Effects of Strength and Balance Training to Reduce the Fall Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Assessment will be performed pre and post of intervention. Intervention will be given 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each session will include a 5-min warm-up on a fitness bike or treadmill before commencement of the program and a 5-min cool period. Participants of this group will receive balance training with conventional treatment. Participants will perform between 2 sets of 5 and 7 repetitions of each exercise. Single leg balance * Walking forward * Walking backward * Side stepping * Walk heel to toe * Static exercises with eyes close or open CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM : * TENS for 15 minutes * Hot pack for 15 minutes * Participants will perform between 2 sets of 7 and 10 repetitions of each exercise: * Quadriceps/hamstring isometric exercises. * ROM and active stretching of the hamstring and quadriceps muscle. * Active ankle pump. * Squats,step-up, sit to stand, calf raises * Straigh leg raising exercise in crook lying position

Participants of this group will receive only conventional therapy which will include; before beginning the program, each session will feature a 5-minute warm-up on a fitness bike or treadmill, followed by a 5-minute cool-down. Participants of this group will receive only conventional therapy which will include. * CONVENTIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM : * TENS for 15 minutes * Hot pack for 15 minutes * Participants will perform between 2 sets of 7 and 10 repetitions of each exercise: * Quadriceps/hamstring isometric exercises. * ROM and active stretching of the hamstring and quadriceps muscle. * Active ankle pump. * Squats,step-up, sit to stand, calf raises * Straigh leg raising exercise in crook lying position