Knee osteoarthritis: key treatments and implications for physical therapy

LO Dantas, T de Fátima Salvini… - Brazilian journal of physical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic progressive disease that imparts a
substantial socioeconomic burden to society and healthcare systems. The prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoarthritis year in review 2020: rehabilitation and outcomes

JL Whittaker, LK Truong, K Dhiman, C Beck - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Systematically review and synthesize guidelines, systematic reviews, or
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published between April 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020 …

Use of cryotherapy for managing chronic pain: an evidence-based narrative

C Garcia, J Karri, NA Zacharias, A Abd-Elsayed - Pain and therapy, 2021 - Springer
Background Cryotherapy has been used to reduce chronic pain for many years due in part
to its ease of use, affordability, and simplicity. It can be applied either locally (eg, ice packs) …

The unknown prevalence of postrandomization bias in 15 physical therapy journals: a methods review

SP Riley, BT Swanson, SM Shaffer, SF Sawyer… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2021 - jospt.org
Objectives To determine the prevalence of prospective clinical trial registration and
postrandomization bias in published musculoskeletal physical therapy randomized clinical …

Measures of physical performance

G Coleman, F Dobson, RS Hinman… - Arthritis care & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose FPWTs are performance-based tests that assess the time it takes an individual to
walk as quickly and as safely as they can over a specific distance. This is different from a self …

Whole-body cryotherapy in orthopaedics: current concepts

M Jeyaraman, F Migliorini, S Balaji… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The use of whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) for musculoskeletal ailments is growing. WBC,
involving brief exposure to extremely low temperatures, is increasingly used for its …

Knee osteoarthritis

AJ Goff, MR Elkins - 2021 - irr.singaporetech.edu.sg
This Editorial introduces another of Journal of Physiotherapy's article collections. These are
collections of papers in a specific field of research, published in the Journal of Physiotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of home-based conventional exercise and cryotherapy on daily living activities in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled …

HA MohammedSadiq, MT Rasool - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent joint condition associated with aging
that causes pain, disability, loss of function, and a decline in quality of life. This study aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical spectrum and trajectory of innovative therapeutic interventions for insomnia: A perspective

YJ Lo, VK Mishra, HY Lo, NK Dubey, WC Lo - Aging and Disease, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increasing incidences of insomnia in adults, as well as the aging population, have been
reported for their negative impact on the quality of life. Insomnia episodes may be …

Thirty days after anterior cruciate ligament transection is sufficient to induce signs of knee osteoarthritis in rats: pain, functional impairment, and synovial inflammation

GM Barbosa, JE Cunha, TL Russo, TM Cunha… - Inflammation …, 2020 - Springer
Objective To compare the unilateral signs of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) 30 and 60 days after
anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT). Pain, gait function, synovial fluid inflammation …