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Verdict No. 2406 · Search date 2026-08-07 · Methodology v0.7

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30-Second Summary
C
Evidence Grade C · 54 · Safety caution
Source-checked verdict
See the trial-specific safety details in the Korean text.
What the
research shows
The grade is C with 54 points. The cited primary source was checked directly; see the Korean text and evidence table for exact arm-level results.
What the
ads claim
Marketing should stay within the studied population, intervention, comparator, endpoint, and duration.
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Useful facts when choosing a product

  • The control included exercise-based usual physiotherapy.
  • Outcome assessment was blinded.
Gap Measurement · Verdict 2406 · C 54
What advertising claims
What independent, higher-quality research supports
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What the research actually shows

All groups received usual physiotherapy comprising open- and closed-chain exercises, so the control was not no treatment. Retro walking was added three times weekly for six weeks. A senior physical therapist blinded to allocation recorded all outcomes. Inclusion of therapeutic ultrasound in the control could not be verified from the full-text evidence.

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Why this is classified as C (54)

The grade is C with 54 points. The cited primary source was checked directly; see the Korean text and evidence table for exact arm-level results.

Counterpoint. Important limitations and alternative evidence are reported in the Korean text.

Rejudgment record. Cross-check applied — Direct source-checked evidence and prespecified axis profile

Scoring profile behind this grade
EndpointPPatient-reported treatment goal - the symptom is the goal
ReplicationR1Single confirmatory trial
IndependenceI2Decisive evidence is publicly or non-profit funded
Effect sizeE+Meets the clinically important threshold

The scoring table and the verdict agree (C).

Sub-claim grades by effect

This ingredient is marketed for several effects. A single overall grade blends strong and weak claims together, so each effect is graded separately here. The overall grade reflects the strongest disconfirming or core claim.

Effect (sub-claim)GradeBasis
Primary claimCThe grade is C with 52 points. The cited primary source was checked directly; see the Korean text and evidence table for exact arm-level results.

Cross-check — Codex and Claude

This verdict was drafted by Codex through literature review and source-existence checks, cross-checked through blind grading and adversarial audit, and settled by reapplying the methodology boundary rules. Cases with split grades were resolved through rejudgment.
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Evidence Table

StudyDesignSampleFundingEndpointResultWeight
Study 1Assessor-blinded three-arm randomized trial68King Saud University Deanship of Scientific ResearchSix-week NRS and WOMACNRS change 1.8 versus 1.0; WOMAC change 4.8 versus 2.2Pivotal evidence
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Receipt — 1 References

All 1 cited sources were verified for existence at the original page (as of 2026-08-07).

Alghadir AH, Anwer S, Sarkar B, Paul AK, Anwar D. Effect of 6-week retro or forward walking program on pain, functional disability, quadriceps muscle strength, and performance in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial (retro-walking trial). BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019;20(1):159. PMID: 30967128. DOI: 10.1186/s12891-019-2537-9.
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Draft and rewrite: Codex (AI) · Verification: Codex blind grading and adversarial audit · Final adjudication: Claude
Reviewed and approved: Chamgap Editorial Team · Approval date: 2026-08-07 · Corrections: none

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Verdict 2406: backward walking knee osteoarthritis pain function Evidence Grade C card
[Chamgap] Verdict 2406: backward walking knee osteoarthritis pain function — Evidence Grade C·54. 1 cited sources checked. Source: https://chamgap.com/en/verdicts/joint-bone/backward-walking-knee-osteoarthritis-pain-function/ · CC BY 4.0

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