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Abstract
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal disorder affecting the knee joint and became a major cause of disability and socioeconomic burden. Joint mobility is considered one of major problems in knee OA. There is revolution of manual therapy techniques used for rehabilitation in osteoarthritic knee as Maitland{u2019}s and Mulligan’s techniques (MWM), and both of them have good effects on pain, range of motion and function but which of them is more beneficial , is not answered yet . Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between effects of Maitland varsus MWM techniques on pain intensity, function and joint range of motion in patients with knee OA. Methods: Thirty patients participated in this study; they were assigned into two experimental groups. With age ranged from 40 to 65. group A consisted of 15 patients (11females and 4 males) with mean age 49.2 (±3.41) years, received conventional program plus Maitland mobilization technique. group B consisted of 15 patients (12 females and 3 males) with mean age 48.33 (±4.27 (years, received same conventional program plus MWM given 3times/week, for 2weeks