Challenges with strengthening exercises for people with knee osteoarthritis and comorbid obesity: a qualitative study with patients and physiotherapists.
Belinda Joan LawfordKim L BennellKim AllisonSarah SchwartzRana S HinmanPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Patients and physiotherapists experienced numerous psychological and physical challenges to exercise, including a fear of pain, having false assumptions about exercise, difficulties with exercise performance, application of cuff weights, and adverse impacts of other health conditions.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- knee osteoarthritis
- physical activity
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- high intensity
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- mental health
- resistance training
- public health
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic pain
- depressive symptoms
- spinal cord
- health information
- skeletal muscle
- climate change
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord injury
- body composition
- patient reported