Effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation training combined with exercise on patient-reported outcomes measures in people with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Maurício Tatsch Ximenes CarvalhoVictor Hugo Guesser PinheiroCristine Lima AlbertonPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2023)
This review found insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of NMES combined with exercise in treating knee OA considering PROMs. While pain relief was observed in some studies, more high-quality clinical trials are needed to support the use of NMES added to the exercise in clinical practice. Electrical stimulation in a whole-body configuration combined with exercise shows promise as an alternative treatment option.
Keyphrases
- knee osteoarthritis
- patient reported outcomes
- high intensity
- physical activity
- clinical trial
- resistance training
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical practice
- systematic review
- spinal cord injury
- chronic pain
- pain management
- big data
- body composition
- study protocol
- combination therapy
- case control
- artificial intelligence
- open label