ABSTRACT
Background: Knee osteoarthritis is the occurrence of osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee joint. Osteoarthritis involves the degradation of joints, including articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Osteoarthritis is the most common disease of joints adults suffer from worldwide. The most common procedures done for the treatment of osteoarthritis of knee is a surgical procedure called Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total knee replacement (TKR) which is mostly done in advance cases. It is usually starts from age group of 40 and slowly progresses. The most common age group in which its seen is between 50-60 years. They slowly start losing balance after the TKR. Balance is an important aspect of mobility and physical function. Patients with severe OA who are awaiting total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are reported to have a higher incidence of falls compared to the general population. Balance Training Exercises with Conventional Therapy gives much better effect. So, the aim of the study is to check the effectiveness of balance training to improve function in patients in post-operative phase following total knee arthroplasty. Materials and methods: 60 patients were included in the study which was divided into two groups; Group A and Group B, 30 patients in each group. Subjects were randomly selected and assigned to each group. Pre-test measurements of the patient were done with the help of TUG for each group. The Sreenivasu Kotagiri, Neeti Mathur, Swapna, I Venkateshwarlu, Anup Kumar Songa. Effectiveness of balance training to improve function in patients in post-operative phase following total knee arthroplasty. IAIM, 2019; 6(10): 56-63. Page 57 Subjects in Group-A were given Conventional Therapy. The Subjects in Group-B were given Balance Training Exercises with Conventional Therapy. Then the Result analysis was done. Results: On comparing Group A and Group B for post-treatment TUG score, results showed a significant difference (p=0.001). The overall study proved that Balance Training Exercises with Conventional Therapy is beneficial in improving functional activities and decreasing the disability level. Conclusion: The analysis obtained indicated that Group B (Balance Training Exercises with Conventional Therapy) showed more significant improvement when compared to Group A (Conventional therapy).