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Study on Ayurveda for knee osteoarthritis

C S Kessler et al.

May 2018

Ayurveda medicine / treatment

Rheumatism / Joints / Arthritis / Arthrosis

This study compares the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with either Ayurvedic or conventional medicine. In this study, participants received either Ayurvedic medicine-based treatment or conventional treatment for 12 weeks. The participants who received Ayurvedic treatment reported greater improvements in their symptoms and quality of life than the participants who received conventional treatment. These effects persisted after treatment, even for up to 12 months. This study suggests that Ayurveda could be a useful additional treatment method in conjunction with conventional treatment.

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Indications: Knee osteoarthritis
Institution: Charité́ - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Title: Study on Ayurveda for knee osteoarthritis
Brief description: A study shows that Ayurveda is a useful additional treatment method to conventional medicine for knee osteoarthritis.
Original title: Effectiveness of an Ayurveda treatment approach in knee osteoarthritis - a randomized controlled trial
Link to the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29426006/