en توصيفی و نظرسنجی Descriptive Study <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Aims</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">: Research has shown that most elderly suffer from knee osteoarthritis.</span></span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Massage therapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods that, according to studies, can relieve the symptoms caused by knee osteoarthritis in the elderly. Therefore, the present study was conducted to reach a comprehensive view of massage therapy in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in the elderly.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Information & Methods:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> This systematic review was conducted in 2022 by searching Magiran, SID, IranMedex, Science Direct, Ovid, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Pubmed databases with knee osteoarthritis, massage therapy, pain, range of motion, and the elderly keywords alone and in combination during 2008-2022. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Findings:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> Out of 12 selected articles, one Persian article, and 11 English articles were clinical trials. In the studies, different types of massage were used for different periods. Most of the studies showed the effect of massage in reducing pain, joint stiffness caused by knee osteoarthritis, and the physical function of the knee at least four weeks after stopping the massage. However, after the specified period, this effect was reduced. In one study, the results showed that massage therapy had a positive effect on the knee&#39;s range of motion, and two studies indicated that massage did not affect the knee&#39;s range of motion.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> Various types of massage has a positive effect on relieving knee pain and knee joint stiffness and improving the functional problems of the elderly with knee osteoarthritis for a long time. Therefore, there is a need for long-term massage or its repetition</span></span></span> Massage Therapy,Elderly,Osteoarthritis,Joint Stiffness,Pain, 97 103 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-222-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 M. hosseinian hoseinian_1342@yahoo.com 10031947532846004608 10031947532846004608 No “Trauma Nursing Research Center” and “Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery”, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran SM. Motahari Barzoki motahari_m@yahoo.com 10031947532846004609 10031947532846004609 No “Trauma Nursing Research Center” and “Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery”, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran N. Mirbagher Ajarpaz salam_20012003@yahoo.co.uk 10031947532846004610 10031947532846004610 Yes “Autoimmune Diseases Research Center” and “Department of Operating Room, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery”, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran