MWM Technique in Patients With Knee OA

Primary outcomes

1. Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

   Time frame: 4 week change in pain intensity

   VAS, which digitizes parameter values that cannot be measured numerically, was used to evaluate the pain intensity of the participants. The two extreme values of the parameter to be measured are written on the scale as 0 and 10. The person is asked to mark the value that best suits him/her on the scale. For pain, no pain and very severe pain; It is specified as 0 and 10. The person chooses a value according to his/her pain

2. Short form-36 (SF-36)

   Time frame: 4-week change in quality of life

   SF-36, developed in 1992, consists of 36 items providing measurement to the following 8 dimensions: physical functioning (10 items), social functioning (2 items), role limitations due to physical problems (4 items), role limitations due to emotional problems (3 items), mental health (5 items), energy/vitality (4 items), pain (2 items), and general health perception (5 items). An increase in the score indicates a higher rate of improvement in health status.

3. Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

   Time frame: 4-week

   This survey is conducted to evaluate how much the routine activities in the participants' lives are affected by the knee problem. The survey included the following parameters: pain, physical function, and stiffness. A Likert system ranging from 1 to 5 is used. As the value increases, the intensity of the parameters increases

4. Evaluation of proprioception

   Time frame: 4-week change in proprioception

   To assess the participants' sense of proprioception, the method of actively reproducing the passive position without supporting the limb was used. In this assessment, where the angle is measured with a goniometer, the person closes their eyes. The limb is passively moved to the target angle and the person is asked to concentrate on the position. After 10 seconds, the starting point of the movement is returned. The person tries to find the target angle by actively moving the same limb. If the angle achieved at the end of the movement is different from the target angle, the difference is recorded as the deviation angle (used to 15° and 45° knee flexion).

5. The range of motion

   Time frame: 4-week

   A goniometer (Baseline plastic goniometer), which provides numerical and objective results, was used to measure the range of motion of the participants. Knee flexion for normal range of motion in the knee region and knee extension angles were evaluated.