Bowen Technique With Retro-walking on Hamstring Flexibility in Knee Osteoarthritis
Recruiting · NCT07238751 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
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Bowen technique with Retro-walkingConventional Treatment
What this trial is about
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
Who can take part
Age range
40 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Shaafi international hospital,ISLAMABAD - Islamabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan