A review of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for therapeutic applications

X Jiang, O Savchenko, Y Li, S Qi, T Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound therapy has a long history of novel applications in medicine. Compared to high-
intensity ultrasound used for tissue heating, low-intensity ultrasound has drawn increasing …

Knee pain from osteoarthritis: pathogenesis, risk factors, and recent evidence on physical therapy interventions

JP Berteau - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
For patients presenting knee pain coming from osteoarthritis (OA), non-pharmacological
conservative treatments (eg, physical therapy interventions) are among the first methods in …

A clinical practice guideline for physical therapy in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis

MCM van Doormaal, GA Meerhoff… - Musculoskeletal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this paper is to revise the 2010 Dutch guideline for physical
therapy (PT) in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA), issued by the Royal Dutch …

Effects of therapeutic ultrasound for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wu, S Zhu, Z Lv, S Kan, Q Wu, W Song… - Clinical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of therapeutic ultrasound with sham
ultrasound on pain relief and functional improvement in knee osteoarthritis patients. As …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of continuous and pulsed ultrasound for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

C Zeng, H Li, T Yang, ZH Deng, Y Yang, Y Zhang… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background To investigate the efficacy of continuous and pulsed ultrasound (US) in the
management of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design This systematic review and network meta …

Physical therapy interventions for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis: a systematic review

SY Wang, B Olson-Kellogg, TA Shamliyan… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability. Nonsurgical treatment is a key
first step. Purpose: Systematic literature review of physical therapy (PT) interventions for …

Efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

Z Zhao, R Jing, Z Shi, B Zhao, Q Ai, G Xing - Journal of surgical research, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been widely used for pain relief
and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. We aimed to assess ESWT for knee …

Advances in the application of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound to mesenchymal stem cells

P Xia, Y Shi, X Wang, X Li - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are stem cells that exhibit self-renewal capacity and multi-
directional differentiation potential. They can be extracted from the bone marrow and …

Therapeutic ultrasound for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis with grade quality assessment

LO Dantas, MC Osani, RR Bannuru - Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Therapeutic ultrasound (US) is a widely used intervention in physical therapy to
manage pain and to aid in the healing of soft tissue. Objective This systematic review aimed …

Effects of therapeutic ultrasound on pain, physical functions and safety outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Zhang, Y Xie, X Luo, Q Ji, C Lu, C He… - Clinical …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To explore the effects of therapeutic ultrasound with sham or no intervention on
pain, physical function and safety outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Data …