Effect of Exercise and Weight Loss in People Who Have Hip Osteoarthritis and Are Overweight or Obese: A Prospective Cohort Study | Zendy

Nienke Paans | Zendy; Inge van den AkkerScheek | Zendy; R.G. van der Meulen - Dilling | Zendy; Martine P. Bos | Zendy; Klaas van der Meer | Zendy; Sjoerd K. Bulstra | Zendy; Martin Stevens | Zendy

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Effect of Exercise and Weight Loss in People Who Have Hip Osteoarthritis and Are Overweight or Obese: A Prospective Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Nienke Paans,

Inge van den AkkerScheek,

R.G. van der Meulen - Dilling,

Martine P. Bos,

Klaas van der Meer,

Sjoerd K. Bulstra,

Martin Stevens

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20110418

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , physical therapy , prospective cohort study , weight loss , obesity , osteoarthritis , cohort study , cohort , alternative medicine , pathology

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the world and is recognized as a substantial source of disability. For people with OA of the knee, exercise in combination with weight loss is a proven, effective, conservative treatment option, yet evidence is lacking for people with hip OA.

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