Disability and Knee Osteoarthritis

//Disability and Knee Osteoarthritis

The authors of a recent study published in British Medical Journal examined “whether consistent physical activity is related to incident disability and disability progression among older adults.” The authors enrolled 1680 community dwelling older adults with knee osteoarthritis or risk factors for knee osteoarthritis. The results indicate that “an increase in daily physical activity time may reduce the risk of disability, even if the intensity of that additional activity is not increased.”

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2018-10-01T00:08:18-04:00

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