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2026
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18182280 |
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- <p>Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by cartilage <br>degradation, bone remodeling, and osteophyte formation. This causes pain, muscle <br>weakness and impaired proprioception which leads to the poor balance and increase risk <br>of fall. Conventional exercises improve muscle strength and reduce pain while unstable <br>surface training enhances proprioception and joint stability. The objective was to analyze <br>the comparative effect of unstable surface training and conventional exercises on balance <br>in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The study was randomized clinical trial involving 32 <br>participants, aged between 45 to 60 years, who presented with unilateral or bilateral knee <br>osteoarthritis and has been diagnosed with grade 2 knee OA according to Kellgren<br>Lawrence classification. Patients experiencing symptoms for more than six months was <br>recruited. Participants was randomly assigned to two groups: Group A received unstable <br>surface training, involving squats, sit-to- stand, forward lunges, step-ups, timed single-leg <br>stance, and wall slides on wobble board. Group B received conventional exercises <br>including isometric strengthening and stretching exercises for the hamstrings and <br>quadriceps. Both interventions was administered thrice a week for four weeks. Balance <br>was assessed using the Berg Balance scale (BBS). Assessments was conducted at <br>baseline and post- intervention, after a four-week follow-up. Statistical analysis will be <br>performed using SPSS version 26. Normality of data was checked and for within group <br>comparison paired t-test was used and to compare both the groups independent t- test <br>was used. Results showed that unstable surface training was found to be more efficient <br>than conventional exercise program. The mean value of post BBS score of both groups <br>was compared. Post BBS score of group A was 46.25 ±4.64 while post BBS score of group <br>B was 38.37±4.57 with mean difference of 7.88 according to the study’s findings unstable <br>surface training is more effective in term of increasing balance in patient with knee OA.</p>