Abstract
Aim: To assess the impact of blood flow restriction and retro walking in knee osteoarthritis subjects.
 Study Design: It was a comparative study. All the participants who meet inclusion criteria gave a written consent and were allocated to Group A or Group B randomly by chit method and the pre and post test scores were derived. The scores obtained in the two groups were compared and the results were derived.
 Place and Duration of the Study: This study was conducted in musculoskeletal sciences division, RNPC Sawangi, Wardha, for 12 months
 Methodology: A total of 150 samples were chosen. Using the chit method, they were divided into two groups at random, Group A and Group B. Blood Flow Restriction Training was given to Group A, while retro walking training was given to Group B. The training lasted 15 days. After 15 days, the pain, strength, and WOMAC score were tested again.
 Result: Out of 150 patients 75 were placed in each group, where p=.0001. Significant increase was seen in mean of group I and II in pre ad post-test NPRS score, Quadricep and hamstrings muscle strength and WOMAC score. Analysis showed significant improvement in both the groups.
 Conclusion: Both the interventions included in this study, have been shown to help individuals with osteoarthritis reduce pain, enhance strength, and improve their WOMAC score. Both the interventions are easy to practice and can be easily performed by the older population. When these two interventions were compared blood flow restriction therapy was proved to be better than retro walking.
Highlights
The most frequent kind of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA).In this form of arthritis women are more likely affected than males and one in every three adults over the age of 65 years is affected
The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of blood flow restriction and retro walking in knee osteoarthritis subjects
Written consent was submitted by the participants who met the inclusion criteria and were allocated to group A or Group B randomly by chit method
Summary
The most frequent kind of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA).In this form of arthritis women are more likely affected than males and one in every three adults over the age of 65 years is affected. It mostly affects the hips, knees, hands, feet and spine, with a high incidence of polyarticular involvement [1]. It is a main reason of pain, disability, and socioeconomic cost across the globe [2]. Occurrence of OA is 22% to 39% in India [4]
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