Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of balance exercise on some selected kinematic gait parameters in patients with knee joint osteoarthritis. Forty subjects (18 men and 22 women) participated in the study.They were divided into two groups: Group 1 (experimental) that was treated with balance exercises, thermal therapy and soft tissue massage; Group 2 (control), treated with thermal therapy and soft tissue massage without balance exercise. Gait analysis was done from footprints on a 900cm walking paper and functional balance was assessed using the Berg Balance Scale. The result showed a significant difference (P Keywords : balance exercise, kinematic gait parameters, knee osteoarthritis Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences Vol. 4(2) 2005: 102-106
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