Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?
Among older adults with knee OA and varus alignment, long-term lower extremity strength training results in significant increases in strength but does not significantly alter most measures of knee joint loading during walking relative to an attention control group. The results cast doubt on whether clinically meaningful improvement in lower extremity muscle strength translates to clinically important attenuation in knee joint loading.
Authors
- J. S. Marron
- Santiago Saldana
- Shannon L. Mihalko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1270-2520)
- Ryan C. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-5004)
- D. Hunter
- Paige E. Rice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-5385)
- Paul DeVita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-3378)
- S. P. Messier
- Matthew Vigliotti
- Kim L Bennell
- Brian Pietrosimone
- Ali Guermazi
- Edward H. Ip
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- East Carolina University (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.80017
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00