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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Medical News: Increased Activity Helps in OA - in Rheumatology, Arthritis from MedPage Today

Medical News: Increased Activity Helps in OA - in Rheumatology, Arthritis from MedPage Today

Increasing physical activity over two years can improve function and even walking speed among adults with osteoarthritis of the knee -- regardless of their level of activity, a large prospective study found.

The ongoing cohort study of more than 2,500 patients with knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) found that the average gait speed -- an objective measure of functional performance -- was 4 feet/second among patients reporting the lowest quartile of physical activity, compared with 4.2, 4.3, and 4.5 feet/second (P for trend <0.001)>

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