A new integrated behavioural intervention for knee osteoarthritis: development and pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise-based approaches have been a cornerstone of physiotherapy management of knee osteoarthritis for many years. However, clinical effects are considered small to modest and the need for continued adherence identified as a barrier to clinical efficacy. While exercise-based approaches focus on muscle strengthening, biomechanical research has identified that people with knee osteoarthritis over activate their muscles during functional tasks. Therefore, we aimed to create a new behavioural intervention, which integrated psychologically informed practice with biofeedback training to reduce muscle overactivity, and which was suitable for delivery by a physiotherapist.

Methods

Through literature review, we created a framework linking theory from pain science with em

SUBMITTER: Preece SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188786 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature