Efficiency and safety of magnetotherapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Expert council (3 june 2020, Moscow)

Abstract

The modern concept for the treatment of osteoarthritis is based on the complex use of drugs, non-drug methods, medical and social rehabilitation. At the same time, non-pharmacological methods play an important role, given the natural combination of osteoarthritis and serious comorbid diseases, which significantly increase the risk of developing dangerous drug complications. One of the most common non-drug methods that is widely used in inpatient and outpatient treatment of osteoarthritis is magnetic therapy. During the Council of Experts, with the participation of therapists, rheumatologists, rehabilitologists and physiotherapists, the issues of the scientific substantiation of the use of magnetic therapy in clinical practice, the methodology of this method of treatment, the existence of an evidence base for its effectiveness and safety, as well as the advisability of including magnetic therapy in the national recommendations for the treatment of osteoarthritis were discussed.

Keywords

• osteoarthritis
• non-drug treatment
• magnetotherapy
• transcranial magnetic stimulation
• efficacy
• safety