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01-02-2012 | HSS OSTEOARTHRITIS SYMPOSIUM: FRONTIERS IN OA
Effects of Exercise Interventions in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Author:
Stephen P. Messier, PhD
Published in:
HSS Journal ®
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Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Knee osteoarthritis causes a decrease in physical function that is associated with mobility impairment. Mobility impairment has the potential to accelerate decline from independent living to disability and assisted living. One goal of nonpharmacologic interventions is to flatten out the slope of the disability curve to provide older adults with knee osteoarthritis more years of independent living and a good quality of life. …