A5024107275- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Physical Activity and Health
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Wake Forest University
2016-2025
Virginia Commonwealth University
2024
Barro Colorado Island
2023
East Carolina University
2016
United States Army
2016
Berry & Associates (United States)
2007
Pennsylvania State University
1999-2001
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1995-1999
Knee osteoarthritis (OA), a common cause of chronic pain and disability, has biomechanical inflammatory origins is exacerbated by obesity.
Restorative yoga (RY) is a gentle type of that may be beneficial for cancer patients and post-treatment survivors. Study goals were: to determine the feasibility implementing RY intervention women with breast cancer; examine group differences in self-reported emotional, health-related quality life, symptom outcomes.
Background: The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, noting flaws in previous running injury research, called more rigorous prospective designs comprehensive analyses to define the origin of injuries. Purpose: To determine risk factors that differentiate recreational runners who remain uninjured from those diagnosed with an overuse during a 2-year observational period. Study Design: Cohort study; Level evidence, 2. Methods: Inclusion criteria were minimum 5 miles per week being...
<h3>Importance</h3> Thigh muscle weakness is associated with knee discomfort and osteoarthritis disease progression. Little known about the efficacy of high-intensity strength training in patients or whether it may worsen symptoms. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine reduces pain joint compressive forces more than low-intensity attention control osteoarthritis. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> Assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial conducted at a university research center North...
A randomized controlled trial examined the growth and form of multidimensional self-esteem over a 12-month period (6-month exercise intervention 6-month follow-up) in 174 older adults engaged either walking or stretching/toning program. The extent to which changes physical fitness parameters self-efficacy were related perceptions attractive body, strength, conditioning, self-worth was also determined. Latent curve analyses showed curvilinear pattern esteem with significant increases at all...
Objective To determine the dose response effect of weight loss on clinical and mechanistic outcomes in overweight obese adults with knee osteoarthritis ( OA ). Methods This is a secondary analysis diet‐induced only (D) plus exercise (D + E) groups Intensive Diet Exercise for Arthritis randomized controlled trial. The 240 participants were older community‐dwelling pain radiographic . Participants assigned to 1 4 according achieved over an 18‐month period: <5% (<5% group), 5–10% (≥5%...
Some weight loss and exercise programs that have been successful in academic center-based trials not evaluated community settings.To determine whether adaptation of a diet intervention to settings resulted statistically significant reduction pain, compared with an attention control group, at 18-month follow-up.Assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial conducted urban rural counties North Carolina. Patients were men women aged 50 years or older knee osteoarthritis overweight obesity (body...
Observational evidence suggests that higher physical activity is associated with slower kidney function decline; however, to our knowledge, no large trial has evaluated whether and exercise can ameliorate decline in older adults.
This study examined relationships among physical activity patterns, self-efficacy, balance, and fear of falling in older adults. Fifty-eight adults (52-85 years) completed measures activity, falling. Subjects then performed the items found Berg Balance Scale (Berg, Wood-Dauphinee, Williams, & Maki, 1992). More physically active were less fearful falling, had better stronger perceptions efficacy. Those with balance females more than males. self-efficacy significant independent effects on...
To measure short-term changes in physical and cognitive function emotional well-being of older adults receiving intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).Prospective observational study.Single academic institution.Individuals aged 60 with newly diagnosed AML who received induction (N = 49, mean age 70 ± 6.2, 56% male).Geriatric assessment (GA) was performed during inpatient examination within 8 weeks after hospital discharge chemotherapy. Measures were the Pepper Assessment...
Obesity is the most modifiable risk factor, and dietary induced weight loss potentially best nonpharmacologic intervention to prevent or slow osteoarthritis (OA) disease progression. We are currently conducting a study test hypothesis that intensive will reduce inflammation joint loads sufficiently alter progression, either with without exercise. This article describes intervention, empirical evidence support it, test-retest reliability data. prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled...
Muscle loss and fat gain contribute to the disability, pain, morbidity associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA), thigh muscle weakness is an independent modifiable risk factor for it. However, while all published treatment guidelines recommend strengthening exercise combat of mass strength in OA patients, previous training studies either used intensities or loads below recommended levels healthy adults were generally short, lasting only 6 24 weeks. The efficacy high-intensity improving...
The purpose of the present investigation was to examine (a) effects upper body high-intensity strength training on muscular strength, activities daily living (ADLs), and subjective well-being within an aging population, (b) whether changes in were related subsequent ADLs. main program significant for all five individual muscle groups examined, indicating that subjects who participated had greater increases than did controls. There limited support contention enhances ADLs older adults....
Factors that influence gait adjustments in active and sedentary older adults were examined this study. Fifty-five (60-85 years) completed a series of physical activity self-efficacy measures (gait, falls) the Berg Balance Scale (K. O. Berg, S. L. Wood-Dauphinee, J. I. Williams, & B. Maki, 1992). Participants then walking trials included with without obstacles placed their path. Sedentary adopted more cautious style than ones, exhibiting shorter step lengths slower velocities. Age, level,...
A randomized controlled trial examined the effect of two physical activity modes on changes in self-efficacy over course a 12-month period older, formerly sedentary adults (N = 174, M age 65.5 years). Participants were into either an aerobic group or stretching and toning group. Structural equation modeling was employed to conduct multiple sample latent growth curve analyses individual exercise time. Results revealed curvilinear pattern for both types efficacy with increases occurring first...