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EXERCISE BENEFITS FAR OUTWEIGH THE RISK OF CARTILAGE WEAR IN OSTEOARTHRITIS
Bricca et al. (2019) reviewed the impact of exercise on articular cartilage in people at risk of, or with established, knee osteoarthritis.
Knee joint loading exercise seems to not be harmful for articular cartilage. Knee joint loading exercise interventions at a dose sufficient to improve cartilage health need to be investigated further.
REDUCED NECK MUSCLE ENDURANCE IN THOSE WITH MIGRAINES
Florencio et al. (2019) compared neck flexor and neck extensor muscle endurance in 26 women with migraine and 26 age-matched women without migraine or headache.
In this cross-sectional, controlled study, patients with migraine exhibited a lower holding time for both neck extensor endurance (166.5 seconds vs. 290 seconds) and neck flexor endurance (35 seconds vs. 60.5 seconds) than the controls. The author suggests a possible association between migraine and reduced performance of the neck muscles.
At Balgowlah Physio, we can help diagnose headaches into cervicogenic, migraine and tension-type categories, use hands-on therapy for short-term pain relief and tailor a neck strengthening program to help minimise deficits in cervical spine muscle endurance.
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