With the recognition that osteoarthritis is a disease of the whole joint, attention has focused
increasingly on features in the joint environment which cause ongoing joint damage and are …

Exercise remains an extremely popular leisure time activity in many countries throughout the
western world. It is widely promoted in the lay press as having salutory benefits for weight …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of Tai Chi in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA)
symptoms. Methods We conducted a prospective, singleblind, randomized controlled trial …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association presents this third
set of clinical practice guidelines on hip osteoarthritis, linked to the International …

We recruited 132 subjects with bilateral knee osteoarthritis (Altman Grade II) to compare the
effects of different stretching techniques on the outcomes of isokinetic muscle strengthening …

BACKGROUND: Chronic knee pain is a major cause of disability in the elderly. Management
guidelines recommend exercise and self-management interventions as effective treatments …

Background Non-pharmacological, non-surgical interventions are recommended as the first
line of treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and knee. There is evidence that exercise …

Introduction Recent guidelines pertaining to exercise for individuals with osteoarthritis have
been released. These guidelines have been based primarily on studies of knee-joint …

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of home-based knee stretching
exercises on knee range of motion (ROM) and gait speed in patients with knee osteoarthritis …

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