Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) find that use of elastic knee sleeves gives them partial pain relief and a greater sense of joint stability. However, the scientific effects of knee OA patients wearing braces are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of knee sleeves...
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doaj-5113c70c85574479aff765f6cd4ac0bc2020-11-25T00:54:23ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2007-08-0123840541110.1016/S0257-5655(07)70004-4Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee OsteoarthritisShih-Hung Chuang0Mao-Hsiung Huang1Tien-Wen Chen2Ming-Chang Weng3Chin-Wei Liu4Chia-Hsin Chen5Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanPatients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) find that use of elastic knee sleeves gives them partial pain relief and a greater sense of joint stability. However, the scientific effects of knee OA patients wearing braces are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of knee sleeves on static and dynamic balance in knee OA patients. Fifty patients with knee OA were enrolled in the study and all subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Initially, subjects in group A did not wear a neoprene sleeve while receiving balance tests but then wore them to be re-tested. Subjects in group B did just the reverse procedure. In this investigation, an instrument (KAT 2000; Breg Inc., Vista, CA, USA), which quantified motor control performance of the lower extremities was used and balance scores from the KAT 2000 software were obtained. The results revealed that the scores of patients wearing braces were significantly lower than those of patients without braces (p < 0.05). The finding of this study demonstrated that knee OApatients wearing knee sleeves could experience increased balance ability in both static and dynamic conditions. The improvement might prevent knee OA patients from falling down and increase their sense of security during physical activities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0257565507700044balancekneeknee sleeveosteoarthritis |
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Shih-Hung Chuang Mao-Hsiung Huang Tien-Wen Chen Ming-Chang Weng Chin-Wei Liu Chia-Hsin Chen Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences balance knee knee sleeve osteoarthritis |
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Shih-Hung Chuang Mao-Hsiung Huang Tien-Wen Chen Ming-Chang Weng Chin-Wei Liu Chia-Hsin Chen |
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Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis |
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Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis |
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Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis |
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Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis |
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Effect of Knee Sleeve on Static and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis |
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effect of knee sleeve on static and dynamic balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis |
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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1607-551X |
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2007-08-01 |
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Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) find that use of elastic knee sleeves gives them partial pain relief and a greater sense of joint stability. However, the scientific effects of knee OA patients wearing braces are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of knee sleeves on static and dynamic balance in knee OA patients. Fifty patients with knee OA were enrolled in the study and all subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Initially, subjects in group A did not wear a neoprene sleeve while receiving balance tests but then wore them to be re-tested. Subjects in group B did just the reverse procedure. In this investigation, an instrument (KAT 2000; Breg Inc., Vista, CA, USA), which quantified motor control performance of the lower extremities was used and balance scores from the KAT 2000 software were obtained. The results revealed that the scores of patients wearing braces were significantly lower than those of patients without braces (p < 0.05). The finding of this study demonstrated that knee OApatients wearing knee sleeves could experience increased balance ability in both static and dynamic conditions. The improvement might prevent knee OA patients from falling down and increase their sense of security during physical activities. |
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