ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024
The effects of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy on muscle strength and pain in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05550428 (The Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Patients With End-stage of Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Patients With End-stage of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-blinded Randomized Control Trial
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy in People with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of calcium-regulating pulsed electromagnetic field combined with low-load blood flow restriction training on strength and performance adaptations in adolescent sprinters.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- The effects of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy on pain and physical functions in patients with soft tissue injuries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Efficacy and safety of low- and high-intensity magnetic field therapies for orthopedic pain: a systematic review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Investigating the Metabolic Benefits of Magnetic Mitohormesis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Interstitial N-Strengthened Copper-Based Bioactive Conductive Dressings Combined with Electromagnetic Fields for Enhanced Wound Healing.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
- Effects of Magnetic Field Therapy and Massage on Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone, Craniovertebral Angle, and Scapular Index.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is one of the most common chronic degenerative joint conditions affecting aging population. Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of a combination of home-based exercise and pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy to improve muscle strength, physical function, and pain. Methods: Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either home-based exercise alone (control group; Results: Significant improvements in symptomatic knee extension muscle strength (SKE, Conclusion: The combination of PEMF therapy and home-based exercise superiorly improved knee muscle strength and reduced pain in end-stage knee OA subjects and showed a promising tendency to improve performance-based physical function. PEMF therapy was shown to preferentially benefit knee muscle strength in female patients and patients aged over 70 years, whereas male patients were more responsive to PEMF therapy in the form of pain relief. Clinical trial registration: clinicalTrials.gov, NCT05550428.
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