Prescribing Optimal Nutrition and Physical Activity as “First-Line” Interventions for Best Practice Management of Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation Associated with Osteoarthritis : Evidence Synthesis
Joint Authors
Dean, Elizabeth
Gormsen Hansen, Rasmus
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-28, 28 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress underlie chronic osteoarthritis.
Although best-practice guidelines for osteoarthritis emphasize self-management including weight control and exercise, the role of lifestyle behavior change to address chronic low-grade inflammation has not been a focus of first-line management.
This paper synthesizes the literature that supports the idea in which the Western diet and inactivity are proinflammatory, whereas a plant-based diet and activity are anti-inflammatory, and that low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress underlying osteoarthritis often coexist with lifestyle-related risk factors and conditions.
We provide evidence-informed recommendations on how lifestyle behavior change can be integrated into “first-line” osteoarthritis management through teamwork and targeted evidence-based interventions.
Healthy living can be exploited to reduce inflammation, oxidative stress, and related pain and disability and improve patients’ overall health.
This approach aligns with evidence-based best practice and holds the promise of eliminating or reducing chronic low-grade inflammation, attenuating disease progression, reducing weight, maximizing health by minimizing a patient’s risk or manifestations of other lifestyle-related conditions hallmarked by chronic low-grade inflammation, and reducing the need for medications and surgery.
This approach provides an informed cost effective basis for prevention, potential reversal, and management of signs and symptoms of chronic osteoarthritis and has implications for research paradigms in osteoarthritis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dean, Elizabeth& Gormsen Hansen, Rasmus. 2012. Prescribing Optimal Nutrition and Physical Activity as “First-Line” Interventions for Best Practice Management of Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation Associated with Osteoarthritis : Evidence Synthesis. Arthritis،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480791
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dean, Elizabeth& Gormsen Hansen, Rasmus. Prescribing Optimal Nutrition and Physical Activity as “First-Line” Interventions for Best Practice Management of Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation Associated with Osteoarthritis : Evidence Synthesis. Arthritis No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480791
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dean, Elizabeth& Gormsen Hansen, Rasmus. Prescribing Optimal Nutrition and Physical Activity as “First-Line” Interventions for Best Practice Management of Chronic Low-Grade Inflammation Associated with Osteoarthritis : Evidence Synthesis. Arthritis. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480791
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480791