Online and onsite supervised exercise therapy and education for individuals with knee osteoarthritis - A before and after comparison of two different care delivery models.
Paetur Mikal HolmEwa M RoosDorte Thalund GrønneSøren Thorgaard SkouPublished in: Musculoskeletal care (2023)
Online delivery of physiotherapist-supervised neuromuscular exercise and education for individuals with knee OA may be non-inferior to traditional onsite delivery in reducing pain and improving function and quality of life. The wide confidence intervals, baseline imbalance, loss to follow-up and the non-randomized design highlight the need for a confirmatory randomized controlled trial.
Keyphrases
- knee osteoarthritis
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- quality improvement
- machine learning
- high intensity
- social media
- health information
- pain management
- physical activity
- chronic pain
- palliative care
- open label
- study protocol
- total knee arthroplasty
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