Experimental study design
There is a lack of clinical research regarding effectiveness of retro walking for improvement in pain, balance and functional performance. To our knowledge there are no prospective, randomized studies in the literature investigating the effectiveness of retro walking for improvement in pain, balance and functional performance.
To determine which rehabilitation program either Conventional treatment or Conventional treatment with retro walking is more effective in reducing pain and increasing balance and functional performance in Osteoarthritis of knee.
30 subjects having osteoarthritis with grade 3 were randomly assigned to either control group or experimental group. Readings were taken for Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index scale (WOMAC) and Dynamic balance through Step Test on 1st day and 4th day of4th week.
The results of the study revealed that Group B treatment protocol is better than group Ain reducing pain and increasing balance and functional performance. There was a significant improvement in WOMAC score in group B in 4thweek (p<0.05) compared to that in group A. There was a significantly improvement in step test score in group B 4th week (p<0.05) as compared to group A.
The results of the study revealed that retro walking is more effective in decreasing pain, improving balance and functional performance in knee osteoarthritis patients.
Osteoarthritis(OA), Retro walking, Pain, Balance, Functional performance, WOMAC index, Step test
