The main findings of the
study have demonstrated that elderly participants with and
without OA of the knee joint did not respond differently across any of the measured variables. However, post intervention, those
participants allocated to the stretching groups were significantly
different from the control groups with respect to the primary
variables of knee extension range of motion, peak passive
torque and stiffness. With respect to knee extension ROM, the
stretch and control groups had a similar range at baseline, but
the stretching groups improved significantly more following the
six week stretching intervention.