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Therapeutic modalities and postural balance of patients with knee osteoarthritis: systematic review

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Author(s):
Andressa Silva [1] ; Marco Túlio de Mello [2] ; Sebastião Augusto Gávea Junior [3] ; Sandra Souza de Queiroz [4] ; Sergio Tufik [5] ; Stela Márcia Mattiello [6]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Federal de Minas Geral - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal de Minas Geral - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Brasil
[5] Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Brasil
[6] Universidade Federal de São Carlos - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Fisioter. mov.; v. 28, n. 3, p. 605-616, 2015-09-00.
Abstract

AbstractObjective The objective of this review was to evaluate the evidence of the influence of therapeutic modalities on postural balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).Methods A search for published papers on therapeutic modalities was conducted using the Pubmed, Medline, Lilacs and SciELO databases. The keywords “knee” and “balance” in combination with “osteoarthritis” were used as the search strategy. Randomized controlled clinical trials published in the last 10 years in either English or Portuguese were selected. The PEDro scale was applied to assess the quality of the selected clinical trials.Results A total of 46 studies of patients with knee OA were found, of which seven were analyzed in full and 39 were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Of the seven studies reviewed, six were considered to have a high methodological quality on the PEDro scale. Several therapeutic modalities were found (physical exercise, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy and manual therapy), and postural balance improved in only three studies.Conclusion The studies included in this systematic review had a high methodological quality, so it can be concluded that the therapeutic modalities used in those studies improved postural balance in patients with knee OA. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/19437-1 - INFLUENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME ON INFLAMMATORY AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Grantee:Andressa da Silva de Mello
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 11/06619-7 - Influence of changes of sleep in sensory-motor control and systemic inflammatory response in patients with knee osteoarthritis of grade I or II
Grantee:Stela Márcia Mattiello
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants