Acute Impact of Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Walking in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis
Fifty percent bodyweight walking in knee osteoarthritis using a lower body positive pressure treadmill acutely reduces joint pain, improves gait parameters, and does not increase markers of cartilage turnover. Future studies should investigate the longitudinal benefits of this rehabilitation approach.
Authors
- Prakash Jayabalan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-2896)
- Amy Eisenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5850-2527)
- Chad Hanaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2557-7447)
- Vikram Darbhe
- Sarah Libfraind
- S. Sen
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000002733
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00