Knee Joint Variability does not Differ between Healthy and Knee Osteoarthritis Participants during Cycling

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Publication Title

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Volume

49

Issue

5S

First page number:

375

Last page number:

376

Abstract

Stationary cycling is commonly prescribed for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) yet anecdotal evidence suggests that for many patients, cycling tends to aggravate knee symptoms which may reduce the likelihood of cycling participation. To date, very little research has been conducted on cycling with knee OA participants and it is unclear if, and to what extent, individuals with OA cycle differently than individuals without OA. Coordination variability measures can be used to assess how an individual alters their movement from one repetition to the next, where greater variability is reflective of a healthy system. Therefore, it is possible that knee joint variability differences may exist among these populations.

Keywords

Cycling biomechanics; Knee osteoarthritis; Stationary cycling; Knee joint variability

Disciplines

Biomechanics | Kinesiology | Life Sciences | Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Language

English

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