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Review
. 2003 Jul;31(3):138-43.
doi: 10.1097/00003677-200307000-00007.

In osteoarthritis, the psychosocial benefits of exercise are as important as physiological improvements

Michael V Hurley  1 , Helene L Mitchell, Nicki Walsh
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In osteoarthritis, the psychosocial benefits of exercise are as important as physiological improvements

Michael V Hurley et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

Exercise has a major role in the management of osteoarthritis, effecting well-documented physiological improvements on muscle function. However, exercise also has lasting benefits on the complex psychosocial sequelae of osteoarthritis--facilitating appropriate health beliefs, behaviors, pain coping, and self-management strategies--that are as important as its physiological effects.

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