A Comparison of Effectiveness of Hold - Relax Technique with Ultrasound and Maitland's Mobilization with Ultrasound in Improving Range of Motion in Osteoarithritis of Knee Joint

Osteoarthritis (OA) has been defined as "a heterogenous group conditions that leads to joint symptoms and signs which are associated with defective integrity of articular cartilage in addition to related changes in the underlying bone and at the joint margins". A total of 30 subjects fulfilled the selection criteria are included in study. They are assigned as Group A receive HOLD-Relax Technique with Ultrasound (n=15) and Group B receive Maitland's Mobilization with Ultrasound (n=15). Total study duration is 3 weeks, 20-30 minutes of 1 session for 5 days. The intra-group analysis showed that both Treatment A and Treatment B are effective in terms of improvement KNEE ROM TEST and in terms of reduction in VAS & WOMAC. However, the inter-group analysis compared the two treatment groups in terms of changes in all the outcome measures and the corresponding result showed that Treatment A is effective than Treatment Bin terms of improvement in Knee ROM Test and in terms of reduction in VAS, while there is no significant difference between two treatments in terms of reduction in WOMAC. Hence, we conclude that Treatment A (Hold-Relax Technique with Ultrasound) is effective than treatment B (Maitland's Mobilization with Ultrasound) in improving the value of KNEE Rand of Motion &Visual Analogue Scale.