Galore International Journal of Health Sciences and Research


Original Research Article

Year: 2017 | Month: June | Volume: 2 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 6-10

Effectiveness of Group Based Exercises in Improvement of Pain and Functional Ability after Total Knee Arthroplasty- A Randomized Controlled Trial

Vandana J. Rathod1, Prakash Patel1, Namarta Patel2

1Assistant Professor, SPB Physiotherapy College, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India
2Clinical Therapist, C 1002 Stuti Icon, Palanpur Jakat Naka, Surat, India.

Corresponding author: Dr. Vandana J. Rathod

ABSTRACT

Total knee arthroplasty is the gold standard treatment for end stage knee osteoarthritis (OA). A randomized controlled trial was carried out to investigate the group based exercise program after total knee arthroplasty. Sixty Subjects were selected from day 1 after total knee arthroplasty and age ranging between 50 and 65 years. Subjects were assigned in to Group-A (individualized based exercise group) or Group-B (group based exercise group) by using 1:1 ratio. All the patients received post operative ambulation and activities of daily living exercises programme. Exercises programme has been done for 20 minutes twice daily under the supervision of therapist from the day after surgery till the day before discharge. Intra group comparison was done by using Paired t-test, the Mean ± SD of post treatment for Group-A is 5.38±1.11 and Group-B is 5.01±1.06 with p value < 0.001 for both groups confirms that there is significant reduction of pain in both groups after intervention. The post treatment comparison between groups by independent t-test with t=1.31 and p=0.19 proves no significant difference between groups after intervention. Results of this study shows there was not any significant difference in group based exercises and individualized exercise in reduction of pain and improving functional ability after total knee arthroplasty.

Key words: total knee arthroplasty, TKR, group based exercises, functional ability, osteoarthritis (OA).

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