Abstracts tagged "Biomechanics"

Abstract Number: 2154 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement In Clinical Symptoms After 48 Weeks Of Wearing Flexible Footwear In Osteoarthritis Of Knee: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
Najia Shakoor¹, Roy H. Lidtke², Louis F. Fogg³, Laura E. Thorp⁴, Markus A. Wimmer⁵, Rachel A. Mikolaitis² and Joel A. Block², ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is a major cause of pain and disability. Biomechanical interventions that reduce dynamic loading are…
Abstract Number: 1761 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Link Of Foot Structure and Foot Function With Falls: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Yvonne M. Golightly¹, Marian T. Hannan², Howard J. Hillstrom³, Alyssa B. Dufour⁴, Amanda E. Nelson⁵, Adam Dore⁶ and Joanne M. Jordan⁷, ¹Gillings School of Global Public Health, Dept of Epidemiology, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina Dept of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Dept. of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Rehabilitation, Hospital Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY, ⁴Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Nearly 1/3 of older adults experience at least one fall annually in the United States. Foot type (static and dynamic arch height) is…