| Autor: |
S., Naveenkumar, K., Satya Lakshmi, D., Sathyanath, Muralidharan, Shrikanth |
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results; 2022 Special Issue, Vol. 13, p1351-1368, 18p |
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Background-Acupressure is a complementary treatment that uses fingers and other acupressure tools to stimulate acupoints and maintains the balance of energy. There are several trails have reported its effectiveness in relieving pain. Purpose-This systematic review is to critically assess the effect of acupressure on knee osteoarthritis and its symptoms. Methods-Databases of the Cochrane library, PubMed/MEDLINE, and google scholar were searched from their establishment until September 30, 2022. All the Randomized Controlled Trials [RCTs] that had compared the use of acupressure with either placebo or nonintervention for relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis were included in the study. Results-The meta-analysis showed that acupressure has equivalent effects in reducing pain [p = 0.46] and physical function [p =0.005], as compared to control group. Conclusion-Acupressure could provide significant clinical benefits to osteoarthritis of knee for a short-term by pain reduction improvement in physical function and also reduction in stiffness as an added benefits on reduction in psychological illness such as anxiety, depression, and stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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