Walking and Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Simple Strategy to Slow Cartilage Loss - Frankly Speaking Ep 301

<p>Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™  </p> <p> </p> <p>CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: <a href='https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-301'>https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-301</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Overview: In this episode, we will discuss a simple and inexpensive yet effective strategy for slowing the loss of knee joint cartilage in a patient with osteoarthritis: walking. Hear how recent evidence suggests that including a walking regimen into treatment plans may confer numerous benefits in this patient population.</p> <p> </p> <p>Episode resource links:</p> <ul><li>Busse, JW, Sadeghirad, B., Oparin, Y. et al; Management of Acute Pain From Non–Low Back, Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Ann Intern Med.2020;173:730-738. [Epub 18 August 2020]. doi:10.7326/M19-3601</li> <li>Kolasinski, S.L., Neogi, T., Hochberg, M.C., Oatis, C., Guyatt, G., Block, J., Callahan, L., Copenhaver, C., Dodge, C., Felson, D., Gellar, K., Harvey, W.F., Hawker, G., Herzig, E., Kwoh, C.K., Nelson, A.E., Samuels, J., Scanzello, C., White, D., Wise, B., Altman, R.D., DiRenzo, D., Fontanarosa, J., Giradi, G., Ishimori, M., Misra, D., Shah, A.A., Shmagel, A.K., Thoma, L.M., Turgunbaev, M., Turner, A.S. and Reston, J. (2020), 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee. Arthritis Care Res, 72: 149-162. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24131'>https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24131</a></li> <li>Lo GH, Vinod S, Richard MJ, et al. Association Between Walking for Exercise and Symptomatic and Structural Progression in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Cohort [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 8]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022;10.1002/art.42241. doi:10.1002/art.42241</li> <li>Thudium C. Markers of synovial inflammation matrix turnover and symptoms. Presented at: OARSI 2022 World Con