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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for arthritis.
Created January 2008
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Balneotherapy for osteoarthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of Balneotherapy (mineral baths) for Osteoarthritis (OA). The review shows that in people with OA:...
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Aug 2007
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Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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What causes shoulder pain and how can acupuncture help?Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the hands and feet and causes redness, pain, swel...
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Aug 2005
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Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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What is rheumatoid arthritis and low level laser therapy?Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the hands and feet and causes redness, pain, sw...
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Aug 2005
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Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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What is osteoarthritis and how could braces and orthoses help? Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis that can affect the hands, hips, shoulders and knees. In OA, the cartilage that protects the ends of the bones breaks down and causes...
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Nov 2004
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Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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What is occupational therapy and how could it help rheumatoid arthritis?Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. The attack happens mostly in the joints of the feet and hands and causes redness...
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Nov 2003
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Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of Balneotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The review shows that in people with RA:Radon-carbon dioxin baths compared with carbon dioxin baths may not lead to an...
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Aug 2003
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Thermotherapy for treatment of osteoarthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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To answer this question, scientists found and analyzed three studies. Over 170 people with osteoarthritis continue to take their medications but used hot, cold or ice packs/towels with or without massage or no treatment. The studies were not of high qua...
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Aug 2003
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Therapeutic ultrasound for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ultrasound is one of the modalities often chosen by qualified health professionals for the symptomatic treatment of RA based on its anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. This review of two randomized trials (RCTs) showed that continuous ultrasound ap...
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Apr 2002
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Electrical stimulation for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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...
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Feb 2002
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Electromagnetic fields for the treatment of osteoarthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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 ...
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Oct 2001
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Therapeutic ultrasound for osteoarthritis of the knee
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Therapeutic ultrasound is a physical therapy that can be used as part of an overall rehabilitation program for musculoskeletal disorders such as OA. This review compared ultrasound to placebo or active therapy (galvanic current or short wave diathermy)....
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May 2001
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive modality with very few adverse effects that is used in physiotherapy for control of pain. Seven studies using TENS in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were identified for this revi...
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Aug 2000
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