Several entries highlight the unexpected finding that exercise and education are as effective as saline injections, with words like 'no better than' and phrases expressing surprise or skepticism. The tone varies from curiosity to disbelief, reflecting a community engaging with the implications of the research but not uniformly endorsing it, thus demonstrating moderate engagement but limited perceived impact.
AgreementStrong disagreement
Most discussions express surprise or disappointment that exercise and education are not superior to saline injections, indicating disagreement or skepticism about existing beliefs.
InterestModerate interest
The discussions show moderate curiosity, as many are curious about the study's implications but some express frustration or disbelief.
EngagementModerate engagement
Discussion participants reference specific study details, cite related research, and debate the findings, indicating a moderate level of engagement.
ImpactNeutral impact
While the posts suggest the study challenges some assumptions about physiotherapy, overall impact seems limited, with many reactions indicating surprise rather than immediate clinical change.
Abstract in brief
The study compared the effects of an 8-week exercise and education program to saline injections in people with knee osteoarthritis, finding that both treatments resulted in similar improvements in pain and function.
The primary measurement used was the KOOS pain score, which showed that both groups had comparable reductions in pain, demonstrating the exercise program was as effective as saline injections.
Overall, the results suggest that non-invasive exercise and education can be just as beneficial as saline injections in managing knee osteoarthritis symptoms over an 8-week period.]
GLAD programme vs. Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
Nov 30, 2021 · 150 likes · 43 shares · 92,919 followersView post →
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Jared Powell
@JaredPowell12 · X
Knee OA is a wild place:
1. Saline is as good as GLAD approach
https://t.co/mxkX223pcg
Feb 13, 2023 · 140 likes · 27 shares · 4,731 followersView post →
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Paul Ingraham (PainScience.com)
@PainSci · X
Ruh roh! Exercise/education no better than saline injections for knee arthritis in ~200 patients over a couple months?
Oct 27, 2022 · 52 likes · 7 shares · 11,248 followersView post →
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The Joint Action Podcast
@jointactionorg · X
Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 39 likes · 15 shares · 1,596 followersView post →
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@Retlouping · X
GLAD v Open Label Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial https://t.co/qCQyijFldA https://t.co/CU6utZNXKx
Oct 14, 2024 · 25 likes · 2 shares · 26,401 followersView post →
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ProfDavidHunter
@ProfDavidHunter · X
On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently published paper which found that exercise was no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Feb 1, 2022 · 19 likes · 4 shares · 7,005 followersView post →
This video discusses the importance of being able to read research in the health sciences. It covers challenges such as statistical significance, p-hacking, data dredging, conflicts of interest, and presents a system…
Join Joanna Tennent and myself as we discuss osteoarthritis, its impact, symptoms, and treatments, highlighting the importance of understanding this condition and exploring non-invasive management options.
RT @Retlouping: GLAD v Open Label Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlle…
Oct 15, 2024 · 2 shares · 519 followersView post →
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@Retlouping · X
GLAD v Open Label Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial https://t.co/qCQyijFldA https://t.co/CU6utZNXKx
Oct 14, 2024 · 25 likes · 2 shares · 26,401 followersView post →
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TG❤️
@qn980v · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 1, 2023 · 55 shares · 280 followersView post →
RT @PhysioMeScience: GLAD programme vs. Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised con…
Jun 14, 2023 · 43 shares · 37 followersView post →
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Tom Arild Torstensen
@ArildTorstensen · X
@LaTrobeSEM @AllisonEzzat @JHeerey @JoanneLKemp @DrChrisBarton @DrDanilo_Silva @M_Pazzinatto @Matt_Francis15 @kaymcrossley @ewa_roos @STSkou But you know that the method for patients with long term knee pain with a diagnosis of knee OA is no better than placebo? Bandak et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Apr;81(4):537-543. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221129. Epub 2021 Nov 29
RT @KThorborg: Is physiotherapy effective or placebo?
Physiotherapy for pain: https://t.co/twWpUEF0As
Exercise and education versus saline…
May 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 1,130 followersView post →
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sportsoracle
@_sportsoracle · X
RT @KThorborg: Is physiotherapy effective or placebo?
