Knee OA PEAK Program in Sinnamon Park

What is Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a disorder that can affect any moveable joint of the body, for example knees, hips, and hands. It can display itself as a breakdown of tissues and abnormal changes to the cell structures of joints. It may be initiated by injury, that activate maladaptive repair responses. As the joint tries to repair, it can lead to other problems.

• Complex disorder of synovial joints, affecting all joint tissues.
• Clinical syndrome of joint pain, functional limitation, and impaired quality of life.
• Chronic disease with varying symptom severity.

Knee OA Symptoms:

• Usage related pain – mechanical
• Short lived morning stiffness
• Feeling of giving way or buckling
• Impaired physical function such as walking or stairs
• Bony enlargement and tenderness
• Limited ROM
• Ligamentous instability
• Altered gait pattern
• Increasing age > 45 years old
• Increasing body mass index
• Increased co-morbidity count
• Higher baseline severity (both radiographic and symptomatic)
• Bilateral knee symptoms
• Depressive symptoms
• Muscle weakness
• Slower walking speed