• EFFECTS OF INTENSIVE DIET AND EXERCISE ON KNEE JOINT LOADS, INFLAMMATION, AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE ADULTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS 

      Messier, Stephen P; Mihalko, Shannon L; Legault, Claudine; Miller, Gary D.; Nicklas, Barbara J.; DeVita, Paul; Beavers, Daniel P; Hunter, David J.; Lyles, Mary F.; Eckstein, Felix; Williamson, Jeff D; Carr, J. Jeffery; Guermazi, Ali; Loeser, Richard F.
      Published 2013-01-01
      Importance Knee osteoarthritis (OA), a common cause of chronic pain and disability, has biomechanical and inflammatory origins and is exacerbated by obesity. Objective To determine whether a ≥10% reduction in body weight ...
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    • Strength Training for Arthritis Trial (START): design and rationale 

      Messier, Stephen P; Mihalko, Shannon L; Beavers, Daniel P; Nicklas, Barbara J.; DeVita, Paul; Carr, J. Jeffery; Hunter, David J.; Williamson, Jeff D; Bennell, Kim L; Guermazi, Ali; Lyles, Mary; Loeser, Richard F.
      Published 2013-01-01
      Background Muscle loss and fat gain contribute to the disability, pain, and morbidity associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and thigh muscle weakness is an independent and modifiable risk factor for it. However, while ...
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