Physiotherapy for pain: https://t.co/twWpUEF0As
Exercise and education versus saline…
May 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 1,029 followersView post →
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Romualdo Castillo-Lozano
@RomCastLoz · X
RT @KThorborg: Is physiotherapy effective or placebo?
Physiotherapy for pain: https://t.co/twWpUEF0As
Exercise and education versus saline…
May 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 4,557 followersView post →
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Prof. Ian Horsley
@Back_in_Action · X
RT @KThorborg: Is physiotherapy effective or placebo?
Physiotherapy for pain: https://t.co/twWpUEF0As
Exercise and education versus saline…
May 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 11,825 followersView post →
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Professor Kristian Thorborg
@KThorborg · X
Is physiotherapy effective or placebo?
Physiotherapy for pain: https://t.co/twWpUEF0As
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: https://t.co/hWF2VN100c
May 2, 2023 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 20,113 followersView post →
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Shaun Tyler
@ShaunTylerPT · X
A kick in the nuts for exercise. It seems it’s not better than saline injections for knee OA!
https://t.co/2eB91j9DKT
@AlexisMLeveille So many trials now in support of that: https://t.co/JjU27PdcpT, https://t.co/5xrdLSrpy2, https://t.co/U6lywF7zHy and https://t.co/cslDp3vGp0
It's kind of depressing....
10.1001/jama.2022.21893
10.1001/jama.2021.0411
10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221129
2. Patients wait very long to undergo TKA. In the UK many wait over one or even two years for their surgery. Several treatments are available for these patients. PT is under utilised.
In individuals with knee arthritis, an 8-week exercise and education program provided the same symptomatic and functional improvements as 4 saline (placebo) injections.
https://t.co/DSITe9ikHw
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 28, 2022 · 55 shares · 10 followersView post →
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Clare Strongman
@StrongmanClare · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 28, 2022 · 55 shares · 459 followersView post →
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Lauren Guilfoyle
@LaurenGuilfoyle · X
Friday Physio Confession:
I naively thought studying physio in college meant:
Problem X & Treatment Y = Outcome Z, always.
I’ve spent the last 10 years learning that lots of stuff doesn’t do anything at all.
Oct 28, 2022 · 1 like · 21,986 followersView post →
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Chandrie Carder
@Chandrie_PT · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 216 followersView post →
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Ahmedrazaqi506@gmail.com
@ahmedrazaqi506 · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 62 followersView post →
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Paul Ingraham (PainScience.com)
@PainSci · X
Ruh roh! Exercise/education no better than saline injections for knee arthritis in ~200 patients over a couple months?
Oct 27, 2022 · 52 likes · 7 shares · 11,248 followersView post →
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Michael Rathleff
@MichaelRathleff · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 7,723 followersView post →
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Alexandre Langis
@AlexandreLangis · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 88 followersView post →
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sam hansson-willey
@sam_hansson · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 109 followersView post →
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Milos Milosavljevic
@MilosMi41287324 · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 23 followersView post →
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David Ring
@DrDavidRing · X
RT @GregLehman: What the hell? Let's keep this paper a secret https://t.co/08eISIMf8G
Oct 27, 2022 · 55 shares · 1,337 followersView post →
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OARSI
@OARSInews · X
Today's OARSI Live is a journal club to discuss the recently published paper, Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
@henriksen_mh starts by presenting the paper. Read it here:
https://t.co/PkrSaoelVi
Don't miss next week's OARSI Live Webinar! Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
An exciting panel of speakers will discuss "Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial"
https://t.co/C9hfuQepTm
Dan White (@dankwhitept) will moderate a discussion of Bandak et al. (@ElisabethBandak) recent @ARD_BMJ paper: Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
https://t.co/fwjQOJg6NO
RT @OrACORe_BWH: On Wednesday, our colleague Alec hosted #journalclub and presented on the results of Bandak et. al's "Exercise and educati…
Jun 18, 2022 · 1 share · 8,901 followersView post →
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OrACORe
@OrACORe_BWH · X
On Wednesday, our colleague Alec hosted #journalclub and presented on the results of Bandak et. al's "Exercise and education versus saline injections for
knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled
equivalence trial"
Jun 17, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 387 followersView post →
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the paper link
@the_paper_link · X
Trend up+3: Bandak E, ..., Henriksen M (Ann Rheum Dis) __Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial__
https://t.co/ZywZ2odqcM
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases https://t.co/sh1nBaA4Im
Apr 28, 2022 · 1 like · 11,599 followersView post →
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@Retlouping · X
RT @PhysioMeScience: GLAD programme vs. Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised con…
RT @ProfDavidHunter: On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently publis…
Feb 4, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,399 followersView post →
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ProfDavidHunter
