Logo Living Systematic Review Osteoarthritis Financially supported by: Logo IGPTR Logo Physiotherapie Tschopp und Hilfiker Brig Glis Work in Progress Version No. 0.1.80.62. Updated: 2025 November 19 10:16
Science Slam Physiotherapy-Congress Basel 2025 (click here for video on youtube). PLOS ONE (13 Nov 2025): A mixed-methods study from Saudi Arabia finds that 90% of adults with knee osteoarthritis have very low physical activity levels, largely due to cultural, psychological, and logistical barriers, highlighting the need for patient-centred education and improved access to physiotherapy. (click here for free article). Frontiers in Public Health (28 Oct 2025): A meta-analysis of 13 RCTs (n=701) shows Tai Chi significantly improves pain, stiffness, function and physical health in knee osteoarthritis, with long-term (>16 weeks), three-times-weekly practice most effective for pain and function. (click here for free article). BMJ (2025): In a network meta-analysis of 217 RCTs (n=15 684), aerobic exercise emerged as the most effective and safe modality for improving pain, function, gait performance, and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis. (click here for free article). BMJ (2025): Editorial argues that although aerobic exercise may be particularly effective for knee osteoarthritis, priority should be on personalised, community-supported plans that help people sustain any suitable exercise over the long term. In a randomized trial of 84 patients with mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis, supervised exercise alone was as good as or better than platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections (with or without exercise) for pain, function, and quality of life over 24 weeks, leading the authors to **recommend exercise and advise against PRP**.
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Changelog

This page documents updates and changes made to the Living Systematic Review on Exercise for Osteoarthritis. Check here regularly for information on new features, bug fixes, and content updates.

Version History

Version 0.1.80.62 - November 19, 2025

  • Fixed issue with formatting of title and doi cells in tables.

Version 0.1.80.60 - November 18, 2025

  • Removed news column on the left side, introduced news ticker. speed can be changed in style.css under animation.
  • Changed menu on mobile phone. not yet perfectly fine.

Version 0.1.80.59 - October 26, 2025

  • Fixed issue with tables not visible during daily update - and if update fails, table was not visible until next days update. now temporary update file, so the table remains visible during update. Correction implemented for RCT Table, review sensitive search, effect modifiers, working on correction for reviews, , risk, placebo.

Version 0.1.80.57 - October 24, 2025

  • Fixed issue with duplicate search bars by consolidating into a single responsive search bar.
  • Updated CSS in style.css to improve search bar responsiveness across devices.
  • Corrected HTML structure in menuTopReuse.oa.html to fix missing </nav> tag and redundant HTML tags.

Version 0.1.80.0 - October 15, 2024

  • Initial release of the website with core functionality.
  • Added meta-analysis section for resistance training in hip osteoarthritis.
  • Integrated YouTube video for exercise programs.

Next Steps

We are working towards full implementation of all functionalities by December 2025. Planned updates include:

  • Adding interactive data visualizations for meta-analysis results.
  • Completing the "Flow chart" and "Overall: all joints all interventions" sections in the Meta-Analysis menu.
  • Enhancing mobile responsiveness for tables in Systematic Reviews and RCTs sections.
  • Integrating user feedback forms for reporting issues or suggestions.