Pain and functional trajectories in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis over up to 12 weeks of exercise exposure.

Objective: Exercise is the recommended treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, heterogeneous patterns in treatment response are poorly understood. Our purpose was to identify pain and functional trajectories from exercise interventions in knee OA, and to determine their association with baseline factors.

Mindfulness Is Associated With Treatment Response From Nonpharmacologic Exercise Interventions in Knee Osteoarthritis.

Objective: To examine the association between baseline mindfulness and response from exercise interventions in knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Design: Cohort study; responder analysis of a clinical trial subset.

Setting: Urban tertiary care academic hospital.

Mindfulness is associated with psychological health and moderates pain in knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: Previous studies suggest that higher mindfulness is associated with less pain and depression. However, the role of mindfulness has never been studied in knee osteoarthritis (OA). We evaluate the relationships between mindfulness and pain, psychological symptoms, and quality of life in knee OA.