ReviewCurrent rheumatology reports2025
Non-Pharmacological Pain Management for Osteoarthritis: Review Update.
Review in Current rheumatology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of Mongolian medicines warm acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Patient and healthcare professional perceptions of weight reduction in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A systematic literature review.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Review
- Enduring versus curable: mixed-methods perspectives about pain among chiropractic patients.European journal of integrative medicine · 2026Article
- The Effect of a Peer-Led Non-Pharmacological Pain-Management Program on Chronic Pain Intensity and Pain-Related Self-Efficacy in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2026Article
- Osteoarthritis phenotypes: advancing precision medicine through clinical, structural, and molecular stratification.International orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Effects of Aquatic Exercise on Sleep Quality in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- High-intensity interval training remodels perineuronal nets in the medial prefrontal cortex to drive microglial polarization and alleviate osteoarthritis pain.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Osteoarthritis as a systemic disorder: multi-organ crosstalk in pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Celecoxib and shikonin loaded dissolving microneedle exert analgesic, anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective activity for osteoarthritis treatment.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Breaking Down Osteoarthritis: Exploring Inflammatory and Mechanical Signaling Pathways.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- BMI-Specific Nutritional Education Priorities for Weight Management in Osteoarthritis.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Unraveling Osteoarthritis: Mechanistic Insights and Emerging Therapies Targeting Pain and Inflammation.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Central obesity and radiographic severity are associated with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cross-sectional study.Rheumatology international · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo summarize the state of research and recent studies on non-pharmacological therapies for osteoarthritis (OA). RECENT
findingsHigh intensity interval training is an exercise-based intervention with some new, promising findings for people with OA. Among mind-body therapies, Tai Chi has the strongest evidence base to date. Diet + exercise has the strongest evidence for weight management in OA, with recent research focusing on maintenance of weight loss and non-calorie restrictive dietary patterns. Among psychological interventions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has the strongest evidence base, with some support for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness-based interventions. There is a clear role for non-pharmacological therapies for OA. Future research should address the effectiveness of interventions for which evidence is still limited, strategies for maintenance, heterogeneity of patients' responses to these therapies, and implementation in clinical and community settings.
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