Knee
Arthritis
Exercise
Comparing Different Stretching Exercises on Pain, Stiffness, and Physical Function Disability in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Guan-Cheng Zhu 1 , Kuei-Min Chen 2 , Frank Belcastro 3 Objective: To assess and compare the effects of different stretching exercise programs on pain, stiffness, and physical function disability in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).…
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Exercise
Clinical practice guideline for physical therapist management of people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Phys Ther. 2021 Aug 1;101(8):pzab127. Purpose: This guideline revises the 2008 Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) guideline for physical therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Conclusions: An evidence-based physical therapy guideline was…
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Arthritis
Exercise
Stepped exercise program for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.
Ann Intern Med. 2021 Mar;174(3):298-307. Allen KD, Woolson S, Hoenig HM, et al. Background: Evidence-based models are needed to deliver exercise-related services for knee osteoarthritis efficiently and according to patient needs. Purpose: To examine a…
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Arthritis
Exercise
Concentric and eccentric resistance training comparison on physical function and functional pain outcomes in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Oct;99(10):932-940. Vincent KR, Vincent HK. Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of concentrically-focused resistance training (CNCRT) to eccentrically-focused resistance training (ECCRT) on physical function and functional pain in knee osteoarthritis…
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Arthritis
Modalities
New guidelines for electrical stimulation parameters in adult patients with knee osteoarthritis based on a systematic review of the current literature.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Aug;99(8):682-688. Novak S, Guerron G, Zou Z, Cheung G, Berteau JP. Purpose: The goal of this systematic review is to provide guidelines for treatment parameters regarding electrical stimulation by…
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Arthritis
Splinting / supports / taping
Effectiveness of elastic taping in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jun;99(6):495-503. Ye W, Jia C, Jiang J, Liang Q, He C. Purpose: To assess the effects of elastic taping on pain, physical function, range of motion (ROM), muscle strength…
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Arthritis
Exercise
Does adding hip exercises to quadriceps exercises result in superior outcomes in pain, function and quality of life for people with knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Br J Sports Med. 2020 Mar;54(5):263-271. Hislop AC, Collins NJ, Tucker K, Deasy M, Semciw AI. Purpose:To determine, in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA): i) the effectiveness of adding hip strengthening exercises to quadriceps exercises…
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Arthritis
Exercise
High intensity exercise for 3 months reduces disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA): a multicentre randomised trial of 100 patients.
Br J Sports Med. 2020 Mar;54(5):292-297.Sveaas SH, Bilberg A, Berg IJ, et al. Background: Exercise is considered important in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases, but the effect of high intensity exercises on disease…
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Arthritis, Gait
Exercise
Gait- and posture-related factors associated with changes in hip pain and physical function in patients with secondary hip osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Nov;100(11):2053–2062. Tateuchi H, Akiyama H, Goto K, So K, Kuroda Y, Ichihashi N. Purpose: To identify gait- and posture-related factors associated with changes in hip pain and physical function in…
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Arthritis
Clinical practice guidelines
Identifying and prioritizing clinical guideline recommendations most relevant to physical therapy practice for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jul;49(7):501-512. Teo PL, Hinman RS, Egerton T, Dziedzic KS, Bennell KL. Background: Physical therapists are key providers of conservative management for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA), yet not all…
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Arthritis
Clinical practice guidelines, Exercise
Conservative management and rehabilitation in the older runner with knee osteoarthritis: An evidence-based review.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 May;98(5):416-421. Castillo B1, Sepúlveda F, Micheo W. Background: Osteoarthritis is an age-related condition that commonly affects the middle-aged and elderly population including individuals who continue to pursue an active…
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Arthritis
Manipulation / manual therapy
Joint mobilization enhances mechanisms of conditioned pain modulation in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Mar;46(3):168-76. Courtney CA, Steffen AD, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Kim J, Chmell SJ. Background: Treatment effects of joint mobilization may occur in part by decreasing excitability of central nociceptive pathways. Impaired…
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Arthritis, Patellofemoral pain
Exercise, Splinting / supports / taping
The effect of knee braces on quadriceps strength and inhibition in subjects with patellofemoral osteoarthritis.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Jan;46(1):19-25. Callaghan MJ, Parkes MJ, Felson DT. Background: The use of external supports has been questioned because they may lead to weakness in the surrounding muscles. To our knowledge,…
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Arthritis
Exercise, Manipulation / manual therapy
The incremental effects of manual therapy or booster sessions in addition to exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized clinical trial.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Dec;45(12):975-83. Abbott JH, Chapple CM, Fitzgerald GK, Fritz JM, Childs JD, Harcombe H, Stout K. Objectives: To investigate the addition of manual therapy to exercise therapy for the reduction…
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Arthritis, Balance / dizziness, Joint replacement
Exercise
Functional outcomes of outpatient balance training following total knee replacement in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
Clin Rehabil. 2015 Sep;29(9):855-67. Liao CD, Lin LF, Huang YC, Huang SW, Chou LC, Liou TH. Purpose: To evaluate whether balance training after total knee replacement surgery improves functional outcomes and to determine whether postoperative…
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Arthritis
Manipulation / manual therapy, Occupational therapy, Splinting / supports / taping
Mobilization with movement and elastic tape application for the conservative management of carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
J Hand Ther. 2015 Jan-Mar;28(1):82-4; quiz 85. Villafañe J, Valdes K. Background: Mobilization with movement is a manual therapy technique described as an effective modality for pain reduction and improved function in a number of…
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Arthritis, Balance / dizziness, Joint replacement
Exercise
Effects of balance training on functional outcome after total knee replacement in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
Clin Rehabil. 2013 Aug;27(8):697-709. Liao CD, Liou TH, Huang YY, Huang YC Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of additional balance training on mobility and function outcome in patients with knee osteoarthritis after total knee replacement.…
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Arthritis
Exercise, Modalities
Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation enhance the effectiveness of an exercise programme in subjects with knee osteoarthritis? A randomized controlled trial.
Clin Rehabil. 2013 Mar;27(3):246-57. Elboim-Gabyzon M, Rozen N, Laufer Y. Purpose: To determine whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation applied to the quadriceps femoris muscle will enhance the effectiveness of an exercise programme in patients with knee…
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