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Physical exercise as non pharmacologic therapy in knee osteoarthritis
Ejercicio físico como terapia no farmacológica en la artrosis de rodilla
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Pedro José Benito Peinado
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, Rocío Cupeiro Coto, Francisco Javier Calderón Montero
Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent joint disorders, and its major symptoms are pain and physical disability. Cartilage regeneration therapies are still under development, and current treatments target pain and disability. Physical activity could be a cheap and effective therapeutic option. However, it is not yet known which types of exercise are the most beneficial, as well as its load or intensity. Therefore, the objective of this work is to integrate all the information about the design of training programs for knee osteoarthritis treatment. All of the selected articles by Talbot and colleagues1 (except one), showed significant improvement in knee pain, physical performance, or both. However, many authors do not describe the main elements of the programs, so its application as a therapy or for contrasting the results is not possible.

Keywords:
Osteoarthritis
Joint disorder
Exercise
Physical activity
Strength
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La artrosis de rodilla es una de las enfermedades articulares más frecuentes, sus síntomas principales son dolor e incapacidad física. La regeneración del cartílago es un tratamiento todavía en desarrollo, por lo que los tratamientos actuales se centran en aliviar los síntomas. El ejercicio físico se presenta como una alternativa u opción de tratamiento barata y efectiva. Sin embargo, todavía no está claro qué tipo de ejercicio, cantidad, intensidad, etc., son más recomendables. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de esta revisión es integrar toda la información posible de cara al diseño de programas de entrenamiento para el tratamiento de la artrosis de rodilla. Todos los artículos seleccionados tras la revisión, salvo el de Talbot et al1, mostraron mejoras significativas en el dolor de la rodilla, en la capacidad física o en ambas variables. Sin embargo, muchos autores obvian elementos cruciales del programa, por lo que no es posible la aplicación con fines terapéuticos o para contrastar los resultados en otras muestras.

Palabras clave:
Artrosis
Enfermedad articular
Ejercicio
Actividad física
Fuerza
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