A terapia por exercícios seria mais eficaz do que a terapia com injetáveis para alívio de dor em pacientes com osteoartrite de joelho?

Abstract

Introduction: Osteoarthritis is a chronic and degenerative disease characterized by the progressive deterioration of articular cartilage, alteration of bone tissue, and inflammation of the synovial membrane. Therefore, therapies based on physiotherapy combined with exercise and intra-articular injections, proposed as conservative treatments, delay or prevent surgical intervention.Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of exercise therapy versus injection therapy for pain relief in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methodology: This is an bibliographic review, carried out through searches in the PEDro, Cochrane Library, PubMed and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library online) databases, using the following descriptors: knee osteoarthritis, knee arthrosis, gonarthrosis, knee osteoarthritis, hyaluronic acid, injectables, pain, arthralgia, polyarthralgia, physical exercise and exercise therapy.