Massage Therapy and Osteoarthritis of the knee

This month an article was published in PLoS One titled Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Dose-Finding Trial . The clinical trial determined the optimal massage dose for management of osteoarthritis of the knee to be 60-minute sessions once weekly. The study participants showed improvements in pain and functionality scores after 8 weeks of care. Read the study…