Subjects and Randomization
osteoarthritis, OA, knee pain
OSTEOARTHRITIS
The study included all male subjects with knee pain who visited two government hospitals. All the subjects were referred to the physical therapy clinic by an orthopedic surgeon with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee. Both radiography and a clinical examination showed that they had OA changes in the knee joint. Among them, 49 subjects were between the ages of 40 and 70. Based on the application of both inclusion and exclusion criteria, nine patients were excluded, making a total of 40 subjects, and they participated in this study (Fig. Flow chart diagram for the study design model