can hold onto the railings. Each participant will start at the speed they choose and gradually increase their perceived exertion rate to 11-13 on the Borg scale, and it is planned to walk for 10 minutes in the first week and gradually for 20-30 minutes in the following weeks.
Traditional physiotherapy
Traditional physiotherapy is a treatment method that includes exercise training, hotpack, ultrasound and TENS (electrotherapy) applications. To be done 3 times a week / 8 weeks. 20 min hotpack + 7 min ultrasound + 20 min TENS and knee osteoarthritis exercises (hip knee flexion extension, knee extension while sitting on a chair, quadriceps isometric exercise in the supine position, straight leg raise exercises) are planned to be applied in the clinic with the physiotherapist. The exercises are planned to be started with 5 repetitions in the first week and the intensity of the exercise is planned to be increased with 10 repetitions, 15 repetitions and 20 repetitions depending on the patient's tolerance.
Locations (1)
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Şahinbey, Turkey (Türkiye)