Assessment of Quadriceps Muscle Strength among Older adults

Abstract

 The purpose of this cross sectional study was to determine assessment of Quadriceps muscles potency among patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Methodology: This cross sectional learning was held in Gujrat, Pakistan. Data of 267 patients was taken from Aziz Bhatti hospital, Allied hospital and from City hospital. Manual muscle testing was used to check the quadriceps power in knee osteoarthritis patients Results:267 participants were added in study. Both males and females were added with diagnosed knee osteoarthritis. Grade 3 commonly results in knee osteoarthritis patients with weak quadriceps strength. Grade 4 and 5 are less in common. Conclusion: Quadriceps strength strikingly declines in older persons with knee osteoarthritis. Grade 3 is constantly noticed. Patients among grades 4 and 5 are also suffering but with a lesser amount of percentage