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The short-term efficacy of mud therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis
Hou C, Liang L, Chu X, Qin W, Li Y, Zhao Y
Medicine 2020 Apr;99(17):e19761
systematic review

The objective of this review is to systematically evaluate the short-term efficacy of mud therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Randomized controlled trials, in which treatment of KOA is mud therapy, were included by systematically searching the PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases. According to inclusion criteria and searching method, 11 articles, containing a total of 1,106 patients, were included in the study. Our results showed significant differences in visual analog scale pain score and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (pain, stiffness, function). In addition, the heterogeneity of study included is lower (I2 < 25%). According to the results of this meta-analysis, mud therapy can effectively alleviate the pain and improve joint function for KOA.

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