Osteoarthritis of the knee: Why does exercise work? A qualitative study of the literature

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 226-236

  Beckwée, David ^a   Vaes, Peter ^a   Cnudde, Maarten ^a   Swinnen, Eva ^a   Bautmans, Ivan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Exercise; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Rationale

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMORBIDITY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FITNESS; GROUNDED THEORY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG EXERCISE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THEORETICAL MODEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARTILAGE; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84870311393     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2012.09.005     Document Type: Review

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