Walking, maximum-level activity reduce odds of cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis

Increasing rates of walking, standing or maximum-level activity is associated with reductions in cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.
“Physical activity is consistently recommended for managing knee OA,” S. Reza Jafarzadeh, PhD, of the Boston University School of Medicine, said in his presentation.
However, there are many different types of physical activity measures that can be assessed in many ways, according to Jafarzadeh.
“It is unclear which could have a good outcome,” he said.
He noted that the impacts of

Increasing rates of walking, standing or maximum-level activity is associated with reductions in cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.
“Physical activity is consistently recommended for managing knee OA,” S. Reza Jafarzadeh, PhD, of the Boston University School of Medicine, said in his presentation.
However, there are many different types of physical activity measures that can be assessed in many ways, according to Jafarzadeh.
“It is unclear which could have a good outcome,” he said.
He noted that the impacts of