Effects of resistance exercise using the elastic band on the pain and function of patients with degenerative knee arthritis
Kim, G.-J.; Oh, H.; Lee, S.; Lee, K.; Kim, K.
Journal of Physical Therapy Science 32(1): 52-54
2020
ISSN/ISBN: 0915-5287
PMID: 32082029
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.32.52
Accession: 069835547
[Purpose] This study examined the effects of resistance exercise using the elastic band on the pain and function of patients with degenerative knee arthritis. [Participants and Methods] Thirty patients with degenerative knee arthritis were classified into an experimental group of 15 patients on whom resistance exercise using the elastic band was applied and a control group of 15 patients on whom conservative physical therapy was applied. Both groups received treatments three times a week for four weeks. Pain was measured by the visual analogue scale and function was evaluated by the Korean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (K-WOMAC). [Results] The intragroup comparison showed significant decreases in the visual analogue scale and the K-WOMAC in both the experimental and control groups. In the intergroup comparison after treatment, the experimental group showed significantly lower visual analogue scale and K-WOMAC values than the control group. [Conclusion] The results suggest that resistance exercise using the elastic band is an effective intervention for the pain and function of patients with degenerative knee arthritis.