Syed Abdur Rub Abidi, Shaikh Naeem-ul Haq, Abdullah Muttaqi, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Taha Junaid Khan, Syed Adnan Ahmad.
Symptomatic improvement of osteoarthritic knee by quadriceps exercise.
Pak J Surg Jan ;36(3):247-50.

Objective: To assess the role of quadriceps isometric and strengthening exercises in symptomatic osteoarthritis knee joint. Material and Methods: This two centers, descriptive, randomized, using convenience sampling technique study was carried out at the out patients department of the Orthopedic Units of the Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi and Dow University Hospital- Ojha Campus Karachi from February 2018 - March 2020. A total of one hundred patients in the age group of 40-65 years and suffering from mild to moderate symptomatic (Grade II and III) Osteoarthritis of the knee joint were enrolled in the study. Participants were divided into 2-groups: Group I received drug therapy and physiotherapy in the form of quadriceps (isometric and strengthening) exercises and group-II received drug therapy only. Data was recorded on a proforma designed to assess symptomatic relief after two weeks, and six weeks and eight weeks. Results: Participants in group-I with exercise program showed relief in knee pain, stiff ness and improvement in function, more than that of participants in group-II. It was observed by the significant improvement of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Conclusions: We conclude that there is a relationship quadriceps exercise with osteoarthritis of knee. Moderate quadriceps exercise is a safe and effective in osteoarthritis of knee joints.

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