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Therapeutic exercise decreases pressure-pain sensitivity threshold in knee osteoarthritis
December 2016
Therapeutic exercise decreases pressure-pain sensitivity threshold in knee osteoarthritis
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Association of Exercise Therapy and Reduction of Pain Sensitivity in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Dec;66(12):1836-43.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
60 patients with a clinical diagnosis of tibiofemoral osteoarthritis were randomized to enter a 12-week exercise regimen or remain sedentary for the study duration. The purpose of this study was to quantify the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise as a conservative treatment of osteoarthritic pain and function. Pressure-pain thresholds and indices of temporal summation following stimulation by pr...
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