To Evaluate the Effectiveness of Combined Chain Exercises on Pain in Female Patients Suffering with Osteoarthritis of Knee

Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition marked by two features, the progressive destruction of articular cartilages and formation of bone at the margins of the joint. OA is the most common type of arthritis mainly in older people. At times it is also called as degenerative joint disease. OA occurs in old age, mainly in the weight bearing joints like knee joint. OA is one of the widespread causes of physical disability in adults. 50% of older persons affecting after 55 years of age. Some young people get arthritis from the joint injuries.

Method and Methodology: 60 female patients suffering with knee pain due to osteoarthritis were selected based on the inclusion criteria. They were divided into three groups i.e., 20 in each group and they were named as Group A, B and C. Group A were trained with closed kinetic chain exercises (CKC), group B were trained with open kinetic chain exercises (OKC) and group C were trained with combined chain exercises (CCE) for 6 weeks.

Results: The groups were analyzed by using ANOVA and Mann-Whitney U test for analyzing the VAS. The mean and standard deviation of pre-test, week 3 and week 6 for VAS of group A, B and C were given in Table.1 and ANOVA in Table.2, Mann-Whitney-U test for Group A, B and C was given in Table 3.