ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021
Biophysical Stimulation in Athletes' Joint Degeneration: A Narrative Review.
Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06459817 (Quantitative Assessment of BB-02 Therapy Effect on Cartilage Status in Patients Affected by Early Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Quantitative Assessment of BB-02 Therapy Effect on Cartilage Status in Patients Affected by Early Knee Osteoarthritis
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Polydeoxyribonucleotide in the Treatment of Tendon Disorders, from Basic Science to Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Medical management of musculoskeletal pain in professional wheelchair basketball players: an evidence-based guide.Pain management · 2025Review
- One-shot platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is non-inferior to extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the management of supraspinatus tendinosis.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2023Observational
- Gender-Related Issues in the Management of Low-Back Pain: A Current Concepts Review.Clinics and practice · 2023Review
- Bari Shoulder Telemedicine Examination Protocol (B-STEP): A Standard Protocol for Personalized Remote Shoulder Examination.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)-Physiological Response and Its Potential in Trauma Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Targeting Adenosine Signalling in Knee Chondropathy: The Combined Action of Polydeoxyribonucleotide and Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: A Current Concept Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- A Gel-Based Proteomic Analysis Reveals Synovial α-Enolase and Fibrinogen β-Chain Dysregulation in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Controlled Trial.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The Usefulness of Synovial Fluid Proteome Analysis in Orthopaedics: Focus on Osteoarthritis and Periprosthetic Joint Infections.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2022Review
- Towards Precision Medicine for Osteoarthritis: Focus on the Synovial Fluid Proteome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Joint Cartilage in Long-Duration Spaceflight.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Challenges and Solutions for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Athletes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent degenerative joint disease and the main cause of pain and disability in elderly people. OA currently represents a significant social health problem, since it affects 250 million individuals worldwide, mainly adults aged over 65. Although OA is a multifactorial disease, depending on both genetic and environmental factors, it is reported that joint degeneration has a higher prevalence in former athletes. Repetitive impact and loading, joint overuse and recurrent injuries followed by a rapid return to the sport might explain athletes' predisposition to joint articular degeneration. In recent years, however, big efforts have been made to improve the prevention and management of sports injuries and to speed up the athletes' return-to-sport. Biophysics is the study of biological processes and systems using physics-based methods or based on physical principles. Clinical biophysics has recently evolved as a medical branch that investigates the relationship between the human body and non-ionizing physical energy. A physical stimulus triggers a biological response by regulating specific intracellular pathways, thus acting as a drug. Preclinical and clinical trials have shown positive effects of biophysical stimulation on articular cartilage, subchondral bone and synovia. This review aims to assess the role of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) and extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in the prevention and treatment of joint degeneration in athletes.
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