Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee

Fransen, Marlene; McConnell, Sara; R. Harmer, Alison; van der Esch, M.; Simić, Milena; L. Bennell, Kim

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd004376.pub3

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Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Jan 9, 2015

Authors:

Marlene Fransen

Sara McConnell

Alison R. Harmer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major public health issue because it causes chronic pain, reduces physical function and diminishes quality of life. Ageing of the population and increased global prevalence of obesity are anticipated to dramatically increase the prevalence of knee OA and its...

Subject

Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Physical therapy

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