Latest Knee Pain Research
Plain-English summaries of new knee pain, osteoarthritis, ACL, meniscus and knee replacement research. Written by the KneePainNews Editorial Team. How we choose and check studies.
Adding Hands-On Manual Therapy to Exercise May Ease Knee Arthritis Pain in the Short Term
A review of 29 trials found that hands-on manual therapy plus exercise beat exercise alone for knee arthritis pain and function in the short and medium term, but the benefit faded over the long term.
Robotic Knee Replacement Gave No Better Pain Relief or Function Than Standard Surgery, Review of 24 Trials Finds
Pooling 24 randomized trials and 3,425 patients, researchers found robotic-assisted and conventional knee replacement gave similar pain relief and function, while robotic operations took longer.