Effects of non-pharmacological conservative treatment on pain, range of motion and physical function in patients with mild to moderate hip osteoarthritis. A systematic review.

CONCLUSIONS: Exercise therapy and manual therapy and its combination with patient education provides benefits in pain and improvement in physical function. The effects of combined therapies remain unclear. Further investigation is necessary to improve the knowledge about the effects of non-pharmacological conservative treatments on pain, hip range of motion and physical function. PMID: 30670244 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670244?dopt=Abstract

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - January 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ceballos-Laita L, Estébanez-de-Miguel E, Martín-Nieto G, Bueno-Gracia E, Fortún-Agúd M, Jiménez-Del-Barrio S Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research