The Effect of Aquagymnastic Training on Position Sense of Knee Joint in Older Women with Osteoarthritis
نویسندگان
1 MSc, Department of Corrective Exercises and Sports Injuries, Faculty of Physical Education, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises Department, Shahid Bahoonar University of Kerman
3 Sports medicine, assistant professor, college of medicine, Shahid Bahoonar University of Kerman
doi
10.22059/jsmed.2017.61227چکیده
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of aquagymnastic training on position sense of the knee in older women suffering from osteoarthritis. 26 women aged between 50 and 65 suffering from knee OA were selected from Kerman city and were randomly assigned to two groups: aquatic training and control. The position sense was measured in their knee joint flexion 60º angle by skin marking and digital photography before and after 8 weeks of training. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used at significance level (P<0.05). Despite a notable decrease in the mean absolute error of knee joint 60º angle in the experimental group, no significant changes were observed compared to pre-aquagymnastic training and also in intergroup results (P=0.134, P≥0.05). According to the above results, although the changes stemming from aquagymnastic training on the position sense of knee joint were not significant in the older women with osteoarthritis, as improvements were observed, it is recommended to evaluate aquagymnastic training with higher intensity for a longer period of time.
