Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 10 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 37-41
Effect of Aqua-Aerobics on Pulmonary Functions in Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis
Avani Dattaji Bhosale1, Javid H. Sagar2
1Intern, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences “Deemed to be University”, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
2Professor, Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences “Deemed to be University”, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Javid H. Sagar
ABSTRACT
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a most common type of degenerative disorder. It is a type of joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone. Knee is the commonest joint affected in OA. Aqua-aerobics refer to the use of water that facilitates the application of established therapeutic intervention, including stretching, strengthening, joint mobilization, balance and gait training and endurance training. It is done in a vertical creating resistance and developing strength. Objective of this study is to determine the effect of aqua-aerobics on pulmonary functions in subjects with knee OA.
Methods: Ethical clearance was obtained by institutional ethical committee. Study design was experimental study. A total of 50 knee OA individuals were included in this study based on inclusion criteria. The treatment protocol was done in hydrotherapy pool, which included warm-up session (10 minutes), aerobic session (25 minutes) and cool-down session (10 minutes). Pre and post-test were done for peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), Borg scale, respiratory rate (RR) and visual analogue scale (VAS), and the outcome measures were analysed after 4 weeks.
Results: Statistical analysis for Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) had significant improvement (p= 0.0001), Borg scale had significant improvement (p= 0.0001), respiratory rate had significant improvement (p= 0.0443) and visual analogue scale (VAS) had significant reduction (p= 0.0016) noted.
Conclusion: The study results concluded that aqua-aerobics was significantly effective in improving pulmonary functions in subjects with knee OA.
Key words: knee osteoarthritis, aqua-aerobics, pulmonary functions, hydrotherapy.