Effects of Different Walking Exercises on Pain, Physical Performance and Balance in Knee Osteoarthritis

A backward walking program will be applied on the treadmill. To be done 3 times a week / 8 weeks. Before the walking exercises, 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises will be performed. While walking on the treadmill, the participant can hold onto the railings. Each participant will start at the speed they choose and gradually increase their perceived exertion rate to 11-13 on the Borg scale, and it is planned to walk for 10 minutes in the first week and gradually for 20-30 minutes in the following weeks.

A forward walking program will be applied on the treadmill. To be done 3 times a week / 8 weeks. Before the walking exercises, 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises will be performed. While walking on the treadmill, the participant can hold onto the railings. Each participant will start at the speed they choose and gradually increase their perceived exertion rate to 11-13 on the Borg scale, and it is planned to walk for 10 minutes in the first week and gradually for 20-30 minutes in the following weeks.

"Traditional physiotherapy is a treatment method that includes exercise training, hotpack, ultrasound and TENS (electrotherapy) applications.~To be done 3 times a week / 8 weeks. 20 min hotpack + 7 min ultrasound + 20 min TENS and knee osteoarthritis exercises (hip knee flexion extension, knee extension while sitting on a chair, quadriceps isometric exercise in the supine position, straight leg raise exercises) are planned to be applied in the clinic with the physiotherapist. The exercises are planned to be started with 5 repetitions in the first week and the intensity of the exercise is planned to be increased with 10 repetitions, 15 repetitions and 20 repetitions depending on the patient's tolerance."