Open AccessBody mass index, pain and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Adewale L. Oyeyemi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.119610
Subject(s) - osteoarthritis , medicine , womac , body mass index , overweight , physical therapy , obesity , post hoc analysis , analysis of variance , knee pain , repeated measures design , rating scale , psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , developmental psychology , statistics , mathematics
Obesity is a risk factor for progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), and high body mass index (BMI) may interfere with treatment effectiveness on pain and function in individuals with knee OA. This study investigated the effects of BMI on pain and function during a four-week exercise programme in patients with knee OA.