@ProfDavidHunter · X
On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently published paper which found that exercise was no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Feb 4, 2022 · 7 likes · 3 shares · 7,005 followersView post →
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Osteoarthritis Clinical Research Group
@OAClinicalRes · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently publis…
Feb 2, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,399 followersView post →
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The Joint Action Podcast
@jointactionorg · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently publis…
Feb 1, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,596 followersView post →
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Craig Liebenson
@CraigLiebenson · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently publis…
Feb 1, 2022 · 4 shares · 8,195 followersView post →
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ProfDavidHunter
@ProfDavidHunter · X
On this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss the findings of a recently published paper which found that exercise was no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Feb 1, 2022 · 19 likes · 4 shares · 7,005 followersView post →
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Dr M Nazibur Rahman, MD (Rheumatology)
@NaziburM · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 728 followersView post →
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Alexandre Lima Matos
@AlexandreLMts · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 185 followersView post →
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Dr. Reena Pathak, DC
@DrReenaPathak · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 453 followersView post →
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Asif Hasan Khan
@asifdmcasif · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 436 followersView post →
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Sabeela
@Sabeela_Physio · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 61 followersView post →
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John Drummond
@GatesPhysio · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 3,917 followersView post →
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Ayyaappan Jayavel
@ayyappanpt · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 850 followersView post →
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The Rheumatology Physio
@physiojack · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 15,209 followersView post →
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ChrisMatsias
@cmphysio · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 31, 2022 · 15 shares · 229 followersView post →
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Roger Hilfiker
@RogerHilfiker · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: In this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss a recently published paper that f…
Jan 31, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,617 followersView post →
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Osteoarthritis Clinical Research Group
@OAClinicalRes · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: In this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss a recently published paper that f…
Jan 31, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,399 followersView post →
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The Joint Action Podcast
@jointactionorg · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: In this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss a recently published paper that f…
Jan 31, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,596 followersView post →
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Simon Cummings
@ExerciseAuthor · X
RT @ProfDavidHunter: In this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss a recently published paper that f…
Jan 31, 2022 · 4 shares · 618 followersView post →
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Koushik
@koushikphysio · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 15 shares · 519 followersView post →
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ProfDavidHunter
@ProfDavidHunter · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 15 shares · 7,005 followersView post →
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ProfDavidHunter
@ProfDavidHunter · X
In this week’s episode of @jointactionorg, we are joined by @henriksen_mh to discuss a recently published paper that found that exercise was no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 7,005 followersView post →
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@nimminimal · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 15 shares · 587 followersView post →
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Osteoarthritis Clinical Research Group
@OAClinicalRes · X
RT @jointactionorg: Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 15 shares · 1,399 followersView post →
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The Joint Action Podcast
@jointactionorg · X
Exercise no better than salt-water injections for knee #osteoarthritis
Jan 30, 2022 · 39 likes · 15 shares · 1,596 followersView post →
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@Vannyamoto · X
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial - PubMed https://t.co/cNAW4rwrws
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
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Dec 9, 2021 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 3,276 followersView post →
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Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
@advmuscphysio · X
RT @PhysioMeScience: GLAD programme vs. Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised con…
Dec 5, 2021 · 43 shares · 1,212 followersView post →
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Maximilian Herbst
@herbst38 · X
RT @PhysioMeScience: GLAD programme vs. Placebo
Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised con…
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