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Silva MDC, Perriman DM, Fearon AM, Tait D, Spencer TJ, Walton-Sonda D, Simic M, Hinman RS, Bennell KL, Scarvell JM. Effects of neuromuscular gait modification strategies on indicators of knee joint load in people with medial knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0274874. [PMID: 36129904 PMCID: PMC9491578 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES This systematic review aimed to determine the effects of neuromuscular gait modification strategies on indicators of medial knee joint load in people with medial knee osteoarthritis. METHODS Databases (Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, CINAHL and PubMed) were searched for studies of gait interventions aimed at reducing medial knee joint load indicators for adults with medial knee osteoarthritis. Studies evaluating gait aids or orthoses were excluded. Hedges' g effect sizes (ES) before and after gait retraining were estimated for inclusion in quality-adjusted meta-analysis models. Certainty of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. RESULTS Seventeen studies (k = 17; n = 362) included two randomised placebo-controlled trials (RCT), four randomised cross-over trials, two case studies and nine cohort studies. The studies consisted of gait strategies of ipsilateral trunk lean (k = 4, n = 73), toe-out (k = 6, n = 104), toe-in (k = 5, n = 89), medial knee thrust (k = 3, n = 61), medial weight transfer at the foot (k = 1, n = 10), wider steps (k = 1, n = 15) and external knee adduction moment (KAM) biofeedback (k = 3, n = 84). Meta-analyses found that ipsilateral trunk lean reduced early stance peak KAM (KAM1, ES and 95%CI: -0.67, -1.01 to -0.33) with a dose-response effect and reduced KAM impulse (-0.37, -0.70 to -0.04) immediately after single-session training. Toe-out had no effect on KAM1 but reduced late stance peak KAM (KAM2; -0.42, -0.73 to -0.11) immediately post-training for single-session, 10 or 16-week interventions. Toe-in reduced KAM1 (-0.51, -0.81 to -0.20) and increased KAM2 (0.44, 0.04 to 0.85) immediately post-training for single-session to 6-week interventions. Visual, verbal and haptic feedback was used to train gait strategies. Certainty of evidence was very-low to low according to the GRADE approach. CONCLUSION Very-low to low certainty of evidence suggests that there is a potential that ipsilateral trunk lean, toe-out, and toe-in to be clinically helpful to reduce indicators of medial knee joint load. There is yet little evidence for interventions over several weeks.
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Affiliation(s)
- M. Denika C. Silva
- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
- Department of Physiotherapy, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Werahera, Sri Lanka
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Australia
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
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Hinman RS, Nelligan RK, Campbell PK, Kimp AJ, Graham B, Merolli M, McManus F, Lamb KE, Bennell KL. Exercise adherence Mobile app for Knee Osteoarthritis: protocol for the MappKO randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:874. [PMID: 36127677 PMCID: PMC9487056 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05816-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background In people with knee osteoarthritis (OA), ongoing exercise participation, particularly with strengthening exercises, is central to management. Patient adherence to prescribed exercise typically declines once consultations with a clinician have ceased. Mobile applications (apps) can incorporate behaviour change techniques that may assist adherence, potentially optimising clinical outcomes. Methods This is a two-arm, pragmatic, superiority randomised trial. One hundred and eighty two Australians with chronic knee pain (clinical knee OA) and who have at least a mild level of physical dysfunction are being recruited. Participants are randomly allocated i) exercise (physiotherapist-prescribed exercise) or; ii) exercise plus app (physiotherapist-prescribed exercise plus access to the ‘My Exercise Messages’ mobile app). Exercise care comprises two videoconferencing consultations with a physiotherapist over two weeks (30 min each) for a strengthening exercise program, which is then conducted independently at home for 24 weeks without any further physiotherapist consultations. Participants are also provided with exercise resources to facilitate home-based exercise. Those randomised to exercise plus app will download the app after completing the two weeks of physiotherapy consultations and will be instructed by research staff to use the app for the 24 weeks of unsupervised home-based exercises. The app works by tracking completion of weekly exercise sessions, providing regular messages to facilitate weekly exercise and providing personalised messages to help overcome individual barriers to exercise participation. The two primary outcomes are i) self-reported physical function; and ii) number of days strengthening exercises were performed (previous fortnight), with a primary endpoint of 26 weeks and a secondary endpoint of 14 weeks. Secondary outcomes include knee pain severity; knee-related quality of life; global change; exercise program satisfaction; exercise self-efficacy; physical activity; sport and recreation function; another measure of exercise adherence; and willingness to undergo joint replacement. Process measures are also included. Discussion Findings will determine if a theory-informed mobile app improves exercise adherence and physical function in people with knee OA who have received a home-based strengthening program. Trial Registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12621000724875. Prospectively registered 9/06/2021.
