ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Manual Therapy (Postisometric Relaxation and Joint Mobilization) in Knee Pain and Function Experienced by Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Clinical Pilot Study.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05475392 (Effects of Stretching Exercises With and Without Post Isometric Relaxation on Neck Pain and Muscular Spasm in Breastfeeding Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Effects of Stretching Exercises With and Without Post Isometric Relaxation on Neck Pain and Muscular Spasm in Breastfeeding Women
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- Physical activity of older patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of myofascial therapy on hemophilic arthropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.Heliyon · 2022Review
- Non-pharmacological treatment in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of manual therapy on the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with knee pain. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a small, randomized clinical pilot study. Subjects were 46 patients with diagnosed RA, randomly assigned to the manual therapy group (postisometric relaxation and joint mobilization) or control group (standard exercise). Subjects in each group had 10 sessions of interventions, once a day with one day break after the sixth day. Outcomes included the pain intensity of knee, Knee Society Score, Oxford Knee Score, and Health Assessment Questionnaire.
resultsThere were no statistically significant differences between groups, except for the pain intensity of the knee.
conclusionsThis study suggests that manual therapy (postisometric relaxation and joint mobilization) may have clinical benefits for treating knee pain and function in rheumatoid patients. Further extended studies are expected to determine the effectiveness of manual therapy in RA patients with knee pain.
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