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SynthesisRheumatology international2019

Evidence synthesis of types and intensity of therapeutic land-based exercises to reduce pain in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Aline Mizusaki Imoto, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Lucie Brosseau, Jade Taki, Brigit Desjardins, Odette Thevenot, Eduardo Franco, Stella Peccin

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Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Aline Mizusaki ImotoHealth Evidence Based Program, Federal University of Sao Paulo, School of Health Sciences (ESCS), Rua Napoleão de Barros, 865 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04024-002, Brazil. alinem.imoto@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8318-4658
Jordi Pardo PardoCochrane Musculoskeletal Group, Centre for Practice Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-5335
Lucie BrosseauPhysiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9587-7504
Jade TakiSchool of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-1510
Brigit DesjardinsSchool of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-6564
Odette ThevenotSchool of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-4019
Eduardo FrancoFederal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-4369
Stella PeccinPhysiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0329-4588
University of Ottawa · CAUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRFundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BROttawa Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study is to construct an evidence synthesis to identify the types of land-based exercises most investigated in the current literature, the intervention duration, frequency of the programs and the exercises which are most frequently implemented. A search was performed on the reference list of included and excluded studies of one systematic review, on land-based exercises for knee osteoarthritis and, an updated search of The Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL and PEDro was completed. Two authors independently selected the studies and a third author was consulted for an additional opinion. The inclusion criteria were male or female with tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis, land-based exercises, non-exercise control group and randomized clinical trials. The exclusion criteria were mixed diagnosis or comparison to other types of exercise. The data were extracted by two authors. Fifty-five full-text articles were included. Strengthening, proprioception and aerobic exercises resulted in significant pain reduction. The intervention durations which were significant for pain reduction were either the period of 8-11 weeks or 12-15 weeks. The frequency of three times per week was found significant in comparison to a non-exercise control group. The results, which formed an evidence synthesis, demonstrate that there is substantial evidence regarding the benefits of strengthening exercises to reduce pain in knee osteoarthritis patients. Based on the included studies analysis, exercises should be performed three times weekly for a duration of 8-11 or 12-15 weeks. Health professionals working with knee osteoarthritis patients can use this evidence synthesis as a fast and pragmatic instrument to obtain information about several effective types of exercises for pain reduction.

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Exercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleOsteoarthritis, KneePain ManagementRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResistance TrainingTreatment OutcomeEvidence-based clinical practice guidelineKnee osteoarthritisManagementRecommendationsRehabilitationRheumatologySystematic reviewTherapeutic exercise

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PMID30915489
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