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Bowen Technique With Retro-walking on Hamstring Flexibility in Knee Osteoarthritis

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Riphah International University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorRiphah International University
Started2025-10-25
Est. completion2026-09-20
Eligibility
Age40 Years – 60 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07238751

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to find the effects of Bowen technique with retro-walking on hamstring flexibility, pain, dynamic mobility and knee related disability in knee Osteoarthritis patients

Eligibility

Age: 40 Years – 60 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 40-60 years
* Both gender: male and female
* Less than 80-degree hip flexion angle on passive SLR, Active knee extension greater than 20 indicates hamstring muscle tightness
* Kellgren and Lawrence classification (stage I and stage II)
* Bilateral hamstring tightness
* Visual analogue scale value greater than 3
* Pain duration more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Meniscal injury or ligamentous injury
* Muscle/tendon injuries of hamstring
* Spinal Injuries and any other co- morbidity
* Any surgery, infection, trauma, pregnancy, fracture and fall
* Involvement in regular flexibility yoga program
* Patient with intra articular steroidal therapy with in last 6 months
* Patient involvement in another intervention study
* Malignancy
* Pregnancy

Conditions2

ArthritisKnee Osteoarthritis

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