In the authors' words
“We found a significant decrease in visual analog scale and Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis Index scores, and significant increase in functional capacity and muscle strength in both the exercise groups compared with those in the control group.”
What was measured
- Joint pain Reported an improvement
- Muscle strength Reported an improvement
- Inflammation No difference found
- Fitness Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Midlife women, osteoarthritis or joint pain
- How many
- 42
- How long
- 6 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise, Resistance training
- Cited
- 39 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 25849853
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