MWM Technique in Patients With Knee OA

Okan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobilization

Treatments: Other: Mulligan Mobilization with Movement Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06280365

012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the MWM technique on pain, normal joint movement, proprioception and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Full description

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the MWM technique on pain, normal joint movement, muscle strength, proprioception, mobility, balance, functionality and quality of life in patients with knee OA.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis,
• being diagnosed with knee OA at the earliest 6 months ago

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who were pregnant,
• had knee surgery, had an infection,
• had a pacemaker, had an infraction,
• had cancer, or were receiving corticosteroid treatment were excluded from the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

MWM group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in group 2 will receive MWM technique treatment 3 times a week for 4 weeks. The patient should lie face down with a pillow over the knee and the physiotherapist should stand on the contralateral side for the application. The physiotherapist passes the belt around the waist to the patient's tibia edge. The knee is stabilized with one hand while the leg is supported with the other hand. The knee is moved medially without applying too much force through the belt and the patient is asked to stretch. If there is no pain, the movement is indicated. If pain occurs during the movement, the same procedure is performed for the lateral side by changing the position. It is important that the arch remains horizontal and does not cause rotation of the hip. The movement will be repeated 3 times at the point where there is no pain.

Treatment:

Other: Mulligan Mobilization with Movement Technique

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in group 1 will receive conservative treatment 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Conservative treatment includes hot packs and traditional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), an electrotherapy. All participants in the study will receive 20 minutes of hot pack application to the knee area each session by a physiotherapist. All participants in the study will receive TENS for 20 minutes each session from the physiotherapist, who will place personalized electrodes around the knee joint and adjust the current to the level the person can tolerate.