Does Strong Muscle Matter in OA?
Ewa Roos, PhD/PT, leads a panel of experts discussing the role of strong muscles in osteoarthritis. This forum covers data about knee OA, the increased risk of developing OA after a knee injury and the importance of strength training and using individualized, progressive exercise programs.
Does Strong Muscle Matter in OA? – Ewa Roos, PhD/PT, and Panel (Stephen Messier, Michael Hunt, May Arna Risberg, Lynn Snyder-Mackler and Neil Segal). Full Session video
Do patients need to get to the minimum threshold of muscle strength?
What are the important qualities of muscle function?
Objective vs self-reported measures – Does pain trump everything?
Panel discusses exercise-induced hypoalgesia, down-training, and co-contraction