Integrated Trunk Stabilization With Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation in Knee-Spine Syndrome

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of integrating trunk stabilization exercises with conventional rehabilitation in patients with knee-spine syndrome. It further examines whether improving trunk stability can reduce knee pain and enhance functional outcomes in knee osteoarthritis

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 40-60 years
* Both Genders
* Bilateral Knee osteoarthritis diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology Clinical Classification system
* Kellgren \& Lawrence grade 2 and 3 with complaint of pain, crepitations, stiffness and bony enlargement
* History of backpain for the past 3 months with no complaint of radiating pain
* Able to walk independently/unaided

Exclusion Criteria:

* Kellgren \& Lawrence grade 4
* Intra-articular corticosteroid injections in the last 3 months or hyaluronic knee injection in the previous 6 months.
* History of lower limb or lumbar trauma/surgery, presence of fracture or deformity, or planned surgery within the study period
* Lumbar pathologies, for example, spondylolisthesis, ankylosing spondylitis, or any diagnosed severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, or psychological disease or impairment except lumbar spondylosis
* BMI\>30
* Presence of infection, cauda equina syndrome, or meningitis

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