Overview
- Reviews recent research on neuromuscular factors and behavioral risk factors for functional decline in OA
- Gives special emphasis to explanatory mechanisms
- Discusses innovative approaches to exercise and physical activity in OA
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine (BRIEFSSPETOBEME)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip
Keywords
- Arthritic pain research
- Behavioral treatment for pain
- Exercise and health
- Exercise therapy
- Hip pain research
- Knee pain research
- Neuromuscular pain research
- OA
- Obesity and osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Overweight and osteoarthritis
- Pain rehabilitation
- Physical activity and health
- Risk factors for arthritis
About this book
Osteoarthritis (OA) is among the top 10 of most disabling diseases in the Western world. It is the major cause of pain and disability among the elderly. This book provides a contextual review of recent research on neuromuscular factors and behavioral risk factors for functional decline in OA, with a special emphasis on explanatory mechanisms. In addition, the book discusses innovative approaches to exercise and physical activity in OA, derived from research on behavioral and neuromuscular risk factors for functional decline in OA. Recent research has shown that neuromuscular factors (such as muscle strength, joint laxity) and behavioral factors (such as avoidance of activity, depressed mood) predict pain and disability in OA. Furthermore, exercise and physical activity are among the dominant interventions aiming at reducing pain and disability, and innovative interventions targeting neuromuscular and behavioral interventions have been recently developed. This research has been published as separate papers, with the result that the field is in need of an integrative contextual review that puts the research into theoretical perspective.
TARGETED MARKET SEGMENTS
Rehabilitation specialists, health psychologists, gerontologists, rheumatologists, pain specialists
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Exercise and Physical Functioning in Osteoarthritis
Book Subtitle: Medical, Neuromuscular and Behavioral Perspectives
Editors: Joost Dekker
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7215-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7214-8Published: 15 September 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7215-5Published: 14 September 2013
Series ISSN: 2197-6686
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6694
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 132
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Health Psychology, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Rheumatology