TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of retro and forward walking on quadriceps muscle strength, pain, function, and mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis
T2 - A protocol for a randomized controlled trial
AU - Alghadir, Ahmad
AU - Anwer, Shahnawaz
N1 - Funding Information:
This project is being full financially supported by King Saud University, Vice Deanship of Research Chairs, Rehabilitation Research Chair. The authors wish to thank Professor Jean-Michel Brismée, PT, ScD at Doctor of Science Program in Physical Therapy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas for his help in English language editing.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Alghadir and Anwer.
PY - 2016/4/12
Y1 - 2016/4/12
N2 - Background: Walking, a closed kinetic chain (CKC) activity, is widely used in knee rehabilitation as it allows early weight bearing and movement. It has been suggested that retro-walking may provide additional benefits beyond those experienced by forward-walking. The present study will investigate the effect of retro- and forward-walking on quadriceps muscle strength, pain, function, balance and mobility in knee Osteoarthritis (OA) subjects. Methods/Design: Sixty-nine participants with knee OA will be recruited from the outpatient department in this randomized controlled trial. The participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups; retro walking, forward walking or control group. The training program will be 3 days/week for 6 weeks. In addition, all the participants will receive a standard physiotherapy training program. An independent assessor blinded to group assignment will measure quadriceps muscle strength, knee pain intensity, functional disability, and mobility at baseline and 6 weeks after training. Discussion: The results of this study will enhance our understanding on the therapeutic effects of walking (retro- or forward-walking) in knee OA. The findings from this study will help determine whether retro- or forward-walking or both are effective in the rehabilitation of subjects with knee OA. Trial registration: Controlled Trials ISRCTN12850845, Registered 26 January 2015.
AB - Background: Walking, a closed kinetic chain (CKC) activity, is widely used in knee rehabilitation as it allows early weight bearing and movement. It has been suggested that retro-walking may provide additional benefits beyond those experienced by forward-walking. The present study will investigate the effect of retro- and forward-walking on quadriceps muscle strength, pain, function, balance and mobility in knee Osteoarthritis (OA) subjects. Methods/Design: Sixty-nine participants with knee OA will be recruited from the outpatient department in this randomized controlled trial. The participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups; retro walking, forward walking or control group. The training program will be 3 days/week for 6 weeks. In addition, all the participants will receive a standard physiotherapy training program. An independent assessor blinded to group assignment will measure quadriceps muscle strength, knee pain intensity, functional disability, and mobility at baseline and 6 weeks after training. Discussion: The results of this study will enhance our understanding on the therapeutic effects of walking (retro- or forward-walking) in knee OA. The findings from this study will help determine whether retro- or forward-walking or both are effective in the rehabilitation of subjects with knee OA. Trial registration: Controlled Trials ISRCTN12850845, Registered 26 January 2015.
KW - Exercise
KW - Knee
KW - Osteoarthritis
KW - Walking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84963818049&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s12891-016-1021-z
DO - 10.1186/s12891-016-1021-z
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27072798
AN - SCOPUS:84963818049
SN - 1471-2474
VL - 17
JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
JF - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
IS - 1
M1 - 161
ER -