Effect of retro and forward walking on quadriceps muscle strength, pain, function, and mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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• 作者：Ahmad Alghadir ; Shahnawaz Anwer
• 关键词：Osteoarthritis ; Knee ; Walking ; Exercise
• 刊名：BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：624 KB
• 刊物主题：Orthopedics; Rehabilitation; Rheumatology; Sports Medicine; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2474

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Background Walking, a closed kinetic chain (CKC) activity, is widely used in knee rehabilitation as it allows early weight bearing and movement. It has been suggested that retro-walking may provide additional benefits beyond those experienced by forward-walking. The present study will investigate the effect of retro- and forward-walking on quadriceps muscle strength, pain, function, balance and mobility in knee Osteoarthritis (OA) subjects.