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A Yoga Strengthening Program Designed to Minimize the Knee Adduction Moment for Women with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Proof-Of-Principle Cohort Study

Abstract

People with knee osteoarthritis may benefit from exercise prescriptions that minimize knee loads in the frontal plane. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether a novel 12-week strengthening program designed to minimize exposure to the knee adduction moment (KAM) could improve symptoms and knee strength in women with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. A secondary objective was to determine whether the program could improve …

Authors

Brenneman EC; Kuntz AB; Wiebenga EG; Maly MR

Journal

PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, No. 9,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0136854

ISSN

1932-6203