Are exercise interventions beneficial for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary

Elena M Ilieva

doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2019.07.005

Are exercise interventions beneficial for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary

Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2019 Dec:44:102041. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.07.005. Epub 2019 Jul 20.

Author

Elena M Ilieva¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, "Sv. Georgi" University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Electronic address: elena_md@yahoo.com.

PMID: 31377189
DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.07.005

Abstract

The aim of this commentary is to discuss in a rehabilitation perspective the recently published Cochrane Review "Exercise interventions and patient beliefs for people with hip, knee or hip and knee osteoarthritis: a mixed methods review" by Hurley M. et al., 2018,1 under the direct supervision of Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group. This Cochrane Corner is produced in agreement with Journal of Musculoskeletal Science and Practice by Cochrane Rehabilitation.

Keywords: Chronic pain; Exercise; Osteoarthritis.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Exercise
Exercise Therapy
Humans
Osteoarthritis, Hip*
Osteoarthritis, Knee*