TY - JOUR T1 - Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee (PEDro synthesis) JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1013 LP - 1014 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096104 VL - 50 IS - 16 AU - Tiê Parma Yamato AU - Leticia A Deveza AU - Chris G Maher Y1 - 2016/08/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/16/1013.abstract N2 - This section features a recent systematic review that is indexed on PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (http://www.pedro.org.au). PEDro is a free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy.▸ Fransen M, McConnell S, Harmer AR, et al. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015;1:CD004376.Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting primarily the articular cartilage and the subchondral bone of synovial joints. The prevalence of symptomatic knee OA ranges from 10% to 30% among older individuals worldwide.1 Typical symptoms include joint stiffness and activity-related pain, which may aggravate over time and result in more persistent pain, limited joint function and reduced physical fitness. Therapeutic exercise aims to improve muscle strength, joint range of motion and aerobic fitness and thereby improve OA-related pain, function and quality of life.To determine the effectiveness of land-based therapeutic exercise in improving pain, function and quality of life for people with knee OA.Five electronic databases were searched up to May 2013. Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials that enrolled individuals treated with land-based therapeutic exercise compared to a no-exercise or a no-treatment control group were included. Adults with an established diagnosis of knee OA according to accepted criteria,2 or who self-reported … ER -