CORRELATION BETWEEN HIP ROTATION DYSFUNCTION AND KNEE PAIN

BACKGROUND AND AIM Hip and knee OA has been ranked as eleventh maximum contributor to global incapacity. The prevalence is expected to increase up to 25.9% by 2040. Hip arthritis reduces the mobility at the hip joint limiting flexion extension, abduction, and adduction, internal and external rotation. Similarly knee pain causes considerable disability among middle adult population affecting both proximal and distal joint (hip and ankle) respectively. Hence the present study aims to find out a correlation between Hip Rotation Dysfunction and Knee Pain METHODOLOGY A cross sectional study was conducted on patient with hip and knee pain of age in between 45 to 60 years. Ranges at the level of hip joints were assessed using goniometer. Knee pain was assessed using Visual Analog Scale. RESULT The result obtained from the study shows a moderate negative correlation between knee pain and hip internal rotation, r= -0.67 showing no significant correlation p=0.45. There is also a weak negative correlation between knee pain and hip external rotation, r= -0.37 with a p> 0.05. CONCLUSION The result obtained from the study concluded that no significant co-relationship exist between hip rotation dysfunction and knee pain, however more researches with larger number of sample size is required to further evaluate the causal relationship between the two variables.