Short-term and Intermediate-term Effects of Self-applied Joint Mobilization Versus Clinician-applied Joint Mobilization in Addition to Exercise in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a combination of patient self-administered joint mobilization and exercise works to treat knee osteoarthritis in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does self-administered joint mobilization improve the ability to perform regular daily activities? * Does self-administered joint mobilization improve knee motion? * Does self-administered joint mobilization improve hip strength? Researchers will compare the program of self-administered joint mobilization to a joint mobilization administered by a physical therapist. Participants will: * Attend 8-12 physical therapy clinic visits over 6 - 8 weeks * Perform home exercises * Visit the clinic 6 months later for a brief check-up

Description

Eligibility

Age range

45+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Other
  Clinician-administered joint mobilization

  Tibiofemoral arthrokinematic extension joint mobilization and multidirectional patellofemoral mobilization applied by a physical therapist.

• Other
  Self-administered joint mobilization

  Tibiofemoral arthrokinematic extension joint mobilization and multidirectional patellofemoral mobilization applied by the research participant.

• Other
  Exercise-based physical therapy

  In-clinic exercise-based physical therapy supervised by a physical therapist, with home exercises to be performed on days without a clinical visit.

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