Summary:
In obese women aged 50–80 years with knee osteoarthritis, therapeutic exercise performed in a sitting position significantly reduced pain, improved knee function, and enhanced physical quality of life compared to similar exercises performed in a standing position, though it was associated with less improvement in mental quality of life.
| PICO | Description |
|---|---|
| Population | Fifty-four obese women aged 50–80 years diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. |
| Intervention | A 12-week therapeutic exercise program conducted in the sitting position, including aerobics, hip stretching and strengthening, and balance training (45-minute sessions, three times weekly, increasing by 30 minutes every four weeks). |
| Comparison | An identical 12-week therapeutic exercise program performed in the standing position. |
| Outcome | The sitting group showed significantly greater reductions in pain (NRS scores), better knee function (KOOS), and enhanced physical quality of life (SF-12) compared to the standing group (p<0.05). However, the standing group had superior mental quality of life outcomes. |
Source: Tamin, Tirza Zainuddin, et al. “Efficacy of Exercise in the Sitting Position Compared with Exercise in the Standing Position in Obese Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.” Acta Medica Indonesiana. Read article here.
