International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development-– Volume 4 Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2021
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Effectiveness of Stretching Exercises on Daily Activity of Old Age
People With Osteoarthritis Among Old Age People in Selected Aged
Care Settings In Mumbai
Mrs Parul Prabhudas Kibliwala
1
, Prof Dr Jinu K Rajan
2
1
Research Scholar, Department of Nursing, Shri Venkateshwara University, Uttar Pradesh.
2
Research Supervisor, Department of Nursing, Shri Venkateshwara University, Uttar Pradesh.
Introduction
Osteoarthritis affects your physical capacity and can impair your daily function. It can lead to
significant walking difficulties and it can be both indoors and outdoors. The joint can become unstable
when the knee is damaged and the risk of falling in elderly people , in particular, increases. The poor
balance and stability also help to break down and break bones. These fractures can lead to severe
impairment and fatal complications in some cases. In most old-age households no medical facilities
are open. Due to the fear of joint pain and stiffness the mobility is restricted, and also the physical and
pleasure activities which make it worse and more severe.
The study on Home Delivery Exercise for the Improvement of the Knee Range of Motion and Gait in
Knee Osteoarthritis has been conducted by Nobuhíro Tsumura, Aiko Kimura A(2008) Kobe
University. Results show that the total range of knee motion and pain following the intervention has
changed significantly. It is quite clear from the literature review that stretching exercises play an
significant part in the treatment of knee arthritis. The importance of stretching all muscles that cross
the given joint affected by osteoarthritis is underlined in a programme of physical treatment. Extension
exercises improve the strength of the joints of the elderly. The decrease in joint pain when mobility
increases. And this stretching exercise takes little time, no special facilities except for a convenience.
Therefore, the researcher is keen to track the effects on discomfort, symptoms and efficiency of the
operation of a daily stretching exercise programme.
Methodology
The main purpose of the research is to test the efficacy of stretching exercises on daily activities of
elderly people living in Mumbai with osteoarthritis. The study's conceptual structure was based on the
Adaptation Theory of Callista Roy. The research design for this study was almost experimental post-
test community design. The independent analysis variable was extending. The dependent variables
were pain, symptoms and activity results. The sample size was 80 old age prisoners (40 test group and
40 control group samples), who were chosen using the purposeful sampling technique. In the
preliminary pain, symptoms and activity data, updated interview method KOOS rating scale was used.
Extension activities in the study group were performed separately in two different groups of men and
women using a curriculum and accompanied by a 25-minute exercise in the presence of the
investigator each day for 15 days. On the 20th day, the two groups obtained post-test data on pain,
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