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ABSTRACT: Background
Osteoarthritis of the knee is defined as a progressive disease of the synovial joints and is characterized by failure of joint damage repair. The objective here was to compare the effectiveness of sensory-motor training versus resistance training among patients with knee osteoarthritis.Design and setting
Randomized, single-blinded controlled trial conducted at the outpatient service of the University of Santo Amaro.Methods
A total of 64 patients were randomly assigned to sensory-motor training or resistance training. The evaluations were performed at baseline and 16 weeks after the intervention and included pain evaluation on a visual analogue scale, isometric quadriceps femoris force measurement using a dynamometer, Timed Up and Go test, Tinetti balance scale, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index, and the SF-36 quality-of-life questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using analysis of variance with repeated measurements and Cohen's effect size.Results
Sensory-motor training may be a plausible alternative and showed a small effect on pain and a medium effect on maximal voluntary isometric contraction. Resistance training showed a small effect on balance and a medium effect on mobility.Conclusion
Resistance training and sensory motor training for the lower limbs among patients with knee osteoarthritis seemed to present similar effects on pain and function. However, because there was a considerable risk of type 2 error, further randomized clinical trials are still needed to provide a sound conclusion.
SUBMITTER: Gomiero AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9924172 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gomiero Aline Bassoli AB Kayo Andrea A Abraão Marcelo M Peccin Maria Stella MS Grande Antonio Jose AJ Trevisani Virginia Fernandes VF
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina 20171207 1
<h4>Background</h4>Osteoarthritis of the knee is defined as a progressive disease of the synovial joints and is characterized by failure of joint damage repair. The objective here was to compare the effectiveness of sensory-motor training versus resistance training among patients with knee osteoarthritis.<h4>Design and setting</h4>Randomized, single-blinded controlled trial conducted at the outpatient service of the University of Santo Amaro.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 64 patients were randomly a ...[more]