Ergon Technique Versus PNF Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility in Knee Osteoarthritis

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching; Other: ERGON Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05110326

Narmeen Anjum

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will be a randomized control trial and will be conducted in Pakistan Railway Hospital Rawalpindi. A sample of 60 participants will be taken. Patients will be divided into two groups (A&B) of 30 participants in each group by sealed envelope method. Hot pack will be applied to both groups for 15 minutes at the start of intervention. ERGON Technique(IASTM) will be applied to group A along with strengthening exercise. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching will be given to group B along with strengthening exercise. A 35 minute session will be given to the patients and 3 sessions will be given once a week. Intervention will be given for 6 weeks. The outcome measure will be Visual analog Scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), and Active Knee Extension Test (AKE) will be measured at baseline and at the end of 6th week. Data will be analyzed by SPSS 22.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unilateral/bilateral osteoarthritis
• Participants with unilateral/bilateral hamstring tightness
• 200 from Active Knee Extension test
• Grade 1 and 2 in Kellgren and Lawrence criteria for knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

• Participant failing to fall in the category below will be excluded from the study:
• Any lower extremity injury in past 3 months
• Any fracture or surgery done for pelvis, hip or knee.
• Any neurological symptoms.
• Any recent knee reconstructive surgery
• Burns of lower extremities
• Other musculoskeletal disorders associated with knee joint, Iliotibial band, adductor muscle and Sartorius muscle tightness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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57 participants in 2 patient groups

ERGON Technique Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive ERGON Technique along with conventional therapy

Treatment:

Other: ERGON Technique

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation(PNF) stretching Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching along with conventional therapy

Treatment:

Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching