Massive review suggests exercise may do little for osteoarthritis pain

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A sweeping (umbrella) systematic review and pooled analysis published in the open access journal RMD Open suggests that exercise therapy may provide only minimal and short lived relief from osteoarthritis symptoms. In some cases, the benefits may be little different from receiving no treatment at all.

The researchers say these findings challenge the routine practice of recommending exercise as the first line treatment for reducing pain and improving m...

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