Osteoarthritis year in review 2015: Rehabilitation and outcomes

KL Bennell; M Hall; RS Hinman

Journal article

Osteoarthritis year in review 2015: Rehabilitation and outcomes

KL Bennell, M Hall, RS Hinman

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.07.028

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this narrative review was to highlight recent research in the rehabilitation of people with osteoarthritis (OA) by summarizing findings from selected key systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: A systematic search was conducted using the PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) and Cochrane databases from April 1st 2014 to March 31st 2015. A selection of these is discussed based on study quality, relevance, contribution to new knowledge or controversial findings. Methodological quality of RCTs was assessed using guidelines from PEDro. Results: From 274 articles, 74 were deemed to meet the eligibility criteria including 24 systemat..

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Rana Hinman Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

There was no funding source for this publication. Funding bodies had no role in the design of the literature review, identification of the articles, or writing of the manuscript. KLB is supported by a National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Principal Research Fellowship (#1058440), RB is supported by an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (#1082138) and RSH by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT130100175). MH is supported by a NHMRC program grant (#631717).