AN EVIDENCE BASED REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANCE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND EXERCISE IN OSTEOARTHRITIS

Kucukoglu H. S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.14, ss.79-81, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.79-81
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Osteoarthritis is a heterogenous disease of the synovial joints. Physical therapy procedures and exercises are a part of the non-pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis. In this paper significance of physical therapy procedures and therapeutic exercises are reviewed in the light of current evidences.