Exercise, manual therapy, and use of booster sessions in physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a multi-center, factorial randomized clinical trial
Primary tabs
SCIENCE
Exercise, manual therapy, and use of booster sessions in physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a multi-center, factorial randomized clinical trial
Key Take-Away:
Knee osteoarthritis is a major problem bothering people around the world and various therapies are available which promise to heal or improve this condition. This particular study focusses on the primary and the secondary outcome results to contemplate the role of manual therapy or use of booster sessions for knee osteoarthritis.
(1) Do treatment effects differ between participants receiving manual therapy (MT) with exercise compared to subjects who don't, (2) are treatment effects sustained better when participants receive booster sessions compared to those who don't over a one-year period in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (KOA)?
ABSTRACT:
Background:
Methods:
Results:
Conclusion:
Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2016 Mar 10; pii: S1063-4584(16)01058-X