Effect of balance diet versus low carb diet in improving pain in knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Study Design: Pre to post-test design- experimental study Background: There is a lack of clinical research regarding effectiveness of low carb diet for improvement of pain in Knee Osteoarthritis. To our knowledge there are no prospective, randomized studies in the literature investigating the low carb diet in improving pain in osteoarthritis knee. Purpose of the study: To determine which dietary program either balance or low carb is more effective in reducing pain in Osteoarthritis of knee. Method: 20 subjects having osteoarthritis with grade 2 or 3 were randomly assigned to either control group or experimental group. Readings were taken for National Pain Rating scale (NPRS) on 1st day and last day of 4th week. Results: The results of the study revealed that Group B dietary protocol is better than group A in reducing pain. There was a significant improvement in NPRS score in group B in the end of 4th week (p<0.001) compared to that in group A. Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that low carb diet is more effective in decreasing pain in knee osteoarthritis patients.