The epidemiology of Knee Osteoarthritis in china
Lakshika O. U. Nawinne (00000014081)
Key words: China, Knee, Osteoarthritis, incidence, risk
Word Count: 1100 words
No. of references: 5
Methodology on Literature Search
The search engines used in the literature review involved PubMed and Science Direct.
Keywords used in collection of data include China, Knee, Osteoarthritis, incidence, risk.
A study conducted only in China on knee osteoarthritis was used as the inclusion criteria.
Restrictions on the article type was used to obtain peer reviewed articles in English language
Introduction
Osteoarthritis (OA) also known as degenerative joint disease a chronic musculoskeletal disorder caused by injury
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WBVT + QSE group was found to have significant improvement in all parameters at 12-16 weeks [4]. However, improvements in kinematic gait parameters were not observed. The QSE alone group showed significant improvement in all spatiotemporal parameters compared with the baseline along with improvements in kinematic gait parameters [4].
The effectiveness of Chinese massage therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) was evaluated by measuring lower- limb gait parameters on A total of 20 women diagnosed with knee OA from Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Shanghai between January 2012 and May 2013.[5]
Clinical status of patients was shown to improve following the Chinese massage treatment. High significant pain relief was demonstrated with the WOMAC scores [5] (in both left and right knees, P = 0.001),), stiffness alleviation (left knee P = 0.004, right knee P = 0.002), and physical function (left knee P = 0.004, right knee P = 0.003)