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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications2020

Manual Therapy Effectively Decreases the Frequency of Joint Bleeding Improves Joint Health and Reduces Pain in Hemophilic Elbow Arthropathy: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Raúl PÉRez-Llanes, Elena Donoso-ÚBeda, Javier MeroÑO-Gallut, Jose Antonio Lopez-Pina, Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raúl PÉRez-LlanesDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Catholic University San Antonio-UCAM, Murcia, Spain.
Elena Donoso-ÚBedaOptimus Osteopathy and Physiotherapy Clinic, Murcia, Spain.
Javier MeroÑO-GallutTú. Bienestar 360°, Physiotherapy and Medical Center, San Javier, Murcia, Spain.
Jose Antonio Lopez-PinaDepartment of Basic Psycology and Methodology, Faculty of Psycology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Rubén Cuesta-BarriusoDepartment of Physiotherapy, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Universidad Europea de Madrid · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo verify the safety and effectiveness of manual therapy intervention using fascial therapy in adult patients with haemophilic elbow arthropathy.

methodsProspective cohort study. A total of 28 patients with haemophilic elbow arthropathy was recruited in 3 cities in Spain. Patients received one-fascial therapy session per week for 3 weeks. The dependent variables were: frequency of joint bleeding, joint pain (visual analogue score) and joint status (Hemophilia Joint Health Score). Outcomes were measured at baseline (T0), post-treatment (T1) and after 3 months' follow-up (T2). Using Student's t-test, the means obtained in the evaluations were compared. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) test of repeated measures provided the intra-subject effect. The chosen level of significance was p < 0.05.

resultsA total of 28 patients were recruited according to the selection criteria. No joint bleeding occurred during or after the intervention. The primary outcome, frequency of bleeding, improved after intervention (

conclusionManual therapy using fascial therapy did not produce haemarthrosis in patients with haemophilic elbow arthropathy. Fascial therapy can improve the perception of pain and joint state,maintaining this improvement after a follow-up period of 3 months.

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effectivenesselbow jointhaemophilic arthropathymanual therapysafety

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PMID33884137
PMCPMC8008725
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