Correlation of the core stability measures with the hip strength and functional activity level in knee osteoarthritis

2016-06-19T11-58-13Z
Source: International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research
Tejashree A Dabholkar, Ajit Surendra Dabholkar, Dilshad Sachiwala.
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease & the knee is the most common site for OA. Literature suggests that lower extremity injuries may diminish core stability measures. In spite of many researches done on proximal stability training for prevention of lower extremity injuries and also studies done on deficits of neuromuscular control of the trunk to predict risks of knee injuries, there are no studies correlating the core and hip muscles strength as well as functional activity level influencing the most common musculoskeletal condition i.e. knee osteoarthritis. Objectives- 1) To correlate core stability measures and hip strength in knee OA patients.. 2)To correlate core stability measures with hip strength and functional activity level in patients with knee involvement. Method- 19 patients with Osteoarthritis of knee (experimental group) as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected, where one lower extremity was considered as one single subject of the study population. The study consisted of 11 subjects with bilateral knee involvement (22 lower extremities) and 8 with unilateral involvement (8 lower extremities). As mentioned above the control group consisted of 15 normal subjects Patients were randomly selected for assessment techniques. Hip muscle strength assessment was done with the push pull dynamometer using the make test. Core muscle strength was assessed using a pressure biofeedback apparatus. Data thus obtained was statistically analysed with respect to the subjects. Results- There is a significant correlation of the core stability measures with the hip abductor and external rotator strength as well as the functional activity level in knee osteoarthritis.


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