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Assessing the effect of aquatic resistance training in women with knee osteoarthritis

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October 2017

Assessing the effect of aquatic resistance training in women with knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 6| Issue: 10| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Efficacy of progressive aquatic resistance training for tibiofemoral cartilage in postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016 Oct;24(10):1708-17

Contributing Authors:
H Kautiainen A Häkkinen A Heinonen I Kiviranta S Sipilä UM Kujala B Waller M Munukka T Rantalainen MT Nieminen E Lammentausta J Paloneva A Peuna H Selänne

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87 patients with Kellgren-Lawrence grade I-II knee osteoarthritis were randomized to 16-weeks of aquatic progressive resistance training (PRT) or were asked to maintain their current level of activity. The purpose of this study was to compare the change in T2 relaxation time on MRI and dGEMRIC index after 4 months, as well as knee extension and flexion strength and patient-reported outcome on the ...

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