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  • Strength training for arthritis trial (START): Design and rationale 

    Messier, Stephen P; Mihalko, Shannon L; Beavers, Daniel P.; Nicklas, Barbara J; DeVita, Paul, 1955-; Car, J Jeffery; Hunter, David J; Williamson, Jeff D; Bennell, Kim L.; Guermazi, Ali; Lyles, Mary; Loeser, Richard F (2013-07-15)
    Background Muscle loss and fat gain contribute to the disability, pain, and morbidity associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and thigh muscle weakness is an independent and modifiable risk factor for it. However, while ...
  • Strength Training for Arthritis Trial (START): design and rationale 

    Messier, Stephen P.; Mihalko, Shannon L.; Beavers, Daniel P.; Nicklas, Barbara J.; DeVita, Paul, 1955-; Carr, J Jeffery; Hunter, David J.; Williamson, Jeff D.; Bennell, Kim L.; Guermazi, Ali; Lyles, Mary F.; Loeser, Richard F. (2013)
  • Weight-loss and exercise for communities with arthritis in North Carolina (we-can): design and rationale of a pragmatic, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial 

    Messier, Stephen P.; Callahan, Leigh F.; Beavers, Daniel P.; Queen, Kate; Mihalko, Shannon L.; Miller, Gary D.; Losina, Elena; Katz, Jeffrey N.; Loeser, Richard F.; Quandt, Sara A.; DeVita, Paul, 1955-; Hunter, David J.; Lyles, Mary F.; Newman, Jovita; Hackney, Betsy; Jordan, Joanne M. (2017-02-22)
    Background: Recently, we determined that in a rigorously monitored environment an intensive diet-induced weight loss of 10% combined with exercise was significantly more effective at reducing pain in men and women with ...