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Is aquatic exercise more effective than land-based exercise for knee osteoarthritis?
Authors
Rui Dong, Yunyao Wu, Shibing Xu, Lei Zhang, …
Author Affiliations
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, ...
Published InMedicine
Year2018
Citations85
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to systemically review the effectiveness of aquatic exercise (AQE) compared to land-based exercise (LBE) in treating knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: The Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials, CINAHL, and psyclNFO databases were comprehensively searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effectiveness of AQE and LBE for knee OA from their inception date to September 24, 2018. The risk of bias was examined using the Cochrane Collaboration Tool, and Review Manager 5.3 was used for data collation and analysis. RESULTS: Eight RCTs were included, involving a total of 579 patients. The meta-analysis showed that there was no significant difference between AQE and LBE for pain relief, physical function, and improvement…
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