Effects of A Gentle Gymnastics Program on the Quality of Walking and Quality of Life of Patients with Regional Painful Knee Complex Type I Pain Syndrome: Case Study
Résumé
Objectives: Complex regional painful knee syndrome (SRDC) type I is a pathology
with many different origins and involves heavy physical and psychological repercussions.
Its rehabilitation care is still poorly studied, although it is essential. Soft practices are
beneficial when rehabilitating osteoarticular pathologies similar to the SRDC. It is
therefore interesting to see the impact of such practices on the SRDC on both functional
abilities and quality of life.
Material and Methods: Three subjects with knee algodystrophy participated in the
program at a rate of 3x1h/week for 4 weeks. All sessions were individual. Lower limb
muscle strength, joint amplitude, walking quality and speed, as well as kinesiophobia,
quality of life, self-esteem and perceived pain were studied.
Results: Thanks to this program, all functional abilities have been improved for all
3 subjects. The rate of kinesiophobia decreased in two of the three subjects, physical
and mental qualities of life and self-esteem were increased in all subjects, and perceived
pain decreased in all three subjects.
Conclusion: This rehabilitation protocol seems to improve all the physical and
psychological qualities altered by the complex regional painful knee syndrome