Publication: Advantages of exercise in rehabilitation,
treatment and prevention of altered morphological
features in knee osteoarthritis. A narrative review
Authors
Musumeci, Giuseppe ; Loreto, Carla ; Imbesi, Rosa ; Trovato, Francesca Maria ; Di Giunta, Angelo ; Lombardo, Claudia ; Castorina, Sergio ; Castrogiovann, Paola
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F. Hernández y Juan F. Madrid. Universidad de Murcia: Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología
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DOI
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Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) represents one of
the most common causes of disability in the world. It
leads to social, psychological and economic costs with
financial consequences, also because a further increase is
expected. Different knee OA treatments are usually
considered in relation to the stage of the disease, such as
surgical management and pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic
treatments. Treatment should begin with
the safest and least invasive one, before proceeding to
more invasive, expensive ones. Non-pharmacologic,
behavioral treatments of knee OA are recommended not
only in rehabilitation but also in prevention because
many risk factors, such as excess weight, obesity and
joint tissue inflammation, can be monitored and thus
prevented. In the present review, we analyze data from
the most recent literature in relation to the effects of
physical exercise on prevention, therapy and
rehabilitation in knee OA. All data suggest that physical
exercise is an effective, economical and accessible tool
to everyone, in the treatment and prevention of knee OA.
The literature search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus
and Google Scholar using appropriate keywords in
relation to knee osteoarthritis.
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Citation
Histology and Histopathology, vol. 29, nº 6, (2014)
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