The primary aim is to compare the effects of backward walking exercise to forward walking exercise on knee pain, knee functions, and thigh muscle strength in individuals with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis using lower body positive pressure, in addition to mobility functions, balance, and self-reported health status.Using lower body positive pressure may have promising results against knee osteoarthritis. Moreover, walking backward exercise using lower body positive pressure might add more benefits to individuals with knee osteoarthritis and help clinicians in decision making.
Article cited in：J Orthop Surg Res.2023Apr1;18(1):264.
Article link：https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37005596/
Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill uses air pressure chamber to unload body weight during walking or running. Reducing compressive forces at knee joint by decreasing body weight while walking or running often recommended to patients with knee osteoarthritis. Using Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill for walking exercise stimulated weight loss and reduced knee pain. Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill has been shown to decrease knee pain in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Compared to regular treadmills in forward walking exercise, potentially by reducing the compressive forces at the knee joint while walking. However, previous studies only investigate forwarding walking exercise in Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill.
We have proposed a study protocol where knee pain in people diagnosed with osteoarthritis is treated conservatively by walking exercise using Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill. The primary goal of the study is to assess whether backward walking exercise using Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill can alleviate knee pain symptoms in individuals diagnosed with osteoarthritis. We believe that specific combinations of using a Lower body positive pressure (Anti-Gravity Treadmill) treadmill and doing backward exercises will relieve knee pain. As such, conservative treatment might be more cost-effective and have better outcomes than other treatments, such as surgical procedures.