Abstract
AimTo determine whether there is scientific evidence supporting the clinical effectiveness of different physiotherapy modalities used for the management of edema secondary to distal radius fracture. Search strategyRandomized clinical trials were included, using the databases: Medline, PEDro, Lilacs, Central, Cinahl and SPORTDiscus. Study selectionSix studies fulfilling our eligibility criteria were selected. Summary of resultsTwo studies showed significant short-term decrease when manual lymphatic drainage was added to the conventional treatment (P<.05). ConclusionThere is moderate short term evidence that manual edema mobilization and whirlpool hydrotherapy are not more effective than standard treatment. There is also moderate evidence that adding manual lymph drainage to a conventional treatment produces a significant decrease in edema in patients with distal radius fracture.
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