— Better efficacy and no pricier over time by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today January 24, 2022 Although physical therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee costs more than an intra-articular steroid injection, it’s cost-effective when clinical outcomes a year later are taken into account, researchers said. A secondary analysis of data from 156 participants […]
Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Volume 56, December 2021, 102439 Original article Yana Pryymachenkoa https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102439 Highlights • Exercise therapy provides benefits for knee osteoarthritis. • Manual therapy or booster sessions improve treatment effects and are cost-effective. • More evidence is needed on the combination of manual therapy and booster sessions. Abstract Background Exercise therapy is known […]
November 07, 2021 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This comprehensive systematic review and network meta-analysis assesses the efficacy and safety of multiple preparations and doses of NSAIDs, opioids, and acetaminophen for clinically relevant reductions in pain caused by knee and hip osteoarthritis. The review includes nearly 200 randomized controlled trials comprised of over 100,000 […]
– Therapy choices differ among races and genders — but so do benefits and limitations of each approach by Sneha Patel, MD October 12, 2021 Osteoarthritis (OA) is a difficult condition to manage, as treatment options are limited. In a study in ACR Open Rheumatology of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients, Vina and colleagues sought to identify gender […]
A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Data From More Than 17,000 Patients Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:April 19, 2021Volume0Issue0Pages1-54 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9515 Abstract Objective To compare physical function, pain, impairments (stiffness, range of motion, and strength), and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes between patients with and without diabetes mellitus, before and after […]
Ahmad MA Physiotherapy | March 29, 2021 Researchers aimed at ascertaining if and how low-level (LLLT) or high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) combined with rehabilitation exercise (LLLT + E or HILT + E) affects pain, stiffness and function in knee osteoarthritis (KOA). They searched five databases (PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, PEDro and SPORTDiscus) resulting in […]
Gersing AS, Schwaiger BJ, Nevitt MC, et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage |March 26, 2021 The present study was sought to correlate progression over 8 years in knee compositional cartilage degeneration and structural joint abnormalities in knees with different types of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) abnormalities over 8 years. Researchers evaluated baseline MR images of the […]
Electric and manual acupuncture both outperformed a sham equivalent by Scott Harris Contributing Writer, MedPage Today 2/9/2021 Among patients with knee osteoarthritis, both manual and electro-acupuncture outperformed sham acupuncture in reducing pain and improving function, new randomized controlled trial data showed. Of 480 patient participants recruited for the trial, efficacy was evaluated in 442. The […]
Heidi Splete December 03, 2020 Electro-acupuncture resulted in significant improvement in pain and function, compared with sham acupuncture, in a randomized trial of more than 400 adults with knee OA. The socioeconomic burden of knee OA (KOA) remains high, and will likely increase with the aging population and rising rates of obesity, wrote first author Jian-Feng […]
November 9, 2020—It does not appear that corticosteroid injections for the management of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis contribute to worsening of the condition, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Virtual Convergence 2020, which took place online from November 5 to 9. “Cortisone injections have been used for a long time […]
Christiansen MB, Thoma LM, Master H, et al The Journal of Rheumatology|October 5, 2020 The present study was conducted to explore an 8-year variation in waist circumference (WC) with the risk of incident low physical function over 1 year in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis. Researchers applied data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. […]
October 01, 2020 Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized controlled trial examined the use curcumin over 12 weeks for treatment of osteoarthritis. Use of curcumin improved pain for patients, but did not improve effusion volumes or relaxation time of the lateral femoral cartilage when compared with placebo. Curcumin is presented as a potential […]
Bacon K, LaValley MP, Jafarzadeh SR, et al Does cartilage loss cause pain in osteoarthritis and if so, how much? Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2020;79:1105-1110. Abstract Objectives Although treatment development in osteoarthritis (OA) focuses on chondroprotection, it is unclear how much preventing cartilage loss reduces joint pain. It is also unclear how nociceptive tissues may be involved. Methods Using data from the […]
Wang TT, Liu Y, Ning ZY, et al Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science | June 26, 2020 Whether acupuncture affords an efficacious as well as safe treatment option for knee osteoarthritis was investigated, and researchers also intended to afford evidence for its application in clinical practice. For this purpose, they extensively explored 8 databases […]
Maheshwer B, Polce EM, Paul K, et al Arthroscopy|June 3, 2020 The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis analyzing the impacts of mesenchymal stem cells on cartilage regeneration and patient-reported pain and function. This study was performed according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines […]
Sit RWS, Wu RWK, Rabago D Annals of Family Medicine|May 21, 2020 Researchers investigated whether intra-articular hypertonic dextrose prolotherapy (DPT) affords an efficacious option relative to normal saline (NS) injection for the management of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), via this single-center, parallel-group, blinded, randomized controlled trial at a university primary care clinic in Hong Kong. They […]
Newswise: All Journal News May 13, 2020 Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed drinks in the world. But whether it’s good or bad for your health can be clarified by genetics, as a world-first study from the University of South Australia’s Australian Centre for Precision Health shows that excess coffee consumption can cause […]
May 12, 2020 The BIOTOK Randomized Clinical Trial Stephan Reichenbach, MD, MSc JAMA. 2020;323(18):1802-1812. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3565 Key Points Question Is an individualized biomechanical footwear therapy effective for reducing knee pain in people with knee osteoarthritis? Findings In this randomized clinical trial that included 220 participants with knee pain due to knee osteoarthritis, treatment with an individualized biomechanical […]
Yuenyongviwat V, Duangmanee S, Iamthanaporn K BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | May 11, 2020 Among patients suffering from medial compartment knees osteoarthritis knee, researchers assessed the impact of hip abductor exercises. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: hip abductor strengthening exercises, combined with quadriceps strengthening exercises, were performed by those in the first group, […]
Arthritis & Rheumatology — Voinier D, Neogi T, Stefanik JJ, et al. | May 04, 2020 This study was attempted to assess knee overloading and underloading by characterizing cumulative load as the joint impacts of BMI and daily walking, and investigate the association between cumulative load and worsening cartilage damage over 2 years. Researchers applied […]