AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN JANUSANDHI OF PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH KNEE JOINT PAIN

Abstract

Objectives: To observe the structural changes occurring in patients presenting with knee joint pain., To an-alyse range of motion and tissue involvement in the knee joint pain. Methods 100 patients having history of knee joint pain has been selected for the study from OPD and IPD of S.D.M Ayurveda hospital Udupi. Case Proforma was prepared to assess the knee joint pain. Assessment of range of movement has been done with Goniometer. Structural changes in knee joint pain was assessed with help of X-ray or MRI. Re-sult: In this study 50% of patients had knee pain due to the degenerative changes in joint either due to ag-ing or hormonal issues or autoimmune diseases like arthritis. Majority of structural changes were observed in the medial femorotibial compartment showing 92% having presence of osteophytes and 80% having joint space narrowing. 59% patients were diagnosed with osteoarthritis showing definitive degenerative changes. Range of movement was decreased in cases having structural changes and in 12% cases the range was observed between 80-70 degree which had gross changes in the structures. Conclusion: Radiological findings are essential for assessing the anatomical structures and plays major role in understanding the pa-thology. The examination of range of movement will provide an idea about the joint activity and when compared with the structural changes; can provide a clear idea to the physician in planning the treatment