Comparison of Hip Strengthening Exercises and Core Stability Exercises in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Conventional physical therapy consists of hot pack application and transcutaneous electric stimulation (TENS) and routine knee strengthening exercises in addition with core stability exercises in three sessions per week for 4 weeks. Core stability exercises include bent knee hollow hold, bridging, supine toe tap and knee strengthening exercises include knee flexion strengthening exercises and knee extension isometric exercises.

Conventional physical therapy consists of hot pack application, Tens and routine knee exercise program same as group A and in addition with hip strengthening exercises. Hip strengthening exercises include hip flexion and extension strengthening exercises and hip internal rotation and external rotation and hip adduction and abduction strengthening exercises.C