Does regular exercise reduce the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 476-477

  Blackham, Jason ^a   Garry, Joseph P ^a   Cummings, Doyle M ^a   Russell, Roger G ^b   DeAlleaume, Lauren ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTHRALGIA; EFFECT SIZE; FITNESS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; RHEUMATOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 48249147393     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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