Advance in Rehabilitation Evaluation for Knee Osteoarthritis (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Rehabilitation is an essential treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Rehabilitation evaluation is the foundation of rehabilitation treatment. The items of rehabilitation evaluation for knee osteoarthritis include pain, proprioception, range of motion, muscle force, balance, gait, quality of life, and so on. When evaluating the patient's pain, researchers should not only focus on Visual Analogue Score (VAS) outcomes, but also consider the patient's body function and activity level, and whether there is neuropathic pain. Furthermore, isokinetic dynamometer can not only be used for quantitative assessment for muscle strength, but also for the quantitative evaluation for patient's proprioception. Moreover, Community Balance and Mobility Scale has no ceiling and floor effects which also is a reliable and useful tool for assessing the balance function in patients with knee osteoarthritis, compared with Berg Balance Scale. The evaluation for body structure in patients with knee osteoarthritis mainly includes the radiological examination and physical examination. There are a lot of scales to evaluate the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis, and Osteoarthritis of Knee and Hip Quality of Life fits most. Further researches and promotion of evaluation tools for knee osteoarthritis are needed in the future.