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Non-pharmaceutical treatments to relieve pain or reduce opioid analgesic intake and improve quality of life after total hip replacement: a meta analysis.

Year: 2022

Type: article

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: =0%). Moreover, moderate evidence has shown that preoperative exercises improve QoL. This meta-analysis suggested that continuous passive motion did not improve pain or QoL. Postoperative exercise was associated with pain relief and improved QoL. Acupuncture therapy after THR has been shown to reduce opioid analgesic consumption.

Source: PubMed Central