Study of Mobilized Balance Platform Exercises Added to Conventional Physical Therapy for Improving Balance, Pain, and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients Ages 45 to 65

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating how mobilized balance platform exercises affect balance, pain, functional status, fear of falling, and movement-related fear in patients with knee osteoarthritis. This prospective, single-blind randomized controlled trial will involve 36 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis classified as Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2 or 3. The study aims to compare these exercises with conventional physical therapy in improving these health measures. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a control group or an intervention group. The control group will receive conventional physical therapy including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS and a home exercise program consisting of knee strengthening, balance, range of motion, proprioceptive, and stretching exercises performed three times a week for 20 minutes. The intervention group will receive the same conventional treatment plus mobilized balance platform exercises using the Huber 360 system, which includes quadriceps and core strengthening, proprioceptive training, balance, and neuromuscular exercises, also performed three times a week for 20 minutes over an 8-week treatment period. Participants pain severity, functional status, balance parameters, fear of falling, and kinesiophobia will be assessed before and immediately after the 8-week treatment by an assessor who is blinded to group assignment. Assessments include the Visual Analog Scale for pain, WOMAC for functional status, Timed Up and Go Test for mobility, International Falls Efficacy Scale for fear of falling, and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. The primary outcome focuses on static and dynamic balance parameters. The study will monitor participants throughout the 8-week treatment to evaluate the effects of the interventions.

Effects of Mobilized Balance Platform Exercises on Balance Parameters in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis