Vol. 10, Issue 11, Part A (2024)

Background and Objectives: Posture is the alignment of body segments in certain positions such as standing, lying and sitting. Any deviation from normal postural curveadverselyaffects the adjacent joints and muscles leading to alteration of body mechanics. Osteoarthritis knee is the alteration in normal static and dynamic position or motion of the knee during coupled tibiofemoral movements. Knee Rehabilitation exercises are an effective treatment protocol for knee osteoarthritis. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of maitland mobilisationversus myofascial release alone in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Methods: 30 subjects with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the kneewere randomly allocated in two groups. Group A received maitland mobilization and Group B receivedmyofascial release technique. The outcome was assessed in terms of the WOMAC test and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) at baseline and immediately post-intervention.

Results: The result of the present study demonstrated no statistically significant difference between the groups for the 3 outcome variables, but significant improvement was seen within the groups for all outcomes. Group B showed better improvement than Group A for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Interpretation and Conclusion: The present study concludes that both training protocols were equally effective in correcting osteoarthritis of the knee. Further, it was also noticed that Group B was more effective in improving in osteoarthritis of knee and muscle strength and reducing pain than Group A.Hence while applying the protocol myofascial release technique was better than maitland mobilization applied alone.