Background: To evaluate the effect of trigger point dry needling alone or as an adjunct with
other interventions on pain and related disability in people with knee pain. Methods: Several …

Artigo original 1. physical education and sports department, N2i, institute polytechnic of maia
2. faculty of sport, ciafel, university of porto 3. cespu, North institute polytechnic of Health 4 …

Objective: To develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) through a broad-
based consensus process on best practices for chiropractic management of patients with …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if there was an additional benefit of combining manual therapy
(MT) and exercise therapy over exercise therapy alone on pain and function in patients with …

Background and purpose: Massage therapy is being used for knee osteoarthritis. However,
level-1 evidence is lacking. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize …

Objective This umbrella review aimed to summarize (and update) the effectiveness of non-
pharmacological and non-surgical interventions for patients with knee osteoarthritis …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint condition. It affects more than 300 million
people worldwide, who suffer from pain and physical disability. Objective: To determine the …

The use of manual therapy as an intervention has garnered intense debate, one that is often
mired in a straw-man argument that manual therapy is a purely passive intervention. When …

OBJECTIVE: To create a consensus-based framework of manual therapy treatment
approaches for the major mechanisms-based pain classifications established by the …

Introduction Implementation of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to manage
musculoskeletal conditions among physiotherapists appears suboptimal. Osteoarthritis is …