Invited Commentary on:'Gait and increased body weight (potential implications for
musculoskeletal disease)', Sheehan and Gormley. Obesity is partly attributable to a low level …

Obesity has been associated with a range of musculoskeletal disorders such as the
development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in adults. Better insight into how …

Introduction Obesity is a major global public health issue and approximately half of the
population is classified as overweight. Many studies have investigated gait modification in …

Obesity is an epidemic health crisis that is due, in part, to inadequate exercise. To effectively
prescribe walking as exercise for obese adults requires knowledge of metabolic energy …

While it is widely speculated that obesity causes increased loads on the knee leading to joint
degeneration, this concept is untested. The purpose of the study was to identify the effects of …

ABSTRACT Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1632–1641, 2007. Purpose: Walking is a recommended form
of exercise for the treatment of obesity, but walking may be a critical source of biomechanical …

Obese individuals are advised to engage in daily physical activity to improve health and
manage body weight. Walking is the most popular form of physical activity, yet the effects of …

Background: Increased body weight is associated with several musculoskeletal diseases.
Walking is recommended to facilitate weight loss. Walking has been associated with …

Obesity not only adds to the mass that must be carried during walking, but also changes
body composition. Although extra mass causes roughly proportional increases in …

A consensus exists that high knee joint forces are a precursor to knee osteoarthritis and
weight loss reduces these forces. Because large weight loss also leads to increased step …