A New Behavioural Intervention For Knee Osteoarthritis
215 Citations•2023•
S.J. Preece, N. Brookes, N.E. Walsh
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Abstract
Purpose: People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are known to exhibit overactivity of the knee muscles in standing and during functional tasks, such as walking. Such overactivity will increase mechanical loading on the knee joint and surrounding structures and is likely to stimulate nociceptive input to the central nervous system. Emerging research has demonstrated a link between increased knee muscle activity and postural control, indicating the need to integrate postural training into future physiotherapist-led interventions for knee OA.