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- Rana S Hinman
- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Biostatistics Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Biostatistics Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical Health Research Hub, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Hinman RS, Kimp AJ, Campbell PK, Russell T, Foster NE, Kasza J, Harris A, Bennell KL. Technology versus tradition: a non-inferiority trial comparing video to face-to-face consultations with a physiotherapist for people with knee osteoarthritis. Protocol for the PEAK randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:522. [PMID: 32767989 PMCID: PMC7413018 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03523-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a global problem that causes significant pain and physical dysfunction, substantially impacting on quality of life and imposing enormous cost to the healthcare system. Exercise is pivotal to OA management, yet uptake by people with knee OA is inadequate. Limited access to appropriately skilled health professionals, such as physiotherapists, for prescription of an exercise program and support with exercise is a major barrier to optimal care. Internet-enabled video consultations permit widespread reach. However, services offering video consultations with physiotherapists for musculoskeletal conditions are scant in Australia where there is typically no Government or private health insurer funding for such services. The paucity of robust evidence demonstrating video consultations with physiotherapists are clinically effective, safe and cost-effective for knee OA is hampering implementation of, and willingness of healthcare policymakers to pay for, these services. METHODS This is an assessor- and participant-blinded, two-arm, pragmatic, comparative effectiveness non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Australia. We are recruiting 394 people from the community with chronic knee pain consistent with a clinical diagnosis of knee OA. Participants are randomly allocated to receive physiotherapy care via i) video-conferencing or; ii) face-to-face consultations. Participants are provided five consultations (30-45 min each) with a physiotherapist over 3 months for prescription of a home-based strengthening exercise program (to be conducted independently at home) and physical activity plan, as well as OA education. Participants in both groups are provided with educational booklets and simple exercise equipment via post. The co-primary outcomes are change in self-reported i) knee pain on walking; and ii) physical function, with a primary end-point of 3 months and a secondary end-point of 9 months. Secondary outcomes include changes in other clinical outcomes (health-related quality of life; therapeutic relationship; global ratings of change; satisfaction with care; self-efficacy; physical activity levels), time and financial costs of attending consultations, healthcare usage and convenience. Non-inferiority will be assessed using the per-protocol dataset. DISCUSSION Findings will determine if video consultations with physiotherapists are non-inferior to traditional face-to-face consultations for management of people with knee OA. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12619001240134. http://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=377672&isReview=true.
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- Rana S Hinman
- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Bratke G, Bruggemann GP, Willwacher S, Mählich D, Trudeau MB, Rohr E, Weir G, Maintz D, Hamill J. Does footwear affect articular cartilage volume change after a prolonged run? Scand J Med Sci Sports 2019; 30:332-338. [PMID: 31605631 DOI: 10.1111/sms.13576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate knee intra-articular cartilage volume changes after a prolonged running bout in three footwear conditions. Twelve participants performed 75-minute running bouts in the three footwear conditions. Before and after each running bout, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were obtained using a high-resolution 3.0 Tesla MRI. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the cartilage plates of the patella, the femur, and the tibia was created to quantify cartilage volume change due to the 75-minute running bout. Three-dimensional biomechanical data were also collected using an integrated motion capture and force treadmill system. There were no statistically significant differences among shoe conditions for all anatomical regions. However, significant cartilage volume reductions at all anatomical sites were observed after the 75-minute running bout in each footwear condition. These data suggest that the intra-articular knee cartilage undergoes a significant reduction in cartilage volume during a prolonged run that may indicate an increase in joint loading. There was a considerable variation in cartilage volume between participants across footwear conditions indicating an individual cartilage volume response to footwear. An individualistic approach to footwear recommendations may help in minimizing this change in cartilage.
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- Grischa Bratke
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopedics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopedics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopedics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Brooks Running Inc, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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