Comparison of GT With TF Technique in Patient With Post-Operative Knee Stiffness

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

48

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 12, 2025

Primary Completion Date

December 15, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 25, 2025

Conditions
Post-operative Knee Stiffness
Interventions
OTHER

Tissue Flossing Technique

Hot pack: 10 minutes, PNF (hold-relax with agonist contraction), CPM: 10 minutes, Self-stretching: End range position for 30 seconds, repeat twice. 1 to 2 minutes for Tissue Flossing Technique Description: Active and passive movement with knee wrapped in a high-quality floss band (208×5×0.15 cm), Wrapped from upper gastrocnemius to lower quadriceps and hamstring muscles using a 50% overlapping pattern with a 25% elongation stretch, Series of active and passive exercises (knee flexion and extension) with 3 repetitions.

OTHER

Graston Technique

"Hot pack: 10 minutes, PNF (hold-relax with agonist contraction), CPM: 10 minutes, Self-stretching: End range position for 30 seconds, repeat twice.~2 minutes for Graston Technique Technique Description: Participant lies supine with hip and knee straight, Water-based gel used to reduce friction.~Superior and inferior longitudinal strokes delivered with GT-4 instrument at a 45° angle to soft tissues Sequence includes strokes from above patella to anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) and back, maintaining a 2-second cadence"

OTHER

Control group

Hot pack: 10 minutes, PNF (hold-relax with agonist contraction): Gentle stretch of knee muscle for 10 seconds Isometric contraction for 6 seconds. Flex knee with therapist assistance. Hold position for 10 seconds, repeat 3 times, CPM: 10 minutes, Self-stretching: End range position for 30 seconds, repeat twice

Trial Locations (1)

46000

RECRUITING

Banazir Bhutto Hospital,, Rawalpindi

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Riphah International University

OTHER