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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2023

Clinical value of ankle flexion and extension exercises combined with a psychological intervention in knee osteoarthritis.

Yang Liu, Rong Chen, Yang Zhang, Qin Wang, Jiang-Li Ren, Chang-Xu Wang, Yuan-Kun Xu

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Article in World journal of psychiatry, 2023. 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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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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  1. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yang LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 524000, Guizhou Province, China.
Rong ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 524000, Guizhou Province, China.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 524000, Guizhou Province, China.
Qin WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 524000, Guizhou Province, China.
Jiang-Li RenDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 524000, Guizhou Province, China.
Chang-Xu WangGraduate School, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou Province, China.
Yuan-Kun XuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 524000, Guizhou Province, China. xuyuankun_21@163.com.
Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CNGuiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsidering the limited effectiveness of clinical interventions for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), it is necessary to continue to explore appropriate and effective treatment strategies to improve the condition of KOA patients.

aimTo clarify the influence of ankle flexion and extension exercises combined with a psychological intervention on the psychological status and activities of daily living (ADLs) of patients with KOA.

methodsThe research participants were 116 KOA patients admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between May 2019 and May 2022, including 54 patients receiving routine treatment, care and psychological intervention (control group) and 62 patients additionally treated with ankle flexion and extension exercises (research group). The two groups were comparatively analyzed in terms of psychological status (Self-rating Anxiety/Depression Scale, SDS/SAS), ADLs, knee joint function (Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale), pain (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), fatigue (Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, MFI), and quality of life (QoL; Short-Form 36 Item Health Survey, SF-36).

resultsAfter evaluation, it was found that the postinterventional SDS, SAS, VAS, and MFI scores in the research group were significantly reduced compared with the baseline (before the intervention) values and those of the control group, while the postinterventional Lysholm, ADL and SF-36 scores were markedly elevated.

conclusionTherefore, ankle flexion and extension exercises are highly effective in easing negative psychological status, enhancing ADLs, daily living ability, knee joint function and QoL, and relieving pain and fatigue in KOA patients, thus warranting clinical promotion.

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Activities of daily livingAnkle flexion and extension exercisesKnee osteoarthritisNegative emotionsPsychologyQuality of life

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