Long-term effects of kinesthesia/balance and strengthening exercises on patients with knee osteoarthritis: A one-year follow-up study
JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, vol.21, no.4, pp.253-262, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 21 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.3233/bmr-2008-21406
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.253-262
- Keywords: Knee osteoarthritis, kinesthesia exercise, strengthening exercise, proprioception, SENIORS TRIAL FAST, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, PROPRIOCEPTION, AGE, FITNESS, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, BALANCE, WALKING, ADULTS
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Strengthening exercises are given frequently to the patients with knee osteoarthritis. It is known that these patients have proprioceptive deficits. The effect of the kinesthesia exercises which aim to improve proprioception is not known in the knee osteoarthritis. The aim was to compare kinesthetic plus strengthening exercises vs. strengthening exercise alone, and to determine the effects of these exercises on the pain and functional status of women with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the long term.