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| N ShakoorSummaryAffiliation: Rush University Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Pain and its relationship with muscle strength and proprioception in knee OA: results of an 8-week home exercise pilot studyN Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 8:35-42. 2008..41, p=0.01) with exercise. The association of pain with both muscle strength and proprioception should prompt future studies to consider and adjust for the influence of pain on neuromuscular factors in knee OA...
Nonrandom evolution of end-stage osteoarthritis of the lower limbsNajia Shakoor
Section of Reumatology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Arthritis Rheum 46:3185-9. 2002..Because characterization of OA progression in noncognate joints may shed light on the pathogenesis of multijoint OA, we investigated the pattern of evolution of end-stage lower extremity OA in a large, clinical cohort...
The relationship of vibratory perception to dynamic joint loading, radiographic severity, and pain in knee osteoarthritisNajia Shakoor
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 64:181-6. 2012..This study was designed to assess the association of these deficits with dynamic joint loading and their relationship to the structural and symptomatic severity of knee OA...
Effects of common footwear on joint loading in osteoarthritis of the kneeNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612 4861, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:917-23. 2010..Footwear may have the potential to alter these loads. This study compares the effects of several common shoe types on knee loading in subjects with OA of the knee...
Effects of specialized footwear on joint loads in osteoarthritis of the kneeNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, 1725 West Harrison, Suite 1017, Chicago, IL 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:1214-20. 2008..This study compared the effects of a specialized shoe (the mobility shoe) designed to lower dynamic loads at the knee with self-chosen conventional walking shoes and with a commercially available walking shoe as a control...
Generalized vibratory deficits in osteoarthritis of the hipNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, 1725 West Harrison, Suite 1017, Chicago, IL 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:1237-40. 2008..This study examined VPT at the upper and lower extremities of subjects with hip OA compared with subjects without hip OA...
Reduced lower extremity vibratory perception in osteoarthritis of the kneeNajia Shakoor
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:117-21. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate VPT in subjects with knee OA to determine whether the lower extremity afferent deficits observed in knee OA involve more than just proprioception...
Walking barefoot decreases loading on the lower extremity joints in knee osteoarthritisNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 54:2923-7. 2006..To evaluate the effects that modern shoes have on gait and lower extremity joint loads in osteoarthritis (OA)...
OsteoarthritisNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Sci Aging Knowledge Environ 2004:dn2. 2004..Newer nonpharmacological treatment options are focusing on how to improve symptoms and prevent progression of the disease through mechanical interventions...
A biomechanical approach to musculoskeletal diseaseNajia Shakoor
Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, 1725 West Harrison, Suite 1017, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 18:173-86. 2004..Targeted interventions to moderate these factors may, in the future, be a therapeutic option for the management of osteoarthritis...
Asymmetric loading and bone mineral density at the asymptomatic knees of patients with unilateral hip osteoarthritisNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 63:3853-8. 2011..The present study was undertaken to examine patients who had unilateral hip OA but who did not have symptoms of knee OA, in order to detect early asymmetries in knee loading...
The biomechanical effects of focused muscle training on medial knee loads in OA of the knee: a pilot, proof of concept studyL E Thorp
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 10:166-73. 2010..This study examined the biomechanical effects of a lower extremity exercise regimen, emphasizing training of hip abductor musculature, on dynamic knee loads in individuals with knee OA...
The biomechanics of osteoarthritis: implications for therapyJoel A Block
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Curr Rheumatol Rep 11:15-22. 2009..These new therapies may ultimately be shown to retard disease progression and palliate pain. This article reviews some of these strategies...
Aging or osteoarthritis: which is the problem?Richard F Loeser
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Rush Presbyterian St Luke s Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison, Suite 1017, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Rheum Dis Clin North Am 29:653-73. 2003....
Lower limb osteoarthritis: biomechanical alterations and implications for therapyJoel A Block
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 22:544-50. 2010..To review the role of biomechanics in the pathogenesis of lower-extremity osteoarthritis and recent advances in biomechanically active intervention strategies for osteoarthritis...
Asymmetric knee loading in advanced unilateral hip osteoarthritisNajia Shakoor
Section of Rheumatology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612 3862, USA
Arthritis Rheum 48:1556-61. 2003....
Research Grants
- Factors influencing the evolution of knee osteoarthritisNajia Shakoor; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
