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Characterization of Quadriceps Neuromuscular Function in Knee Osteoarthritis
… neuromuscular dysfunction in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Concerns pertaining to study design in this patient population (e.g. disease severity criteria and muscle imaging outcome measures) were also addressed. METHODS: Five studies were undertaken using data acquired from …
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Knee Osteoarthritis: gagCEST MR Imaging of Articular Cartilage
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a public health problem that involves the disorder of articular cartilage. Until now, there is no effective cure for it. However, beginning treatments and therapies at an early stage can help in preventing further disease progression.It has been reported that the loss of …
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Physical Activity Habits in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
… mass index 33.5 + 3.7 kg/m2) individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Physical activity was assessed using uni-axial accelerometers (physical activity variables: total steps/day, minutes of activity in intensity levels, physical activity energy expenditure). Physical function was assessed …
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Towards improved efficacy of exercise programmes in knee osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal condition influenced by theload on the knee (i.e. External Knee Adduction Moment (EKAM)). Clinicalguidelines recommend exercise and education with knee OA. Open kinetic chainstrengthening exercises of the knee and/or hip muscles did not change …
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Differential Effects of Unilateral Versus Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis on Gait
… of older adults with radiographic unilateral knee osteoarthritis and those with radiographic bilateral knee osteoarthritis with accompanying pain in one or both knees. We hypothesized that the gait of those with unilateral disease would be significantly different than those with bilateral …
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Mechanisms of Impaired Efferocytosis of Synovial Macrophages in Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, which affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide with no medical treatments that can stop joint damage. Tissues that line the interior of joints are essential for maintaining joint health, specifically the synovium. Previous research …
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury, Patient Variables, Outcomes and Knee Osteoarthritis
… known high risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) some decades later. Knee OA development after an ACL injury is multi-factorial. All patient variables must be further explored before better guidelines on ACL injury treatment can be issued. I studied 100 patients with an …
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Human studies evaluating dGEMRIC as a prognostic tool for knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder worldwide, causing joint pain and stiffness. The current gold standard for diagnosing knee OA is radiography. However, the disease has often progressed well beyond the point of no return once radiographic cartilage changes become visible. …
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The Severity of Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis: Effects on Strength and Gait
… (defined by BMI) and radiographic evidence of knee OA and their associations with abnormal joint loading, muscular weakness, knee pain, and function in older adults. METHODS: Baseline data from participants (n= 30) enrolled in the Fatty acids, Arthritis, and inflaMmation in the Elderly clinical …
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Gait asymmetry and the risk of knee osteoarthritis in post-stroke individuals
… heightened risk factors for the development of osteoarthritis. It is postulated that the risk of developing OA in the years following a stroke is increased. However, there is a dearth of information available in terms of the typical knee loading profiles, which have been demonstrated as …
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Exercise and dietary interventions in a rat model of metabolic knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a debilitating chronic disease which has no cure or effective treatment. If no changes are made in prevention and treatment, osteoarthritis will continue to represent a significant economic burden to patients and society. The goal of this thesis was to determine the effects of …
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Development of Wearable Technologies to Titrate Rehabilitation Interventions for Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Conversion of the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score – Physical Shortform into a Video Format
… to make decisions in patient management. The Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS) was developed to assess patients’ perception of their knee’s function. Yet, there are cultural and language barriers, when implementing PROMs in a setting for which it was not …
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The Effects of Exercise on Physical Function in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review
<p>Knee osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability among adults, especially among older adults. Exercise has been shown to reduce pain and improve the quality of life for individuals with knee OA. This review examines how aerobic exercise and resistance training affect physical function in …
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The Effect of Knee Osteoarthritis on the Variability and Fractal Dynamics of Human Gait
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease seen in the older adult population, and has a greater influence on gait compared to the effects of aging alone. Spatiotemporal parameters can be used to quantify age-related changes in gait, however gait variability (i.e., the magnitude of …
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Muscle Activation During High and Low Intensity Strength Training In Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
… Muscle weakness is a common impairment in the knee osteoarthritis (OA) population that is partially due to an impairment in the central nervous systems ability to activate a muscle fully. The effect of resistance training intensities on muscle activation in the knee OA population has not been …
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Lower Extremity Muscle Activation Following a Previous Knee Injury: Implications for Post-Traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Individuals who sustain an intra-articular knee injury are at a high risk of developing post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis (PTOA) 10-20 years later. Compensatory activation patterns of knee muscles in response to the trauma may persist past the acute injury phase and result in abnormal mechanical …
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