Walking for exercise may be symptom and structure modifying for those with established osteoarthritis and with varus alignment - data from the osteoarthritis initiative

Purpose: Walking is often recommended as physical activity for those who have knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, the benefits of walking exercise for knee OA have not been clearly illustrated in epidemiologic studies. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the relationship of walking for exercise with symptomatic and structural progression in those with pre-existing radiographic knee OA. Methods: This is a nested cohort study within the Osteoarthritis...