Yanan Li, Youxin Su, Shaoqing Chen, Yingjie Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Changyan Liu, Meili Lu, Feiwen Liu, Shuzhen Li, Zhen He, Yiru Wang, Lu Sheng, Wenting Wang, Zhengxuan Zhan, Xu Wang, Naixi Zheng
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effectiveness of resistance exercise in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis on pain, stiffness, and physical function. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Web of Science, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database were searched from the date of inception to August 2015. METHODS: Trials comparing effects of resistance exercise intervention with either non-intervention or psycho-educational intervention were selected by two reviewers independently...
October 2016: Clinical Rehabilitation