Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: June | Volume: 9 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 156-163
Knee Joint Muscle Flexibility in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Healthy Individuals
Jyoti1, Shabnam Joshi2, Vikram Singh Yadav3
1,2Assistant Professor at GJUS&T Hisar - 125001
3Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, PGIMS, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak -124001
Corresponding Author: Jyoti
ABSTRACT
According to World Health Organization, Osteoarthritis (OA) is the major public health problem. It is the major cause for impairment in function that decreases quality of life (QOL) worldwide. Knee joint is the most common weight-bearing joint affected by OA .Muscle dysfunction is also involved in pathogenesis of knee OA. Muscle dysfunction may arise from either due to quadriceps weakness or of the hamstrings weakness. Flexibility of muscles is an important characteristic, which deceases with individual’s increasing age. The lack of muscle flexibility leads to alteration in joint function. Regular stretching of muscles &exercises protocol increase flexibility of muscle, ROM and also provide functional benefits for patients with knee OA and also delay the need for surgical interventions. This article intends to discuss the assessment and comparison of knee joint muscle flexibility in knee OA and Healthy individuals.
Key words: Knee OA, healthy, flexibility.