
Physical Therapy & Rehab
Exercise therapy vs. minimal control may reduce short-term pain in patients with hip OA
Br J Sports Med. 2016 Apr;50(8):458-6319 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) consisting of patients with clinically and/or radiographically diagnosed hip osteoarthritis (OA) were included in this meta-analysis and systematic review. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of water or land-based exercises, and/or manual therapy to determine its treatment effects on pain reduction. Findings indicated that exercise therapy may be more effective than minimal control over the short-term. While evidence evaluating these treatments over the medium and long term found no benefit of these treatments compared to minimal control. However, these analyses were limited by the number of trials included.
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