Effect of Taping in Patients with Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis of the knee is characterized by structural joint changes including joint Space narrowing (JSN) and osteophyte formation. There is great number of personal and social consequences of osteoarthritis. In osteoarthritis, the knee is the joint most commonly associated with clinical symptoms and disability. Pain and disability are apparent in almost half of the patients with radiographic disease. Much of the disability associated with knee osteoarthritis is attributed to quadriceps weakness and Pain rather than radiographic changes.

To find out the immediate effect of therapeutic taping on pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis (Patellofemoral osteoarthritis)

A sample of 30 patients suffering from osteoarthritis including patellofemoral joint took part in this study. Subjects were selected from Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy. First of all subject were assessed and then had to undergo the pain measurement using VAS during Stair ascending and descending, Then the subjects were assessed for disability and then had to undergo the disability measurement test which include Walking speed, Step test, Time up and go test, Stand to sit time after that the therapeutic tape was applied and then subjects were asked to perform all these tests again.

There was a significant difference seen on Visual analogue scale, Walking speed, Step test, Time up and go test and Stand to sit test

therapeutic taping reduce the pain and disability in patients with knee OA (Patellofemoral OA)