Metabolic Syndrome and Physical Activity Levels in College Students.

It is estimated that >30% of young adults attending college are overweight or obese and do not participate in enough physical activity (PA) to maintain a healthy body mass. Many of the known risk factors that are often associated with obesity also place an individual at risk for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of MetS and the magnitude and rate of PA levels in college students.

Younger Total Knee Replacement Patients Do Not Demonstrate Gait Asymmetry for Heel Strike Transient or Knee Joint Moments That Are Observed in Older Patients.

Gait asymmetry is observed after total knee replacement, often leading to excessive forces at the contralateral limb. The number of total knee replacement procedures has increased substantially over the past 2 decades, particularly among younger patients. Relatively little is known regarding these younger patients (<65 y), specifically, with respect to gait asymmetry.

Reported balance confidence and movement reinvestment of younger knee replacement patients are more like younger healthy individuals, than older patients.

This study focused on differences between the rapidly growing younger (<65 years old) and older (>65 years old) total knee replacement (TKR) patients for measures of balance confidence, movement reinvestment, and functional mobility. Fifty-nine participants, including twenty-nine primary unilateral TKR patients (six months post-TKR) formed the four experimental groups: 1) Younger TKR Patient (YP), 2) Younger Control (YC), 3) Older TKR Patient (OP), and 4) Older Control (OC). The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC), the Movement-Specific Reinvestment Scale (MSRS), and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test were measured.

After total knee replacement younger patients demonstrate superior balance control compared to older patients when recovering from a forward fall.

Background: National joint replacement registries have reported a substantial growth in younger knee osteoarthritic patients (<55years old) undergoing total knee replacement, however this younger population is generally understudied. Importantly, studies examining experimentally controlled perturbation have shown age-related differences between younger and older healthy adults, whether similar age-related differences exist among total knee replacement patients is unknown.

Methods: A total of 59 participants, including 29 unilateral total knee replacement patients (six-months post-surgery) made up the four experimental groups: 1) younger patient (54.

Younger patients report greater improvement in self-reported function after knee joint replacement.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the relationship between patients' age and the change in Oxford Knee Score from preoperative to postoperative assessments, and to investigate whether there is a relationship between preoperative Oxford Knee Score results and the indication for total knee replacement surgery, and if age affects this relationship.

Background: An increasing number of younger patients receive knee joint replacements, yet it is unknown how this cohort functions after surgery.