Muscle soreness in a fit young woman
The patient exercised regularly, so what caused swelling and soreness after a single exercise class?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Exercise reduces pain and improves function in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Level 1: Likely reliable evidenceTherapeutic exercise of the knee (strength training in particular) reduces pain and improves physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis, based on two systematic reviews. A Cochrane review of 32 randomized trials compared land-based therapeutic exercise vs. nonexercise (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008[4]:CD004376). Exercise reduced knee pain in a meta-analysis with…
Exercise Rx boosts activity
If you want to encourage your patients to exercise more, try writing a prescription.
Waist size beats BMI in predicting stroke and TIA
Waist-to-hip ratio and other measures of abdominal obesity are better indicators of cerebrovascular risk than BMI.
Many older folks can improve walking problems
Older Americans who have difficulty walking may not have to suffer for long.
Guidelines stress weight control
Losing weight and engaging in low-impact aerobic exercise are the top recommendations of new guidelines for symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee.
Weekly goal of 2.5 active hours recommended
Adults gain substantial health benefits from at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity and can accrue additional benefits as the intensity, frequency, and duration increase.
How much should my patient exercise?
Tailoring exercise recommendations to meet the unique needs of each patient gives those patients a better chance of meeting the fitness goals they have set with you.
New AAP recommendations for childhood lipid screening
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a clinical report on lipid screening and cardiovascular health in childhood, which replaces the 1998 policy statement on cholesterol in childhood.
Weight gains boost odds for arthritic knees
A CDC study predicts that more than four out of 10 Americans will develop osteoarthritis (OA) in their knees before age 85. Those odds rise with weight gained after adolescence, reaching almost 60% among obese adults.
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