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To update the evidence on the benefits and effectiveness of aquatic exercise for managing symptoms in individuals with knee and hip osteoarthritis.

March 23, 2016Cochrane libraryOpen Access

Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis

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EBElse Marie BartelsFrederiksberg Hospital CJCarsten Bogh JuhlUniversity of Southern Denmark RCRobin ChristensenUniversity of Copenhagen

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Systematic review update demonstrates symptomatic benefits of aquatic exercise in knee and hip osteoarthritis, highlighting water-based therapy as a viable conservative treatment.

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To update the evidence on the benefits and effectiveness of aquatic exercise for managing symptoms in individuals with knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Updated a previously published Cochrane systematic review of clinical trials.
Assessed aquatic exercise interventions targeting symptom alleviation and disease progression in knee and hip osteoarthritis.
Clinical trials show that aquatic exercise provides symptomatic advantages, including reductions in joint pain and tenderness.
Water-based interventions improve physical function and alleviate limitations of movement without reported disease-worsening effects.

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Bartels et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a709d5cf44fa9f079de4970 https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd005523.pub3

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Systematic review update demonstrates symptomatic benefits of aquatic exercise in knee and hip osteoarthritis, highlighting water-based therapy as a viable conservative treatment.

Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis

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Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis

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