Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: September | Volume: 9 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 247-256
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220927
Effectiveness of Mobilisation with Movement Versus Conventional Physiotherapy on Pain and Functions Among Patients with Unilateral Medial Compartment Tibiofemoral Knee Osteoarthritis
Rita Sharma
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP, India
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to compare the effect of Mobilisation with Movement and conventional physiotherapy in patients with unilateral medial compartment tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: A total of 30 subjects with osteoarthritis knee diagnosed clinically were included in the study and randomised equally into two groups, 15 in each. Group A had Mobilisation with Movement and Group B underwent conventional physiotherapy.The outcome measures used were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oxford knee score (OKS). The measurement were taken at baseline and after 2 weeks of intervention.
Results: The paired and unpaired t tests were used to compare within and between the groups respectively. Both the groups improved in pain and Oxford knee score, but Group A improved significantly more in Visual analogue scale (VAS) (P<0.0001) and Oxford knee score (OKS) (P <0.0405) than Group B.
Conclusion: The study concluded that Mobilisation with Movement (MWM) provides superior benefits over conventional physiotherapy in improving the pain and functions.
Keywords: Knee Osteoarthritis, Mobilisation with Movement, Shortwave diathermy, VAS, OKS
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