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Exercise as stimulus for cartilage health in knee osteoarthritis
2018
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability and has significant socio-economical costs globally. There is no known cure for OA. Therapeutic exercise has been shown to evoke acute positive posttreatment effects on pain and function. Even though cartilage degeneration is crucial in OA progression, there is sparse knowledge about exercise effects on osteoarthritic cartilage. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of aquatic resistance training on the estimated biochemical composition of tibiofemoral cartilage and the association between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and tibiofemoral cartilage in postmenopausal women with mild kn…
Vesivastusharjoittelun vaikutus vaikea-asteista polven nivelrikkoa sairastavien miesten ja naisten tasapainoon
2014
Jenni Vuolahti (2014). Vesivastusharjoittelun vaikutus vaikea-asteista polvennivelrikkoa sairastavien miesten ja naisten tasapainoon. Terveystieteiden laitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Gerontologian ja kansanterveyden pro gradu – tutkielma, 37 s. Polven nivelrikko on ikääntyvän väestön yleinen sairaus, joka aiheuttaa merkittäviä kustannuksia yhteiskunnalle ja heikentää yksilön toimintakykyä ja elämänlaatua. Polven nivelrikon aiheuttamia toimintakyvyn ja elämänlaadun ongelmia ovat muun muassa kipu, alaraajojen lihasvoiman heikkeneminen, kävelyn vaikeutuminen sekä tasapainon heikkeneminen. Heikentynyt tasapaino rajoittaa ja hankaloittaa ikääntyvän arjesta suoriutumista ja aiheuttaa suurentuneen r…
The effect of aquatic exercise on symptoms, function, body composition and cartilage in knee osteoarthritis
2016
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease associated with pain and loss of functional capacity. The management of knee OA is multifaceted and covers the whole OA continuum from injury prevention to the end stage of the disease. Recently, specific focus has been on preventing the progression of cartilage degeneration and avoiding loss of function in the early phase of the disease via the provision of exercise interventions. Aquatic exercise is a popular but under-researched exercise option. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the role of aquatic exercise in the management of knee OA, focusing especially the effect it evokes on both functional capaci…