Shi-Yi Wang, Becky Olson-Kellogg, Tatyana A Shamliyan, Jae-Young Choi, Rema Ramakrishnan, Robert L Kane
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability. Nonsurgical treatment is a key first step. PURPOSE: Systematic literature review of physical therapy (PT) interventions for community-dwelling adults with knee osteoarthritis. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Scirus, Allied and Complementary Medicine, and the Health and Psychosocial Instruments bibliography database. STUDY SELECTION: 193 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) published in English from 1970 to 29 February 2012...
November 6, 2012: Annals of Internal Medicine