Short Foot Exercise and Medial Knee Osteoarthritis

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Efficacy of Short Foot Exercise on Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis Knee Among Subjects With Overpronated Foot.
Kamalakannan M.; Soubhagya V. S; Angelkanipreethi H.; Gifta A., Ancy Sharon
Drug Invention Today . Jan2019, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p166-169. 4p. 4

Introduction: Osteoarthritis knee is a common condition and is leading to long-term physical disability that affects a large proportion of the older population. Increased medial compartment loading has been observed in patients with osteoarthritis knee. The feet are important to proper biomechanics but often neglected. Simply stated a foot arch that overpronates can cause pain in the knee, hip, shins, foot, and lower back due to poor alignment of the leg. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 patients with overpronated foot along with medial compartment osteoarthritis knee were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Detailed procedure was explained to the patients in colloquial terms, and informed consent was given to those were interested. The selected patients were randomly assigned into two groups 20 in each group using the lottery method. The Group A patients were treated with Interferential Therapy along and isometric exercises to knee and the Group B patients were treated with Interferential Therapy and isometric exercise to knee along with short foot exercise. Results: From statistical analysis made with the quantitative data revealed that there was statistically significant difference found between the two groups (Control-Group A and Experimental-Group B) in which Group B is found to be more effective when compared with Group A. The post-test mean values of navicular drop test for Group A and Group B are 13.35 and 10.60 with a standard deviation of 1.81 and 1.43, respectively. Conclusion: The study concluded that group with short foot exercise along with Interferential Therapy and isometric showed a higher level of positive outcome in terms of decreasing the pain and improving the functional activities of the lower limb.
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