APOS therapy improves clinical measurements and gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Clinical Biomechanics
Avi ElbazRonen Debi

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes in gait patterns and clinical measurements following treatment with a novel biomechanical device on patients with knee osteoarthritis. Forty six patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis were analyzed. Patients completed a gait test, Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire and SF-36 Health Survey at baseline and after 12 weeks. The biomechanical device was individually calibrated to each patient at baseline to allow training under reduced pain. Gait velocity, step length and single limb support improved significantly and toe out angle decreased significantly (10%, 6%, 1% and 2%, respectively). WOMAC-Pain and WOMAC-Function significantly decreased (26% and 34%, respectively), and SF-36 score significantly increased following the 12 weeks of treatment. Our results suggest an overall improvement in the gait patterns, level of pain and level of function of patients with knee osteoarthritis following 12 weeks of treatment with the novel biomechanical device.

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Citations

May 5, 2012·Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy : Official Journal of the ESSKA·Avi ElbazRonen Debi
Jun 21, 2011·Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·Yulia GoryachevAlon Wolf
Dec 3, 2015·Journal of Foot and Ankle Research·Mona KhouryAlon Wolf
Jul 29, 2015·International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases·Omri LubovskyAvi Elbaz
Apr 24, 2012·Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine·M DrexlerG Segal
Oct 21, 2016·SAGE Open Medicine·Liliane Lins, Fernando Martins Carvalho
May 13, 2020·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Stephan ReichenbachPeter Jüni
Nov 16, 2016·Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research·Ehud AtounAvi Elbaz

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