Exercise for osteoarthritis: A global articles bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2021

Background. - Osteoarthritis has become an international health issue as the global population ages. Because exercise intervention is of high efficiency and therapeutic effect, the application of exercise intervention for patients with osteoarthritis is highly accepted around the world. Aim. - To perform a bibliometric analysis of literatures on ''exercise for osteoarthritis'' from 1975-2021. Methods. - Literature pertaining to exercise for osteoarthritis from 1975 to 2021 was collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. CiteSpace was used to analyze publication output, published countries, authors, cited references, and keywords. Results. - In total, 2199 papers were collected from the WoS Core Collection database. The analysis revealed that the number of publications has continually increased over the past few decades. The last seven years have been the fastest growth periods. USA has been being the most prolific publisher, with China is catching on. Kim L. Bennell from Australia had the highest publication output. The keywords showed that ''knee osteoarthritis,'' ''hip,'' ''pain,'' ''older adult,'' and ''physical activity'' were the most cited words. ''Neuromuscular exercise'' has become the latest research trend in the field of osteoarthritis. Conclusion. - The findings of this study demonstrate the detailed development and status of exercise interventions in osteoarthritis. (c) 2023 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.