Predictors of walking capacity in obese adults with knee osteoarthritis

Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis(KOA) has a considerable prevalence in obese individuals and recommendations of weight loss for KOA management are gaining greater importance. Exercise is recommended to interrupt the cycle obesity-KOA-pain-inactivity, where walking is the most common exercise patte...

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Main Authors: Flávia Yázigi, Margarida Espanha, Adilson Marques, Julia Teles, Pedro Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2018-10-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.pt/files/article/1233_predictors_of_walking_capacity_in_obese_adults_with_knee_osteoarthritis_file.pdf