Efectividad de la hidroterapia para disminuir el dolor y mejorar la calidad de vida y función física en adultos con osteoartritis de rodilla: revisión sistemática

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of hydrotherapy to reduce pain, improve quality of life and physical function in adults with knee osteoarthritis, by collecting the various scienti­ fic studies of high methodological quality on the date published. Material and methods: A systematic review of five com­ puterized bibliographic databases was performed: PEDro and MEDLINE. We included randomized controlled trials with pa­ tients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis trials. Articles publish­ ed from January 1, 2004 to the July 31, 2014 in Spanish and English were selected. Study screening: Studies were indepen­ dently selected, unblinded, by two reviewers. The PEDro scale was used to classify the studies. Results: Of the 119 studies that could potentially have been included. In determining the criteria for inclusion and exclusion only 6 items were selected for analysis. Conclusions: There is strong evidence that the use of hydrothe­ rapy is effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee in adults over 50 years with a minimum follow up of 6 weeks.