Kinematic Variation on Stairs of Differing Dimensions during Stair Climbing among Knee Pain Population Dubey Ruchi S1, Thajudeen Ahamed2 1Physiotherapist, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Sports, The Oxford College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore 2Professor, Sri Ramakrishna College of Physiotherapy Online published on 11 July, 2019. Abstract Stair climbing creates demands on activity of daily living, the ability to do it efficiently is important to an individual's quality of life. The biomechanical variation due to architectural barrier can cause changes on stair gait as a result of pain and/or modifications on the range of motion. Objectives: (i) To measure kinematic knee ROM using coach's eye feedback tool, (ii) To identify the normal tread depth and riser height in relation to normal kinematics. Methodology: A group of 30 subjects including male and female having knee pain with the mean age 41.75 (±5.784) were analyzed. The groups underwent kinematic analysis while climbing up the stairs by step over step pattern in their own storey buildings. Reflective markers were attached. Videos were captured in the sagittal plane by the video recorder utilizing the coach's eye feedback tool. The level of pain was measured using visual analogue scale. Results: ROM over Riser–Height (r=0.8816, strong positive correlation), ROM over Tread–Depth (r=0.0933, weak positive correlation), ROM over VAS Score (r=0.694, moderate positive correlation). Conclusion: Stair dimensions, therefore, appeared to influence the angular kinematics of the lower limb during stair climbing. Top Keywords Stair ascent, step over step, coach's eye, weight acceptance phase, VAS- visual analogue scale, ROM- range of motion, architectural barrier. Top |