Abstract
Background: This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of weight bearing exercises and plyometric training toimprove joint position sense in osteoarthritis knee subjects.Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of weight bearing exercises and plyometric training improve joint positionsense in osteoarthritis knee subjects.Materials and Methods: A total 196 subjects with OA knee were taken from the sri murugan physiotherapy pain andrehabilitation centre-kanchipuram.The subjects are selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria.196 subjects weredivided into 2 groups. Group A contains 98 subjects received weight bearing exercises and group B contains 98 subjectsreceived plyometric exercises. Both the groups commonly received the IFT. All subjects underwent pre-test measurement with(KOOS) and the same repeated for post-test at the end of 4 weeks.The intervention was given for 4 weeks. The entire studyprocess was conducted from November 2022 to April 2023. .Results: The pre-test and post-test were analysed, according to statistical analysis weight bearing exercise groupwere effective in decreasing the pain score and improved functional outcome with p value <0.0001.Conclusion: This study concluded that weight bearing exercises has high impact in improving the joint positionsense and functional outcome in OA knee subjects.
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