Exercise and Physical Functioning in Osteoarthritis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

   • Joost Dekker

   Pages 1-9

3. Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Aspects of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

      • Diana C. Sanchez-Ramirez, Joost Dekker, Willem F. Lems

      Pages 13-25

   3. Therapeutic Options in Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee

      • Martijn Gerritsen, Ramon E. Voorneman, Joost Dekker, Willem F. Lems

      Pages 27-35

4. Functional Decline

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Risk Factors for Functional Decline in Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip

      • Marike van der Leeden, Cindy Veenhof, Leo D. Roorda, Joost Dekker

      Pages 39-48

   3. Neuromuscular Mechanisms Explaining Functional Decline

      • Martin van der Esch, Joost Dekker

      Pages 49-67

   4. Behavioral Mechanisms Explaining Functional Decline

      • Jasmijn F. M. Holla, Martijn Pisters, Joost Dekker

      Pages 69-85

5. Exercise Therapy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Regular Exercises in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

      • Marike van der Leeden, Wilfred Peter, Joost Dekker

      Pages 89-94

   3. Exercise Therapy Targeting Neuromuscular Mechanisms

      • Jesper Knoop, Martijn P. M. Steultjens, Joost Dekker

      Pages 95-107

   4. Exercise Aiming at Behavioral Mechanisms

      • Cindy Veenhof, Martijn Pisters, Joost Dekker

      Pages 109-118

   5. Comorbidity, Obesity, and Exercise Therapy in Patients with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

      • Mariëtte de Rooij, Willem F. Lems, Marike van der Leeden, Joost Dekker

      Pages 119-126

   6. Summary and Future Directions

      • Joost Dekker

      Pages 127-132

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 special emphasis on explanatory mechanisms. In addition, the book discusses innovative approaches to exercise and physical activity in OA, derived from research on behavioral and neuromuscular risk factors for functional decline in OA. Recent research has shown that neuromuscular factors (such as muscle strength, joint laxity) and behavioral factors (such as avoidance of activity, depressed mood) predict pain and disability in OA. Furthermore, exercise and physical activity are among the dominant interventions aiming at reducing pain and disability, and innovative interventions targeting neuromuscular and behavioral interventions have been recently developed. This research has been published as separate papers, with the result that the field is in need of an integrative contextual review that puts the research into theoretical perspective.

TARGETED MARKET SEGMENTS

Rehabilitation specialists, health psychologists, gerontologists, rheumatologists, pain specialists

• Arthritic pain research
• Behavioral treatment for pain
• Exercise and health
• Exercise therapy
• Hip pain research
• Knee pain research
• Neuromuscular pain research
• OA
• Obesity and osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Overweight and osteoarthritis
• Pain rehabilitation
• Physical activity and health
• Risk factors for arthritis

• Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine & Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  Joost Dekker

Joost Dekker is professor of allied health care at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and at the Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam (1997-present). His research focuses on behavioral factors in somatic disease. He is chair of the research theme “Soma and psyche” of the research program “Mental Health” at the Institute for Health Care Research (EMGO, Amsterdam). He is head of the Department of Rehabilitation Research at Reade Hospital, Amsterdam. Professor Dekker is a licensed health psychologist. He is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine and is involved in international and national boards and committees, eg, International Society of Behavioral Medicine, Netherlands Health Council, Netherlands Behavioral Medicine Federation, and Royal Netherlands Society of Physiotherapy.

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