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Hydrotherapy: An effective treatment option in the management of knee OA

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March 2013

Hydrotherapy: An effective treatment option in the management of knee OA

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:129| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Hydrotherapy Versus Conventional Land-Based Exercise for the Management of Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Phys Ther. 2008 Jan;88(1):12-21. Epub 2007 Nov 6.

Contributing Authors:
Luciana E Silva Valeria Valim Ana Paula C Pessanha Leda M Oliveira Samira Myamoto Anamaria Jones Jamil Natour

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64 patients with OA of the knee were randomly assigned to undergo water or land based exercise programs for 18 weeks. At the 9 week and 18 week observations, both treatments led to symptomatic improvement from the baseline. The hydrotherapy demonstrated superior, but statistically insignificant results compared to the land based therapy, except for a statistically significant improvement in reliev...

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