Effectiveness of Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Figure 1. Lower scores indicate perceived improvement in pain, stiffness, and function. Black circles represent the treatment group; white circles represent the placebo group. Among patients who completed the study, those in the treatment group had a greater average improvement in WOMAC scores compared with placebo recipients by week 8 (  < 0.001). WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.
Figure 1. Lower scores indicate perceived improvement in pain, stiffness, and function. Black circles represent the treatment group; white circles represent the placebo group. Among patients who completed the study, those in the treatment group had a greater average improvement in WOMAC scores compared with placebo recipients by week 8 (  < 0.001). WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. Average WOMAC scores at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.P

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  1. Ann Intern Med February 1, 2000 vol. 132 no. 3 173-181
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