Exercise program combined with electrophysical modalities in subjects with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 258 - 11
• Main Authors: de Paula Gomes, Cid André Fidelis, Politti, Fabiano, de Souza Bacelar Pereira, Cheila, da Silva, Aron Charles Barbosa, Dibai-Filho, Almir Vieira, de Oliveira, Adriano Rodrigues, Biasotto-Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.04.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis; Clinical medicine; Clinical trials; Combined Modality Therapy; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Exercise; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Humans; Intervention; Knee; Knee osteoarthritis; Knee pain; Load; Low-Level Light Therapy - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Modalities; Musculoskeletal diseases; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - therapy; Pain; Pain Management - methods; Pain Threshold; Patients; Physical therapy; Pressure; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Short-Wave Therapy - methods; Studies; Treatment Outcome; Brazil; Knee pain; Modalities; Exercise; Knee osteoarthritis; Physical therapy

It is not yet clear which of the various electrophysical modalities used in clinical practice is the one that contributes most positively when added to an exercise program in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical effects of the inclusion of...