Despite wide use in clinical practice, acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for
chronic pain. Our objective was to update an individual patient data meta-analysis to …

Background The utility of acupuncture in managing osteoarthritis symptoms is uncertain.
Trial results are conflicting and previous systematic reviews may have overestimated the …

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of topical Matricaria chamomilla (Chamomile) oil
in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Method Patients were randomized and treated with …

Background Assistive products are items which allow older people and people with
disabilities to be able to live a healthy, productive and dignified life. It has been estimated …

Background Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and functional limitation. Few
hip OA treatments have been evaluated for safety and effectiveness. Acupuncture is a …

Objective The study aimed to evaluate the role of lateral-wedge insoles in pain reduction
and functional improvement among patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. Materials and …

To investigate the change in clinical outcomes and biomechanical properties of the knee in
response to upper partial fibulectomy. Sixteen patients with medial compartment knee …

Orthoses for osteoarthritis represent splints, taping, sleeves, unloading knee braces and
insoles. This review of the effectiveness of these orthoses involved a search for articles …

Background. Upper partial fibulectomy has been preliminarily proved to have the efficacy for
pain alleviation and improvement of function in patients with mild to moderate medial …

To investigate the change in short‐term clinical outcomes and biomechanical properties of
the knee in response to upper partial fibulectomy and to probe into the biomechanical …