Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 897-904 , June 2009

Effects of Weight-Bearing Versus Nonweight-Bearing Exercise on Function, Walking Speed, and Position Sense in Participants With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Mei-Hwa Jan, MS, PT

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and the Physical Therapy Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chien-Ho Lin, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Yeong-Fwu Lin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, West Garden Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Jiu-Jenq Lin, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and the Physical Therapy Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Da-Hon Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, En Chu Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Da-Hon Lin, MD, No 399, Fu-Hsin Road, Sang Shia Taipei County, Dept of Orthopaedics, En Chu Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Image Result

    The CONSORT Flow Diagram showing the flow of participants through each stage of our randomized trial. Abbreviations: NWBE, nonweight-bearing exercise; WBE, weight-bearing exercise.

    The CONSORT Flow Diagram showing the flow of participants through each stage of our randomized trial. Abbreviations: NWBE, nonweight-bearing exercise; WBE, weight-bearing exercise.

  • Image Result

    (A) WB knee extension exercise. (B) NWB knee extension exercise.

    (A) WB knee extension exercise. (B) NWB knee extension exercise.

 Supported by the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (grant no. NSC 92-2218-E-002-014).

 Trial Registration Number: NCT 9100002377.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00143-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.018

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 897-904 , June 2009

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