Volume : 7, Issue : 3, March - 2018

EFFECT OF CLOSE KINEMATIC CHAIN VERSES OPEN KINEMATIC CHAIN EXERCISES ON KNEE HYPEREXTENSION IN STROKE SURVIVORS.

Sayali S. Kulkarni, Sayali S. Gijare

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Background: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span></b>The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of close kinematic chain exercises, open kinematic chain exercises, and compare the effect of close kinematic chain and open kinematic chain exercises on knee hyperextension in stroke survivors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Method: A total of 40 patients were equally divided into two groups using block randomization (Group A, Group B) Group A was given close kinematic chain exercises and Group B was given open kinematic chain exercises.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Result: Pre and post treatment protocol was analysed using paired t-test and unpaired t-test. Un-paired t-test showed that there was extremely significant difference seen in p value for extension (Goniometer) of 0.0001.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion: open kinematic chain exercises are significantly effective in reducing hyperextension of knee in stroke survivors<o:p></o:p></span></p>