Bowen Technique With Retro-walking on Hamstring Flexibility in Knee Osteoarthritis
Key facts
- Where
- Islamabad, PakistanSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 60 years old?
Source: NCT07238751, who can take part
Where in Pakistan
- Shaafi international hospital,ISLAMABADIslamabad, PakistanContact: KINZA ANWAR, MS-OMPTTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Riphah International University
- Trial code
- NCT07238751
- Record updated
- 20 November 2025
- Original description
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to find the effects of Bowen technique with retro-walking on hamstring flexibility, pain, dynamic mobility and knee related disability in knee Osteoarthritis patientsRead full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Bowen Technique With Retro-walking on Hamstring Flexibility in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to find the effects of Bowen technique with retro-walking on hamstring flexibility, pain, dynamic mobility and knee related disability in knee Osteoarthritis patients
Inclusion: Age 40-60 years; Both gender: male and female; Less than 80-degree hip flexion angle on passive SLR, Active knee extension greater than 20 indicates hamstring muscle tightness; Kellgren and Lawrence classification (stage I and stage II); Bilateral hamstring tightness; Visual analogue scale value greater than 3; Pain duration more than 3 months.
Exclusion: Patient with intra articular steroidal therapy with in last 6 months; Any surgery, infection, trauma, pregnancy, fracture and fall; Malignancy; Meniscal injury or ligamentous injury; Muscle/tendon injuries of hamstring; Spinal Injuries and any other co- morbidity; Involvement in regular flexibility yoga program; Patient involvement in another intervention study; Pregnancy.