Effect of education and tailored exercise therapy on knee osteoarthritis patients

Zhonghua yi xue za zhi
K WangY Li

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of patient education and tailored exercise in the knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Methods: One hundred and eighty-five patients with knee OA were enrolled in this ongoing prospective cohort study at Arthritis Clinic and Research Center, Peking University People's Hospital since May, 2016.The treatment consisted of two one-hour sessions of patient education and six weeks of supervised, in-group, tailored exercise.The contents of the patient education were evidence-based and its overall focus was to increase the knowledge of the participants regarding OA and how to treat it.The exercise program was a neuromuscular exercise based on biomechanical and neuromuscular principles that aimed at restoring a neutral functional alignment of the lower extremities by improving sensorimotor control and obtaining compensatory functional stability.The outcomes were evaluated at baseline, 3 and 6 months, which included pain on the visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-100), quality of life on the Euro-quality of life-5 Dimensional (EQ-5D) VAS form, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), 30-second chair stand test, 40-meter walk test and use of analgesics.The participants were also asked to rate their op...Continue Reading

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