Resisted Exercise and Kinesiology-Taping in Managing Knee Osteoarthritis

Prior treatment

• Recent Knee Surgery: Exclude participants who have undergone knee surgery (e.g., total knee replacement, arthroscopy) within the past 6-12 months, as recovery from surgery may confound the results of the study.

Other illness

• Other Inflammatory Joint Disorders: Participants with other inflammatory joint diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or psoriatic arthritis) should be excluded to ensure that the results are specifically related to knee OA, not other conditions that affect the joints.

Other

• Severe Knee Deformities or Structural Damage: Individuals with severe joint deformities or advanced OA (e.g., bone-on-bone contact as observed on radiographs) may be excluded, as they may not respond to conservative interventions like resisted exercise or kinesiotaping

• Participants must have a clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis, confirmed by imaging (e.g., X-ray, MRI) or a physician's diagnosis based on clinical evaluation. This ensures that participants actually have the condition being studied.
• Pain Level: Moderate pain (e.g., 3-6 on the Visual Analog Scale or VAS): Participants should experience moderate pain levels during activities of daily living (ADLs), such as walking, climbing stairs, or squatting. This level of pain should be sufficient to demonstrate the potential effects of the interventions (resisted exercise and kinesiotaping).
• Impairments related to knee pain, such as difficulty walking, bending, or climbing stairs
• Stable Medical Condition: Participants should have stable health with no significant comorbidities (e.g., uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases, severe arthritis in other joints, or neurological disorders)