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Study aim
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To measure the strength of hip muscle and their effect on pain and function in middle aged women with knee OA.
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Design
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A double -blind, randomized controlled trial
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Settings and conduct
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Physical therapy department of WAPDA Teaching Hospital Complex Lahore, and Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria : Female only Aged 40 to 60 year, Pain intensity is not more than 8 on Visual analog scale (VAS), Pain intensity is not LESS than 2 on Visual analog scale (VAS), Unilateral knee osteoarthritis, Grade II to III by Kellgren– Lawrence scale of knee osteoarthritis.
Exclusion criteria: Male, Aged more than 61 and less than 39 year, Pain intensity is more than 8 and LESS than 2 on Visual analog scale (VAS), Bilateral knee osteoarthritis, Grade I to IV by Kellgren– Lawrence scale of knee osteoarthritis,Previous surgical/ steroid injection history with in last 6 months, Bony abnormalities, including bone fracture, osteochondritis, biparitite patella of knee.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention groups received hip strengthening exercises with knee strengthening exercises for 8 week, 4 session per week total 32 session each session last for 40 min.
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Main outcome variables
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Muscle Strength, Pain and Function