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Acutherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Relief in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Wong, Thomas Kwok-Shing
Gong, Zidan
Liu, Rong
Yu, Winnie
Guo, Yuanqi
Sun, Yue
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of various acutherapies on knee osteoarthritis (KOA) relief in the elderly.
Methods.
Five databases were accessed from inception to July 2017 for searching randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acutherapy for KOA relief in the elderly.
Data were pooled after trial quality assessment for meta-analysis.
Outcomes were the scores of knee pain, knee stiffness, and physical function accessed by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) Index.
Results.
17 RCTs including 4774 subjects were included.
The results indicated that acutherapy significantly affected knee pain (standardized mean difference, i.e., SMD = - 0.73, [95% CI, -0.98 to -0.47], P <0.001), knee stiffness (SMD = -0.66, [95%CI, -0.85 to -0.47], P <0.001), and physical function (SMD = -1.56, [95%CI, -2.17 to -0.95], P<0.001) when compared with control condition without intervention of any acutherapy.
Moreover, acutherapy was more effective than corresponding sham (placebo) intervention applied on nonacupoints (SMD = -0.16, [95% CI, -0.32 to -0.01], P = 0.04).
However, no significant differences were found on treatment effects between acutherapy and sham acutherapy at the same acupoints (SMD= - 0.09, [95%CI, -0.40 to 0.21], P = 0.55).
Conclusions.
Acutherapy was an effective approach for KOA relief in the elderly.
The selection of acupoints position could be a crucial factor that influences the treatment efficacy of acutherapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gong, Zidan& Liu, Rong& Yu, Winnie& Wong, Thomas Kwok-Shing& Guo, Yuanqi& Sun, Yue. 2019. Acutherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Relief in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148740
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gong, Zidan…[et al.]. Acutherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Relief in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148740
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gong, Zidan& Liu, Rong& Yu, Winnie& Wong, Thomas Kwok-Shing& Guo, Yuanqi& Sun, Yue. Acutherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Relief in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148740
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148740