Effect of Tai Chi Exercises with Conventional Exercises on Pain Management and Joint Position Sense in Individuals with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis

AIM: This study aims to find the effects of Tai Chi exercises with conventiona exercises on pain management and joint position sense in individuals with unilateral knee osteoarthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: About 100 participants were selected by using NPRS and Electrogoniometer based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Written informed consent was collected from all the subjects prior the commencement of the study. Experimental protocol and procedures were informed to all the subjects before giving their informed consent. These 100 participants were allocated into 2 groups. One is the Tai Chi exercise group and other is the conventional exercise group, each had 50 participants. The Tai chi exercise group and Conventional exercise group performed with IFT. RESULTS: The Pre-test and Post-test values were analyzed , indicating that the Tai Chi group demonstrated significant improvement compared to the Conventional group, with “p-value” 0.0001 indicating superior outcomes for the Tai Chi group. DISCUSSION: According to this study, the Tai Chi group had better results when compared to the Conventional group, Tai Chi exercises are more effective in reducing pain and improving joint position sense among unilateral knee osteoarthritis subjects.