14th Allied Health Scientific Conference 2025

Knee Osteoarthritis is one of the most burdensome musculoskeletal conditions reported worldwide which affect 250 million female adults globally.Due to the COVID pandemic the continuity of physiotherapy delivery was affected and different initiatives and technologies were introduced including videoconferencing to overcome the issue.Various studies have shown that Tele-Physiotherapy knee osteoarthritis has significant correlation with decreasing the level of disability following joint pain, stiffness, muscle weakness and instability leading to inactivity and eventually contributes to an increase in mortality rate; improve care and reduce costs.To compare physical outcomes following Tele-Physiotherapy Versus Supervised Exercise Program Among Grade 1 & 2 Knee Osteoarthritis according to The Malaysian Version Physiotherapy Osteoarthritis Based Care protocol (PTOA-BCP).This study is a Randomised Controlled Trial study with pre and post-test research design in comparing the efficacy between Tele-physiotherapy (TP) versus Supervised Physiotherapy Exercise Program (SPEP) among 60 subjects with grade 1 & 2 Knee Osteoarthritis in Perak, Malaysia.There were significant changes in all the physical outcome measures within the TP and SPEP group at p < 0.001, partial 2 =.07 after physiotherapy intervention but not between the groups with p > 0.001, partial 2 =.031.Both Tele-physiotherapy and Supervised Physiotherapy Exercise Program are effective in managing Grade 1 & 2 Knee Osteoarthritis.The success varies depending on the geographical, financial and patient's technology accessibility towards the program.However, in view of the pandemic situation it is the best solution to provide similar physiotherapy care and rehabilitative programs for OA patients.