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2021 Feb 26


Medicine (Baltimore)


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A comparison of the effects of Chinese non-pharmaceutical therapies for pain control in knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease, leading to pain and functional limitation in the elderly. The non-pharmaceutical therapy is recommended firstly by different guidelines for KOA management strategies. In China, there are various forms of non-pharmaceutical treatments for KOA, which are considered beneficial in relieving KOA pain. However, there is no consensus on which is the optimal non-pharmaceutical regimens. Thus, present network meta-analysis aims to assess the comparative efficacy of available Chinese non-pharmaceutical therapies, especially in pain management.