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Comorbidity, Obesity, and Exercise Therapy in Patients with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

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Comorbidity and overweight are highly prevalent in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis. This chapter addresses comorbidity and overweight in osteoarthritis, and adaptations of exercise therapy required because of comorbidity and overweight.

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de Rooij, M., Lems, W.F., van der Leeden, M., Dekker, J. (2014). Comorbidity, Obesity, and Exercise Therapy in Patients with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis. In: Dekker, J. (eds) Exercise and Physical Functioning in Osteoarthritis. SpringerBriefs in Specialty Topics in Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7215-5_10

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