Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie
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Review Meta Analysis
Effectiveness of aquatic exercise for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
This paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of aquatic exercise for treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ Aquatic exercise appears to have considerable short-term benefits compared with land-based exercise and nonexercise in patients with knee OA. Based on these results, aquatic exercise is effective and safe and can be considered as an adjuvant treatment for patients with knee OA. Studies in this area are still too scarce and too short-term to provide further recommendations on how to apply this therapy.