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Whole body vibration training with quadriceps strengthening exercise may improve knee OA

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February 2017

Whole body vibration training with quadriceps strengthening exercise may improve knee OA

Vol: 6| Issue: 2| Number:14| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effects of whole-body vibration training with quadriceps strengthening exercise on functioning and gait parameters in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled preliminary study

Physiotherapy. 2016 Mar;102(1):86-92

Contributing Authors:
P Wang L Yang H Li Z Lei X Yang C Liu H Jiang L Zhang Z Zhou JD Reinhardt C He

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39 patients with medial compartment knee OA were randomized to either whole-body vibration training in combination with quadriceps strengthening exercise (WBVT+QSE) or quadriceps strengthening exercise alone (QSE-only). The objective of the study was to determine whether combination therapy provides superior results compared to monotherapy over a 3-month treatment period. Findings indicated that b...

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