Impact of Upper Body Exercise on Body Composition and Weight in Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Background: Obesity is a significant risk factor for knee osteoarthritis and weight reduction in such patients is very difficult due to limited mobility. This study was planned to assess the effect of upper body exercises on body composition and weight in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2022-11, Vol.30, p.128-128
Main Authors: Jadon, Ranveer, Ragu, R, Vikram, Naval, Sethi, Prayas, Ranjan, Piyush, Kumar, Arvind, Minhas, Vikrant, Venkataraman, Srikumar, Madhusudhan, Kumble, Pandey, Shivam
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Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis
Body composition
Exercise
Obesity
Osteoarthritis
Physical fitness
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Summary:Background: Obesity is a significant risk factor for knee osteoarthritis and weight reduction in such patients is very difficult due to limited mobility. This study was planned to assess the effect of upper body exercises on body composition and weight in obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) when added to routine standard of care. Methods: This was a pilot, non-randomized, prospective, interventional study with 40 subjects. Age, sex, weight and BMI were matched in both groups. Twenty obese subjects with knee osteoarthritis in the control group followed the standard of care for OA knee and obesity (Dietary therapy + aerobic physical activity including quadriceps strengthening exercises), and 20 subjects in the interventional group followed an additional upper body resistance exercises with thera bands and compared with the control for primary outcome of changes in body composition measured by DEXA scan and body weight after 6 months. Results: There was a significant reduction in total fat mass by 8.5% (p
ISSN:1930-7381
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