Effectiveness of Myofascial Release versus Physio Gun Release of Quadriceps muscle and Iliotibial Band on Pain and Range of Motion in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of chronic, progressive, degenerative, joint disorder causes pain and disability and it have greatest consequence on weight-bearing joints especially knee joint due to more mobility and less stability. There are number of treatment option for knee OA includes conservative and operative. Physiotherapy is one of the important conservative treatments for knee OA. Myofascial release and physio gun release may a treatment choice for treatment of knee OA. Objective: To identify the efficacy of Myofascial Release and Physio gun release of quadriceps muscle and iliotibial band in knee osteoarthritis. Methods: This study was single blinded Randomize Clinical Trial (RCT). The study was carried out in outpatient musculoskeletal unit. Thirty participants were randomly assigned into two groups. Structured questionnaire were used for data collection. NPRS, WOMAC and goniometer were used for outcome measurement. SPSS version 22 and Microsoft Word with Excel 2016 were used for inferential statistics, including the Independent T test, Mann-Whitney U test and chisquare test. Results: After treatment, both the groups showed significant improvement (p<0.05) but physio gun release groups shows more improvement in reducing pain, improving ROM and reducing disability. Conclusion: The result of present study shown that, in patients with knee osteoarthritis, myofascial release along with usual physical therapy has been effective in reducing pain, ROM and function. Moreover, physio gun release along with usual physical therapy enhances the effectiveness of physiotherapy and helps to decrease pain, increase flexibility and ROM and disability. Key Words: Knee Osteoarthritis, Physio gun release, Myofascial release, Usual care