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Volume 08

Journal of Novel Physiotherapies

Rehabilitation Medicine 2018

May 18-19, 2018

May 18-19, 2018 Osaka, Japan

World Congress on

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The comparison of activities limitation between individuals with unilateral and bilateral symptomatic

knee osteoarthritis based on the comprehensive ICF core set for OA

Patcharin Nilmart

Mahidol University, Thailand

his study aimed to compare the ability to perform activities between individuals with unilateral and bilateral knee

osteoarthritis (OA). Symptomatic knee OA in this study was identified by using the ACR clinical criteria for OA. 250

participants including 83 people with unilateral and 167 people with bilateral knee OA enrolled in this study. The characteristics

of participants consisting of age, BMI and duration of knee pain were recorded. Two performance tests including self-paced

walk (40 meter) and stair climb tests were performed. 23 ICF categories in activity and participation domain based on the

comprehensive ICF core set for OA were asked to report levels of difficulty. The results showed that there were no significant

differences of age and BMI between groups. The bilateral knee OA group had significantly longer duration of knee pain than

the unilateral knee OA group. The unilateral knee OA group demonstrated greater ability to perform both performance tests

than the bilateral knee OA group. Furthermore, scores of nine ICF categories had significant difference between groups.

Interestingly, maintaining a squatting, kneeling and side sitting positions, were reported to have the highest level of difficulty

in more than 80% of participants of both groups. In conclusion, the activities related to lower extremities performance were

affected from the pathology of knee OA. Bilateral knee OA resulted in greater limitation of some activities compared with

unilateral knee OA. Identification of activity limitations should be considered to direct physical therapy treatment goals for

knee OA.

J Nov Physiother 2018, Volume 8

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C2-027