Are You Killing Your Knees? References
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References
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Exercise and dietary weight loss in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: the Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial. Messier, S. P., et al., Arthritis & Rheumatism 2004 May;50(5):1501-1510.
Exercise and weight loss in obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a preliminary study. Messier, S. P., et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2000; 48: 1062-1072.
History of acute knee injury and osteoarthritis of the knee: a prospective epidemiological assessment. The Clearwater Osteoarthritis Study. Wilder, F. V., et al., Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2002 Aug;10(8):611-616.
Home based exercise programme for knee pain and knee osteoarthritis: randomized controlled trial. Thomas, K. S., et al., British Medical Journal, 2002; 325: 752-757.
Joint injury in young adults and risk for subsequent knee and hip osteoarthritis. Gelber, A. C., et al., Annals of Internal Medicine 2000 Sep 5; 133(5):321-328.
Knee osteoarthritis and high-heeled shoes. Kerrigan, D. C., et al., Lancet 1998 May 9;351(9113):1399-1401.
Knee osteoarthritis: the influence of environmental factors. Hunter, D. J., et al., Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2002 Jan-Feb;20(1):93-100.
Sports, joint injury, and posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Buckwalter, J. A., Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2003 Oct;33(10):578-588.
The association of body mass index and osteoarthritis of the knee joint: an examination of genetic and environmental influences. Manek, N. J., et al., Arthritis & Rheumatism 2003 Apr;48(4):1024-1029.
Water-based exercise improves health-related aspects of fitness in older women. Takeshima, N., et al., Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 2002 Mar;34(3):544-551.
Women's shoes and knee osteoarthritis. Kerrigan, D. C., et al., Lancet 2001 Apr 7;357(9262):1097-1098.
