Difference between hyaluronic acid and physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis treatment: systematic review

Authors

  • Luiz Carlos Garcia Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)
  • Aline Cristiane Binda Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)
  • Christiane Riedi Daniel Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)
  • João Afonso Ruaro Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)
  • Marinêz Boeing Ruaro Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)
  • Andersom Ricardo Fréz Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v15n4.6575

Keywords:

Osteoarthritis, Hyaluronic acid, Physical therapy modalities, Review.

Abstract

Introduction: There is evidence for various physical therapy interventions used for the knee osteoarthritis treatment, and currently in medicine has been used hyaluronic acid. Aims: The objective of this review was to identify studies that compared the use of hyaluronic acid with the physical therapy interventions for treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Methods: A systematic review was carried out by consulting the databases PubMed, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PEDro, LILACS and ACP Journal Club, using the keywords “hyaluronic acid”, “osteoarthritis” and “physical therapy”. Clinical trials, controlled and/or randomized clinical trials published in English, Spanish and Portuguese that compared the use of hyaluronic acid with some physical therapy intervention for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis were included. The study quality was evaluated using the Jadad and PEDro scale. Results: Were identified 81 studies, of these, 7 were included in this review. Conclusions: Although few studies have compared the efficacy of physical therapy treatment with the application of hyaluronic acid was observed that both treatments showed positive results in the knee osteoarthritis management.

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Author Biography

Andersom Ricardo Fréz, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste (Unicentro)

Fisioterapeuta pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste). Mestre em Saúde, Interdisciplinaridade e Reabilitação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Doutorando em Ciências Médicas pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Published

2017-04-19

How to Cite

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Garcia LC, Binda AC, Daniel CR, Ruaro JA, Ruaro MB, Fréz AR. Difference between hyaluronic acid and physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis treatment: systematic review. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2017 Apr. 19 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];15(4):679-85. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/6575

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Literature reviews