ReviewFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2024
Heat therapy for different knee diseases: expert opinion.
Review in Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Effects of cassava wax immersion on pain, pressure pain threshold, and upper extremity function among patients with trigger finger.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2026Article
- Joint associations of chronic heat exposure and physical activity with the risk of knee osteoarthritis: a prospective cohort study based on the UK biobank.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Short-term clinical outcomes associated with local peloid therapy combined with exercise on pain, function, and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Lower-Cost Nonsurgical Primary Prevention Strategies for Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review.The breast journal · 2026Article
- Heat Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: Actionable Suggestions for Pharmacists from a Panel of Experts.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical modalities for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine therapies for knee osteoarthritis: a visual analytics analysis of the research domain.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Quantitative evaluation of therapeutic effect of silver needle thermal conduction therapy on myofascial trigger point.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
Musculoskeletal pain is a major burden in our society. Management of musculoskeletal pain or injuries includes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, including heat therapy (HT). HT is a well-established treatment option due to its ability to promote muscle relaxation, enhance blood circulation, and modulate nociceptors with a good safety profile. The main focus of this paper is to review the available literature about HT in knee pathologies (i.e., arthrosis, arthritis, traumatic pathologies in the subacute phase, muscle and tendon pathologies linked to fatigue, muscle tension and distractions) and to provide an expert opinion in case of lack of data.
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