Journal article
The Ottawa panel clinical practice guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis. Part one: Introduction, and mind-body exercise programs ∗
L Brosseau, J Taki, B Desjardins, O Thevenot, M Fransen, GA Wells, AM Imoto, K Toupin-April, M Westby, ICÁ Gallardo, W Gifford, L Laferrière, P Rahman, L Loew, GD Angelis, S Cavallo, SM Shallwani, A Aburub, KL Bennell, M Van Der Esch Show all
Clinical Rehabilitation | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective: To identify effective mind-body exercise programs and provide clinicians and patients with updated, high-quality recommendations concerning non-traditional land-based exercises for knee osteoarthritis. Methods: A systematic search and adapted selection criteria included comparative controlled trials with mind-body exercise programs for patients with knee osteoarthritis. A panel of experts reached consensus on the recommendations using a Delphi survey. A hierarchical alphabetical grading system (A, B, C+, C, D, D+, D-) was used, based on statistical significance (P < 0.5) and clinical importance (3/415% improvement). Results: The four high-quality studies identified demonstrated th..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This article was funded by the University of Ottawa Research Chair (salary support for graduate students).