Obesity and weight loss in the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis

HK Vincent, K Heywood, J Connelly, RW Hurley - PM&R, 2012 - Elsevier
Obesity is associated with an increasing prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and
pain. Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA), and pain can manifest in load …

Relationship between knee biomechanics and pain in people with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Hutchison, J Grayson, C Hiller… - Arthritis care & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Our primary aim was to determine the cross‐sectional relationship between knee
biomechanics during gait and pain in people with medial knee osteoarthritis. Our secondary …

Pain coping skills training and lifestyle behavioral weight management in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study

TJ Somers, JA Blumenthal, F Guilak, VB Kraus… - Pain, 2012 - Elsevier
Overweight and obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA) experience more OA pain and
disability than patients who are not overweight. This study examined the long-term efficacy …

Recent advances in quantitative gait analysis using wearable sensors: a review

Y Hutabarat, D Owaki, M Hayashibe - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current gold standard for gait analysis involves performing the gait experiments in a
laboratory environment with a constrained space. However, there is growing interest in …

Weight-bearing asymmetry in relation to measures of impairment and functional mobility for people with knee osteoarthritis

CL Christiansen, JE Stevens-Lapsley - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Christiansen CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Weight-bearing asymmetry in relation to measures of
impairment and functional mobility for people with knee osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVES: To …

Role of piezo channels in joint health and injury

W Lee, F Guilak, W Liedtke - Current topics in membranes, 2017 - Elsevier
Cartilage is an intrinsically mechanically sensitive tissue composed of chondrocytes as the
only cell type. Chondrocyte mechanotransduction is not well understood, but recently we …

Effect of end-stage hip, knee, and ankle osteoarthritis on walking mechanics

D Schmitt, A Vap, RM Queen - Gait & posture, 2015 - Elsevier
This study tested the hypothesis that the presence of isolated ankle (A-OA; N= 30), knee (K-
OA; N= 20), or hip (H-OA; N= 30) osteoarthritis (OA) compared to asymptomatic controls (N …

Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of osteoarthritis in adults who are obese or overweight

L Brosseau, GA Wells, P Tugwell, M Egan… - Physical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background and Purpose The objective of this review was to construct an updated evidence-
based clinical practice guideline on the use of physical activity and diet for the management …

Effects of circuit training on patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SB Al-Mhanna, M Mohamed, N Mohd Noor, MI Aldhahi… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The most prevalent joint disease is osteoarthritis (OA), which affects an estimated 240
million individuals worldwide. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the top 10 causes of …

Knee contact force in subjects with symmetrical OA grades: differences between OA severities

C Richards, JS Higginson - Journal of biomechanics, 2010 - Elsevier
In using musculoskeletal models, researchers can calculate muscle forces, and
subsequently joint contact forces, providing insight into joint loading and the progression of …