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Agility and Perturbation Training Techniques in Exercise Therapy for Reducing Pain and Improving Function in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
G. Kelley Fitzgerald,
Sara R. Piva,
Alexandra B. Gil,
Stephen R. Wisniewski,
Chester V. Oddis,
James J. Irrgang
Publication year - 2011
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.20100188
Subject(s) - physical therapy , osteoarthritis , randomized controlled trial , medicine , psychological intervention , knee pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rating scale , psychology , surgery , alternative medicine , developmental psychology , pathology , psychiatry
Impairment-based exercise programs have yielded only small to moderate benefits in reducing pain and improving function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). It has previously been proposed that adding agility and perturbation training to exercise programs for people with knee OA may improve treatment effects for pain and function.

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