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Mud Therapy Improves Pain, Function & Stiffness for Knee OA Compared to Control in the Short-Term

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December 2020

Mud Therapy Improves Pain, Function & Stiffness for Knee OA Compared to Control in the Short-Term

Vol: 9| Issue: 12| Number:27| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The short-term efficacy of mud therapy for knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Apr;99(17):e19761.

Contributing Authors:
C Hou L Liang X Chu W Qin Y Li Y Zhao

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Eleven randomized controlled trials with 1106 patients diagnosed with knee OA were included in this meta-analysis comparing mud therapy treatment (n=565) to control (n=541). Outcomes of interest included pain evaluated using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Furthermore, stiffness and function were also evaluated using the...

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