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
    • ,
  • Yeong-Fwu Lin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, West Garden Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • 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
    • ,
  • 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

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 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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