Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · Sep 2019
Meta AnalysisEfficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Exercise is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. However, the effect may vary from one patient (or study) to another. ⋯ Exercise significantly reduces pain and improves function, performance and QoL in people with knee and hip OA as compared with usual care at 8 weeks. The effects are maximal around 2 months and thereafter slowly diminish, being no better than usual care at 9 to 18 months. Participants with younger age, knee OA and not awaiting joint replacement may benefit more from exercise therapy. These potential determinants, identified by study-level analyses, may have implied ecological bias and need to be confirmed with individual patient data.