Exercise and Physical Functioning in Osteoarthritis (eBook)

Medical, Neuromuscular and Behavioral Perspectives

Joost Dekker (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 2014
VIII, 132 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4614-7215-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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



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.


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 SEGMENTSRehabilitation specialists, health psychologists, gerontologists, rheumatologists, pain specialists

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.

1. Introduction.- Part I. Osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.- 2. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical aspects.- 3. Therapeutic options.- Part II. Functional decline.- 4. Risk factors for functional decline.- 5. Neuromuscular mechanisms explaining functional decline.- 6. Behavioral mechanisms explaining functional decline.- Part III. Exercise therapy.- 7.Regular exercise therapy.- 8. Exercise aiming at neuromuscular mechanisms.- 9. Exercise aiming at behavioral mechanisms.- 10. Comorbidity, overweight, and exercise.- 11. Concluding remarks.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.9.2013
Reihe/Serie SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine
SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine
Zusatzinfo VIII, 132 p. 25 illus., 19 illus. in color.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Geriatrie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Rheumatologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Orthopädie
Medizin / Pharmazie Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
Schlagworte 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
ISBN-10 1-4614-7215-6 / 1461472156
ISBN-13 978-1-4614-7215-5 / 9781461472155
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