Efficacy of an exercise program combined with lifestyle education in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Unlabelled: Therapeutic exercise and lifestyle changes (LS) are usually recommended for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Objectives: to compare the impact of an exercise program vs. exercise program plus LS education in individuals with knee OA.

Superficial temperature and pain tolerance in patients with chronic low back pain.

Introduction: Low back pain is a common and very prevalent disease and can impose limitations that negatively impact patients. The objective of this study was to verify and compare the association between lumbar superficial temperature and pressure pain tolerance thresholds in individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain and healthy controls.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study involving 38 individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain and 19 healthy controls.

Lifestyle and Pain in Women With Knee Osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the main cause of pain and disability in the elderly. The disease leads to chronic musculoskeletal pain, characterized by an abnormal excitability of pain conduction pathways, and lifestyle may interfere in this pathophysiological aspect. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare perceived pain, pressure pain threshold, and lifestyle of adult and elderly women with and without knee OA.