2.4. Data Collection
musculoskeletal injury, knee injury
HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS
The study received ethical approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IECKMC MLR 02-2021/54). The study was enrolled into India’s clinical trial registry under the identifier CTRI/2021/04/033091. Recreational athletes of either gender, aged from 18 to 52 years, with no current history of musculoskeletal injury, were recruited after providing their written informed consent. Demographic data and baseline data were noted on the day the patient was referred for physiotherapy. The data included a 10 cm visual analogue scale (VAS), the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS), knee flexion range of motion (ROM), which was measured using a goniometer, and knee flexor and extensor muscle strength, which was quantified using a handheld dynamometer. All of the aforementioned outcome measures were assessed at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks, respectively. A qualified physiotherapist delivered the exercise programs, following which the clinical endpoints were measured by the primary investigator, who was blinded to the study.