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Rectus Femoris Stretching in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

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February 2023

Rectus Femoris Stretching in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Vol: 303| Issue: 2| Number:24| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of rectus femoris stretching on pain, range of motion and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2022 Dec 15;8(4): e001459.

Contributing Authors:
MH ElGendy MM Zalabia AN Moharram MI Abdelhay

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Synopsis

Sixty patients (>45 years) with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive rectus femoris stretching exercises in addition to a 4-week lower body stretching and strengthening exercise program (n=30) or the 4-week program alone (n=30). The outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index, range of motion, a...

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