Title
Effect of isometric exercise on knee pain perception among old people with osteoarthritis
Authors
Nikitaben Dahyabhai Patel1,* & Arti Prasad Muley2
Affiliation
1Department of Nursing, Parul University, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Medicine, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Faculty of Medicine, Parul University, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
Nikitaben Dahyabhai Patel- E-mail: nikuchetanpatel@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8469550878
Arti Prasad Muley - E-mail: arti.muley77892@paruluniversity.ac.in; Phone: +91 9879609196
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) has been identified as among the top three causes of chronic pain and functional limitations in aging populations. The first line of treatment for OA is exercise as part of a conservative management plan. Therefore, it is of interest to determine if isometric exercise would reduce pain perception of the knee in elderly patients (age 60-75) with knee OA. The sample consisted of 40 participants matched to experimental or control groups using consecutive sampling. Pain was measured before and after the intervention using a standardized pain scale. After the intervention, the mean pain score for the experimental group decreased from 4.70 to 0.37, for an overall mean difference of 4.32 (p < 0.05). Thus, we report that isometric exercise of the knee for the treatment of knee OA significantly reduces pain perception in older adults with knee OA.
Keywords
Osteoarthritis (OA), isometric exercise, pain perception, old people
Citation
Patel & Muley, Bioinformation 22(4): 1996-1999 (2026)
Edited by
A Prashanth
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
