Kristin R Baker

Summary

Affiliation: Boston University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Association of plasma n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with synovitis in the knee: the MOST study
    K R Baker
    Boston University Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 20:382-7. 2012
  2. ncbi Exercise for knee osteoarthritis
    K Baker
    The Boston University Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Curr Opin Rheumatol 12:456-63. 2000
  3. ncbi Quadriceps weakness and its relationship to tibiofemoral and patellofemoral knee osteoarthritis in Chinese: the Beijing osteoarthritis study
    Kristin R Baker
    Clinical Epidemiology and Research Training Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 50:1815-21. 2004
  4. ncbi A randomized crossover trial of a wedged insole for treatment of knee osteoarthritis
    Kristin Baker
    Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, Boston University Medical School, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 56:1198-203. 2007
  5. ncbi Relation of synovitis to knee pain using contrast-enhanced MRIs
    K Baker
    Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 650 Albany Street, Suite X200, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:1779-83. 2010
  6. ncbi What WOMAC pain score should make a patient eligible for a trial in knee osteoarthritis?
    Joyce Goggins
    Boston University Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit and the Arthritis Center, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Rheumatol 32:540-2. 2005

Research Grants

  1. The Relationship of n-3 Fatty Acids with Pain and Synovium in knee OA
    Kristin Baker; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Association of plasma n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with synovitis in the knee: the MOST study
    K R Baker
    Boston University Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 20:382-7. 2012
    ..Future studies manipulating the systemic levels of these fatty acids may be warranted to determine the effects on structural damage in knee OA...
  2. ncbi Exercise for knee osteoarthritis
    K Baker
    The Boston University Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Curr Opin Rheumatol 12:456-63. 2000
    ..The mechanism of exercise remains unclear and merits future studies to better define a concise, clear exercise protocol that may have the potential for a public health intervention...
  3. ncbi Quadriceps weakness and its relationship to tibiofemoral and patellofemoral knee osteoarthritis in Chinese: the Beijing osteoarthritis study
    Kristin R Baker
    Clinical Epidemiology and Research Training Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 50:1815-21. 2004
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  4. ncbi A randomized crossover trial of a wedged insole for treatment of knee osteoarthritis
    Kristin Baker
    Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, Boston University Medical School, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 56:1198-203. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of this simple, low-cost intervention for pain in patients with medial knee OA...
  5. ncbi Relation of synovitis to knee pain using contrast-enhanced MRIs
    K Baker
    Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 650 Albany Street, Suite X200, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:1779-83. 2010
    ..It has been suggested that synovitis causes joint pain. On non-contrast-enhanced MRIs synovial thickening cannot be assessed and on these images synovitis has been inconsistently associated with pain...
  6. ncbi What WOMAC pain score should make a patient eligible for a trial in knee osteoarthritis?
    Joyce Goggins
    Boston University Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit and the Arthritis Center, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Rheumatol 32:540-2. 2005
    ..To evaluate different Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain thresholds as eligibility criteria for a knee osteoarthritis (OA) trial and their effect on number of subjects recruited...

Research Grants2

  1. The Relationship of n-3 Fatty Acids with Pain and Synovium in knee OA
    Kristin Baker; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..It is a major public health issue with substantial economic impact that will increase as the population ages. Individuals with the disease are eager for nonpharmacological treatments such as a nutrition intervention. ..