[PDF][PDF] The effectiveness of manual therapy for relieving pain, stiffness, and dysfunction in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Xu, B Chen, Y Wang, X Wang, D Han, D Ding… - Pain physician, 2017 - fknl.fr
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common form of arthritis, leading to pain
disability in seniors and increased health care utilization. Manual therapy is one widely used …

Aromatherapy massage with lavender essential oil and the prevention of disability in ADL in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized controlled clinical …

A Nasiri, MA Mahmodi - Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Knee osteoarthritis is considered as one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal
disorders which leads to joint degeneration and consequently disability in activities of daily …

Efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy in comparison with conventional physiotherapy and exercise therapy on pain and function of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a …

A Nazari, A Moezy, P Nejati… - Lasers in medical …, 2019 - Springer
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders causing
pain and functional impairment. The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of high …

[HTML][HTML] Single-and double-dose of platelet-rich plasma versus hyaluronic acid for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

M Tavassoli, N Janmohammadi… - World Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid have been shown to be
useful in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. However, investigations comparing the efficacy …

The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis, Lequesne Algofunctional index, Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale-short form, and Visual Analogue …

R Salehi, L Valizadeh, H Negahban… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The goal of this study was to see whether the Western Ontario and McMaster
Universities Osteoarthritis index (WOMAC), Lequesne Algofunctional index and the Arthritis …

Time-and Kellgren–Lawrence grade-dependent changes in intra-articularly transplanted stromal vascular fraction in osteoarthritic patients

TDX Tran, CM Wu, NK Dubey, YH Deng, CW Su… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent disorders in elderly population. Among
various therapeutic alternatives, we employed stromal vascular fraction (SVF), a …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the persian version of the oxford knee score in patients with knee osteoarthritis

MH Ebrahimzadeh, H Makhmalbaf… - Iranian journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The Oxford Knee Score (OKS) is a short patient-reported outcome instrument
that measures pain and physical activity related to knee osteoarthritis. The purpose of this …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the prevalence of sleep disorder and its predictors among elderly residents of nursing homes of Ahvaz city in 2017

S Papi, Z Karimi, G Ghaed Amini Harooni… - Iranian Journal of …, 2019 - salmandj.uswr.ac.ir
1. Objectives Aging causes different physical and mental health problems and diseases in
the elderly [1]. One of these problems is sleep disorder [2] such that about 50% of older …

Therapeutic Potential of Plant-Derived Compounds and Plant Extracts in Rheumatoid Arthritis—Comprehensive Review

M Kciuk, A Garg, M Rohilla, R Chaudhary, S Dhankhar… - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a persistent autoimmune disorder that is characterized by joint
inflammation, discomfort, and impairment. Despite the existence of several therapeutic …

Kinematic alignment technique outperforms mechanical alignment in simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

MM Sarzaeem, M Movahedinia, A Mirahmadi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to compare the clinical results of kinematic alignment
(KA) with those of mechanical alignment (MA) in single-stage bilateral total knee …