Kinesiotaping With and Without Combined Chain Exercises in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Condition: Knee Osteoarthritis
MeSH terms: Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Knee osteoarthritis is a major public health issue because it causes chronic pain, reduces
      physical function and diminishes quality of life. Aging of the population and increased
      global prevalence of obesity are anticipated to dramatically increase the prevalence of knee
      osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is characterized by complex multifactorial joint
      pathology and is the most common form of joint disorder in the world. Chronic knee
      osteoarthritis leads to marked weakening of the quadriceps femoris muscle, which is the
      extensor and stabilizer of the knee and atrophy of this muscle result knee pain and
      functional impairment. Quadriceps muscle weakness and atrophy have been reported to
      contribute to functional impairment and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis and
      quadriceps strengthening can be achieved through open kinetic chain exercises and close
      kinetic chain exercises. Close kinetic chain exercises are modeled as, in which a movement in
      a joint simultaneously produces movements in other joints of the extremity. Open kinetic
      chain exercises and close kinetic chain exercises form the combined chain exercises.
      Kinesiotaping with these exercises to improve the patients suffering with knee
      osteoarthritis. The aim of this study will be to compare the effects of kinesiotaping as an
      adjunct to combined chain exercises compared with only kinesiotaping on pain, range of motion
      and quality of life in the management of individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

      This study will be randomized control trial. Patients will be recruited into two groups by
      simple random assignment. Non probability consecutive sampling technique will be used. Data
      will be collected from patients of grade 2 knee osteoarthritis patients by using NPRS for
      pain, Goniometer for ROM and SF-36 for quality of life will be used before and immediate
      after the treatment. Those who will meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited. Group 1
      will be treated with kinesiotaping and combined chain exercises and the Group 2 will be
      treated with only kinesiotaping on knee OA patients. Total intervention will be given for
      four weeks for three sessions per week.The subject attended physical therapy and
      kinesiotaping will assess for pain, range of motion and quality of life at baseline and after
      4 week of intervention. After collecting data from defined study setting, data will be
      entered and analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows
      software, version 25.
    


Intervention name(s): kinesiotaping with combined chain exercises; kinesiotaping
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): 3 Kinesiotape strips will be applied: 2 "Y-strips" with a length of approximately 20 cm and an anchor of 2 cm and a single longitudinal section (1 "I-strip"). Tails of the quadriceps strip were applied to the patella, wrapping the patella medially and laterally with 25% tension and the (I-strip) will be applied with 75% tension.
Combined chain exercises will apply with 10 secs hold with 10 repetitions which will include quadriceps setting, SLR, full arc extension, cycling in the air, wall slides and step-up and step-down exercises; 3 Kinesiotape strips will be applied: 2 "Y-strips" with a length of approximately 20 cm and an anchor of 2 cm and a single longitudinal section (1 "I-strip"). Tails of the quadriceps strip were applied to the patella, wrapping the patella medially and laterally with 25% tension and the (I-strip) will be applied with 75% tension
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Knee osteoarthritis; Kinesiotaping; Combined chain exercises; Pain; ROM; quality of life