Cargando…

The effects of hip muscle strengthening on knee load, pain, and function in people with knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, single-blind controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Lower limb strengthening exercises are an important component of the treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Strengthening the hip abductor and adductor muscles may influence joint loading and/or OA-related symptoms, but no study has evaluated these hypotheses directly. The aim of this r...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bennell, Kim L, Hunt, Michael A, Wrigley, Tim V, Hunter, David J, Hinman, Rana S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18067658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-121