Physical and behavioral interventions have been shown to improve symptoms of advanced knee osteoarthritis, but do middle-aged, sedentary individuals with early-stage disease also benefit from these approaches, either alone or in combination?
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Bennell, K., Messier, S. Strength training, self-management or both for early knee OA. Nat Rev Rheumatol 6, 313–314 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2010.49
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