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Clinical and Tissue Outcomes of a Biomechanical Exercise Program for Knee Osteoarthritis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Biomechanical Exercise (BE), Traditional Exercise (TE), and 1 other intervention for Osteoarthritis, Knee. Completed, enrolled 31 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Prescribing exercise for people with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA) is essential for pain management, improved function, and chronic disease prevention. Exercise that decreases joint exposure to damaging loading while eliciting adequate muscular activation for strength improvements is ideal. The purpose of this 3-arm RCT is to compare mobility, strength, pain, and MRI outcomes between the low-loading biomechanical exercise program (BE), a traditional exercise program for knee OA (TE), and a control group completing meditation classes (M).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A biomechanical exercise program shown to decrease joint loading will be administered 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Outcomes will include mobility performance; pain; muscle and fat volumes, and cartilage morphology using MRI; strength; cardiovascular fitness; and gait analysis.
A traditional exercise program for people with knee OA will be administered 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Outcomes will include mobility performance; pain; muscle and fat volumes, and cartilage morphology using MRI; strength; cardiovascular fitness; and gait analysis.
A meditation program acting as a control will be administered 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Outcomes will include mobility performance; pain; muscle and fat volumes, and cartilage morphology using MRI; strength; cardiovascular fitness; and gait analysis.