Pulsed electromagnetic energy treatment offers no clinical benefit in reducing the pain of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2006 Background The rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis often includes electrotherapeutic modalities as well as advice and exercise. One commonly used modality is pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF).
Michael James Callaghan +12 more
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Prevalence of Osteoarthritis of Knee Among Elderly Persons in Urban Slums Using American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: The prevalence of osteoarthritis among elderly is high and it majorly affects the quality of life. Knee osteoarthritis is the most common form of osteoarthritis.
Arvind Kumar Singh +4 more
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The Frequency and Risk Factors of Primary Knee OA in Qena Governorate patients
SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Primary knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most widely studied diseases in medicine. Objectives: To study the frequency and risk factors of primary knee osteoarthritis in Qena governorate patients.
Asmaa Mohamed Ashraf El Said * +3 more
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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis in Patients with Knee Pain Complaints
Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background & objectives: Knee osteoarthritis is an important cause of pain and disability in the community. The present study investigated the risk factors for primary osteoarthritis of the knee in patients with knee pain and their relationship with knee
Yousef Mohammadi Kebar +4 more
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Topical diclofenac: Clinical effectiveness and current uses in osteoarthritis of the knee and soft tissue injuries [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Diclofenac is a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for symptom control in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and soft tissue injuries.
Banning, M
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Predicting Knee Osteoarthritis [PDF]
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2015 Treatment options for osteoarthritis (OA) beyond pain relief or total knee replacement are very limited. Because of this, attention has shifted to identifying which factors increase the risk of OA in vulnerable populations in order to be able to give recommendations to delay disease onset or to slow disease progression. The gold standard is then to use
Gardiner, B +6 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019 Objective: To investigate the association of metabolic syndrome with the development of knee osteoarthritis. Design: Cross-sectional nationwide survey study.
Byung Joo Lee +4 more
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Referral recommendations for osteoarthritis of the knee incorporating patients' preferences [PDF]
, 2010 Background. GPs have to respond to conflicting policy developments. As gatekeeper they are supposed to manage the growing demand for specialist services and as patient advocate they should be responsive to patients' preferences.
McCaskie, Andrew W +15 more
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Correction: The role of cumulative physical work load in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis – a case–control study in Germany (Seidler et al. 2008) [PDF]
, 2012 : In the original paper (Seidler et al. 2008), there is a mistake in the results of the occupational group analysis. This mistake occurred when the core data set was merged with the occupational group data.
Seidler, Andreas +11 more
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مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2017 Introduction: Designing programs for the prevention of osteoarthritis of the knee requires an understanding of its risk factors. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the risk of knee osteoarthritis among the elderly and ...
Parvaneh Shamsipour-Dehkordi +2 more
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