Manual therapy improves pain and walking function in geriatric knee osteoarthritis via proprioceptive mediation
MT delivers significant short-term clinical benefits for elderly patients with unilateral mild-to-moderate KOA (Kellgren-Lawrence grades 0-2), including effective pain relief and improved walking ability, potentially through restoring proprioceptive sensitivity and modulating intermuscular balance.
Authors
- Shuaipan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-9489)
- Qingguang Zhu
- Bowen Zhu
- Min Fang
- Sipeng Huang
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Yueyang Hospital (CN)
- Shuguang Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1749582
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fudan University
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine