Exercise and Physical Functioning in Osteoarthritis Medical, Neuromuscular and Behavioral Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dekker, Joost (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Rheumatology.; Rehabilitation.; Physiotherapy.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Health Psychology.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is among the top 10 of most disabling diseases in the Western world. It is the major cause of pain and disability among the elderly. This book provides a contextual review of recent research on neuromuscular factors and behavioral risk factors for functional decline in OA, with a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• Part I. Osteoarthritis of the knee or hip
• 2. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical aspects
• 3. Therapeutic options
• Part II. Functional decline
• 4. Risk factors for functional decline
• 5. Neuromuscular mechanisms explaining functional decline
• 6. Behavioral mechanisms explaining functional decline
• Part III. Exercise therapy
• 7.Regular exercise therapy
• 8. Exercise aiming at neuromuscular mechanisms
• 9. Exercise aiming at behavioral mechanisms
• 10. Comorbidity, overweight, and exercise
• 11. Concluding remarks.