Exercise therapy manual therapy or both for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee

Background: Non-pharmacological, non-surgical interventions are recommended as the first line of treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and knee. There is evidence that exercise therapy is effective for reducing pain and improving function in patients with knee OA, some evidence that exercise therapy is effective for hip OA, and early indications that manual therapy may be efficacious for hip Cited by:  · The majority of experts recommend the non-pharmacological measures for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis such as aerobics, strengthening, aquatic exercises, and physical therapy for Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. exercise therapy and more recently manual therapy, are recom-mendedasthefirstlineoftreatmentforhipandkneeosteoarthritis (OA). However there is little evidence for the long-term effective-ness of exercise therapy, and there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of manual therapy1.

The majority of experts recommend the non-pharmacological measures for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis such as aerobics, strengthening, aquatic exercises, and physical therapy for. Manual therapy, exercise therapy, or both, in addition to usual care, for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a randomized controlled trial. 1: clinical effectiveness - ScienceDirect. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. Volume 21, Issue 4, April , Pages Dive into the research topics of 'Manual therapy, exercise therapy, or both, in addition to usual care, for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: A randomized controlled trial. 1: Clinical effectiveness'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Physical therapyEngineering Materials Science%.

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