Versus Arthritis Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis
University of Nottingham
  

The Influence of Energy Restriction and Exercise on Features of Knee Osteoarthritis in Humans 

Overview:

Exercise and weight loss are two key conservative treatment strategies for managing symptoms associated with knee osteoarthritis. We will be undertaking a series of research projects that will aim to contribute to and expand on current knowledge around the effects that exercise and calorie restriction, alone and combined can have on a range of features associated with knee osteoarthritis. 

Aims and Objectives:

  • Project 1 – To offer an overview on the effect that exercise has on features of pain sensitisation in individuals with lower limb osteoarthritis. 

  • Project 2 – to compare the effects of two different types of exercise on short term pain responses in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.  

  • Project 3 – to compare the effects of a diet and exercise intervention on inflammation and pain in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.  

 
Work Package Life Course Impact: Transform
Objective   2.1
Lead Rachel Deere and Matthew Farrow
Investigators James Bilzon
Institution University of Bath

 

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