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Systematic Reviews of Physiotherapy for Arthritis
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of physiotherapy for treating arthritis.
Reviewed November 2011
7 Resources Found
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| Title: | Interventions for treating osteoarthritis of the big toe joint |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of interventions for osteoarthritis of the big toe joint. The review shows that in people with osteoarthritis of the big toe joint: A physical therapy program consi... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Transcutaneous electrostimulation for osteoarthritis of the knee |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of transcutaneous electrostimulation on osteoarthritis of the knee. The review shows that in people with osteoarthritis: - We are uncertain whether transcutaneous e... |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Electrical stimulation for thigh muscle strengthening before and after knee replacement surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know about the effect of electrical stimulation as a treatment to improve the strength of the thigh muscles before and after knee replacement surgery. The review shows that we are uncertain whethe... |
| Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Title: | Transelectrical nerve stimulation (TENS) helps decrease hand pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There are three main therapeutic methods of administrating TENS. Conventional TENS (C-TENS) is given at a high stimulation frequency with low intensity. While pain relief is almost immediate, it generally dissipates as soon as the TENS is turned off. A ... |
| Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Title: | No evidence to support the use of electrical stimulation in the management of rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Electrical stimulation (ES) is one of the intervention techniques that is available for the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Specifically, ES is used to improve muscle performance, maintaining or enhancing the muscle strength and e... |
| Date: | Feb 2002 |
| Title: | Thermotherapy (heat treatment) for treating rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Thermotherapy is a commonly used modality in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thermotherapy modalities include superficial moist heat fomentations (hot packs) at different temperatures, cryotherapy (ice packs), paraffin wax baths and faradic baths. A... |
| Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Title: | Electrical stimulation to encourage cartilage growth might be able to improve osteoarthritis of the knee, but more research is needed to be certain. |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Pulsed electric stimulation as a treatment for osteoarthritis has appeared promising since the stimulation of cartilage growth was recorded at the cellular level; its growing popularity has now called for evaluation of its effectiveness. The literature ... |
| Date: | Oct 2001 |
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