Pain reduction level of knee osteoarthritis patients after a 12- week exercise programme in ondo state. nigeria: coronavirus prevention protocol implication

The study examined pain reduction level of patients with knee osteoarthritis after a 12-weekexercise programme: Coronavirus prevention protocols implication. Lack of physical activity is associated with muscle weakness, pain, joint stiffness, decreased range of motion and general deconditioning which lowers immunity. The research design is quasi- experimental. Sample consist of randomly selected 100 knee osteoarthritis patients, age range of 25-85 years, clinically diagnosed with mild to moderate knee deformity, without record of knee surgery. Height, weight, BMI were recorded. 6 Minutes’ Walk was administered on participants for 12 weeks. A self- designed questionnaire was administered. Findings revealed that most participants were females (73%); aged above 50 years (48%); BMI≤25 (79%); can do moderate to vigorous PA without fatigue after exercise (91%) and moderate pain reduction level (57%). The result of r=. 1110, n =100, P=.278 revealed no statistically significant relationship between exercise and participants’ pain reduction level and no joint contribution of demographic variables. Since most participants were able to function in moderate to vigorous PA after the walk, regular daily walk is hereby recommended, notwithstanding Coronavirus prevention protocols.