Effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: an overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the methodological quality of published systematic reviews of exercise therapy in knee osteoarthritis and summarise their reported effectiveness on quality of life, knee joint function, or adverse events.

Design

Overview of systematic reviews.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and CENTRAL (searched on 14 April 2025), plus grey literature (PROSPERO, Epistemonikos, OpenGrey).

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials in patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis by imaging or clinical criteria and treated conservatively with exercise therapy; we excluded reviews that enrolled patients scheduled for surgery, with acute inflammation or osteoarthri

SUBMITTER: Kitagawa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273085 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature