INTENSITY, DURATION AND TYPE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED TO IMPROVE FUNCTION IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects of physical activity intensity, type and duration in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) .

Methods

A retrospective study of 195 KOA patients who were followed for two years after receiving educational material about KOA with or without attending classes. The patients were evaluated at baseline and 24 months. At the evaluations, the patients answered questionnaires pertaining to pain and function (WOMAC, Lequesne, VAS and SF-36); reported the intensity, duration and type of exercise performed per week; and performed the Timed Up & Go (TUG) and Five Times Sit-to-Stand (FTSST) tests .

Results

Increased age affected improvements in the TUG results (p=0.017). The type, intensity and duration of physical acti

SUBMITTER: Kirihara RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5474398 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature