PENGARUH TENS DAN ISOMETRIC QUADRICEPS EXERCISE TERHADAP AKTIFITAS FUNGSIONAL LUTUT PADA PASIEN OSTEOATHRITIS LUTUT DI RS GRANDMED LUBUK PAKAM TAHUN 2025

Every individual will enter the elderly stage, which is marked by changes in physical and mental conditions, as well as a decline in various body functions. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a device that is supplied with electric current equipped with an electrode device that aims to stimulate pain-reducing nerves. Isometric quadriceps exercise is a type of static exercise where the muscles contract to produce force without changing the length of the muscle or causing significant joint movement. Isometric training of the quadriceps muscle increases the pumping action, releases abnormal polymodal cross-links, and creates a mechanism that reduces the effects. This study is a quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The
intervention of giving Tens and isometric Quadriceps exercise was carried out 2 times a week for 4 weeks with 8 actions, the measuring instrument used was the western ontario and master universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC).