キッチンでの側方移動に必要な右側へのサイドステップ時に左膝内側に疼痛が出現した両変形性膝関節症患者の理学療法

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We performed physical therapy for a patient with bilateral knee osteoarthritis and left knee pain when stepping to the right while cooking. When standing, the patient’s right lower limb became shorter due to flexion and the varus position of the right knee joint, resulting in right pelvic depression. When cooking, her left knee was painful because the left lower leg was in external rotation with the knee in the varus position, while right pelvic depression occurred when stepping to the right. Therefore, we considered the pain occurring with stepping to the right was associated with right knee flexion in the varus position, resulting in pelvic depression. With physical therapy for the right knee, the patient's standing posture improved and her left knee pain disappeared, and she became independent for cooking.