Effects of Massage on Pain, Muscle Co-Contraction, and Knee Loading in Medial Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

Fuwei Pan,1,2,&ast; Min Zhang,3,4,&ast; Guangyuan Zhang,5,&ast; Jie Hang Lu,3,&ast; Bo Chen,3 Ge Wang,2 Shangzeng Wang,2 Hongsheng Zhan3 1School of Traumatology and Orthopedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Henan, People’s Repu...

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Published in:	Journal of Pain Research
Main Authors:	Pan F, Zhang M, Zhang G, Lu JH, Chen B, Wang G, Wang S, Zhan H
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2026-05-01
Subjects:	Knee Osteoarthritis Muscle co-contraction Knee loading Massage Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:	https://www.dovepress.com/effects-of-massage-on-pain-muscle-co-contraction-and-knee-loading-in-m-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR

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