Effect of myofascial release on pain and hamstring ...

International Journal of Applied Research 2020; 6(8): 362-368

ISSN Print: 2394-7500 ISSN Online: 2394-5869 Impact Factor: 5.2 IJAR 2020; 6(8): 362-368 Received: 10-06-2020 Accepted: 20-07-2020 Preeti Phullaya Intern, P.E.S Modern College of Physiotherapy, Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr. Sanket Nagrale Associate Professor, P.E.S Modern College of Physiotherapy, Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr. Sucheta Golhar Principal, P.E.S Modern College of Physiotherapy, Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Corresponding Author: Preeti Phullaya Intern, P.E.S Modern College of Physiotherapy, Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Effect of myofascial release on pain and hamstring tightness in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: An

experimental study

Preeti Phullaya, Dr. Sanket Nagrale and Dr. Sucheta Golhar

Abstract Objective: This study was undertaken to see the effect of Myofascial Release Technique on pain, hamstring tightness and functional disability in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Background: Osteoarthritis is degenerative joint condition. The primary symptoms of knee osteoarthritis are joint pain, stiffness, limitation and movement. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in India is 28.7%. Where the conventional treatment mostly emphasize on pain reduction and muscle strengthening and very less on muscle stretching. Hamstring muscle stretching plays an important role in relieving pain and improving functional disability in O.A knee patients. Myofascial release is of the technique to improve muscle flexibility which is here used over hamstring muscles with conventional treatment. Outcome Measures: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Active Knee extension Test (AKT), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Method: The study included 30 subjects having O.A. knee with hamstring tightness with 15 subjects in each group. Group A received Myofascial Release Technique (MFR) for hamstring tightness with conventional treatment and Group B received only conventional treatment for 6 days over a period of 1 week. Result: The finding of this study revealed significant difference in pain (VAS) in group A as compared to group B with the mean values of 3.74(Group A) and 2.26(Group B) (t value =7.036,p value= ................
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