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Aerobic exercise, strength training, or individualized exercises? There are several ways to keep physically active if you have osteoarthritis. Aerobic exercise Regular aerobic exercise not only relieves osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms but also improves physical and mental health. Aerobic exercise is exercise that increases both heart rate and the body’s oxygen uptake. Increased oxygen uptake not only
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/exercise-and-oa/types-exercise - 2026-05-19
Here you can find instructional videos with exercises for both knee and hip osteoarthritis. Keep in mind that these are only examples. Exercises should be individualized based on age, mobility, flexibility, and pain severity with the help of a physiotherapist. The knee and hip exercises can easily be performed both at home and in the gym. For example, if you don't have a stepper at home, you can
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/exercise-and-oa/exercise-examples - 2026-05-19
A previous joint injury increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis already between the ages of 25-35. Young athletes who have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear or a meniscus injury may proceed to develop knee osteoarthritis already 15-20 years after their injury. Being diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) at an early age is thereby not uncommon and there is a strong link between
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/young-osteoarthritis/oa-after-joint-injury - 2026-05-19
A previous joint injury is the most common cause of osteoarthritis in young individuals. Injury prevention training should therefore be integrated into sports practice to reduce the risk of knee injuries and thus minimize the risk of developing osteoarthritis later in life. To prevent knee injuries and thereby also prevent osteoarthritis (OA), it is crucial that sports clubs make injury prevention
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/young-osteoarthritis/injury-prevention - 2026-05-19
I-PROTECT is a research project focusing on the implementation of injury prevention training for youth handball players (13-17-year-olds) in Sweden. The project is a collaboration between Lund University, the handball clubs H43 Lund and LUGI HF, the Regional Handball Federation in South Sweden, and the Swedish Handball Federation. Together, we develop and implement injury prevention training progr
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/young-osteoarthritis/i-protect - 2026-05-19
Here you can find researcher profiles of active LOAD (Lund OsteoArthritis Division) members. You can read about their ongoing research, what led them into research and what their hopes are for the future of osteoarthritis research. If you're lucky, they may even share a good book or film suggestion!
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/meet-oa-researchers - 2026-05-19
LOAD is a regional network for osteoarthritis research. LOAD is a multi-disciplinary network, coordinated by Professor Martin Englund. LOAD's members are internationally merited professionals, covering expertise in areas including clinical orthopaedics, epidemiology, extracellular matrix biology and proteomics, physical therapy, biomechanical engineering, and OA imaging. The network also collabora
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/load - 2026-05-19
Here you can read short summaries of doctoral dissertations on osteoarthritis, published by doctoral students at Lund University. Under each summary, you can click on a link to directly access the dissertation.
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/doctoral-theses - 2026-05-19
Your participation drives osteoarthritis research forward. Research studies are underway to deepen our knowledge about osteoarthritis (OA). Patients and other volunteers are very often needed for studies. Without research study volunteers, research would not be able to progress. We are often looking for volunteers who want to and can participate in our research studies on OA. However, currently, a
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/take-part-research-sweden - 2026-05-19
Support The Arthritis Portal and osteoarthritis research and create a better future for everyone suffering from the joint disease! The best way to better understand the pathological mechanisms of osteoarthritis is to conduct research. However, high-quality medical research costs a lot of money. Keeping www.arthritisportal.com up-to-date with the latest research results and osteoarthritis informati
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/donate-research - 2026-05-19
A football injury in the '90s before knee rehabilitation was a "thing" When 15-year-old soccer player Veronika injured her right knee during a game, no one informed her about the risks of developing future knee problems. Within the soccer club, there was no preventive training or knee-stabilizing exercises for players—practices that sports clubs today constantly emphasise to prevent knee injuries
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/my-oa-story/my-story-veronika - 2026-05-19
A knee injury on the slopes and two athroplasties. The year she turned thirty, Gunill-Louise went on a ski holiday intending to have a lot of fun with her friends. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before she had an accident on the slopes, a knee injury that later in life would cause her serious knee problems.I wanted to be cool, so I decided to ski off-pist. However, I ended up falling and badly
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/my-oa-story/my-story-gunill-louise - 2026-05-19
The anterior cruciate ligament is the most commonly injured ligament in the knee, especially amongst young football and handball players. There are two cruciate ligaments in the knee: the anterior cruciate ligament and the posterior cruciate ligament. The main function of the cruciate ligaments is to stabilize the knee. Most cruciate ligament injuries are to the anterior cruciate ligament (known a
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/about-osteoarthritis/oa-after-joint-injury/acl-injury - 2026-05-19
A torn meniscus can either be caused by a sudden injury to the knee (traumatic meniscus tear) or happen over time with increasing age (degenerative meniscus tear). A torn meniscus can either be caused by a sudden injury to the knee (traumatic meniscus tear) or happen over time with increasing age (degenerative meniscus tear). In each knee joint, there are two menisci, the inner (medial) and the ou
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/about-osteoarthritis/oa-after-joint-injury/meniscus-injury - 2026-05-19
The anterior cruciate ligament is the most commonly injured ligament in the knee, especially amongst young football and handball players. There are two cruciate ligaments in the knee: the anterior cruciate ligament and the posterior cruciate ligament. The main function of the cruciate ligaments is to stabilize the knee. Most cruciate ligament injuries are to the anterior cruciate ligament (known a
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/young-osteoarthritis/oa-after-joint-injury/acl-injury - 2026-05-19
A torn meniscus can either be caused by an sudden injury to the knee (traumatic meniscus tear) or happen over time with increasing age (degenerative meniscus tear). A torn meniscus can either be caused by a sudden injury to the knee (traumatic meniscus tear) or happen over time with increasing age (degenerative meniscus tear). In each knee joint, there are two menisci, the inner (medial) and the o
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/young-osteoarthritis/oa-after-joint-injury/meniscus-injury - 2026-05-19
Below you will find general information about the joint disease osteoarthritis such as how it is diagnosed and which symptoms are the most common. What is osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that attacks the joints and breaks down articular cartilage (joint cartilage), ligaments, bones, menisci, joint membranes, and muscles. The disease most commonly affects the knees, hips, and small
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/about-osteoarthritis - 2026-05-19
Although there is no cure for osteoarthritis, several treatment methods can relieve symptoms and delay disease progression. Osteoarthritis (OA) treatment can be divided into three sections of a pyramid, with information, regular exercise, and weight loss (if necessary) at the base of the pyramid. The base consists of first-line treatment for OA and should be offered to all individuals living wit
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/oa-treatments - 2026-05-19
Professor, MD, epidemiologist Research area: Osteoarthritis - from early disease mechanisms to the burden on individuals and society I tend to divide my research into three categories: 1. Molecular processes in osteoarthritis and its various stages with the help of my biobank and advanced measuring instruments in the laboratory. 2. Structural changes that occur in the joint tissues and their possi
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/meet-oa-researchers/martin-englund - 2026-05-19
professor, physioterapist Research area: Exercise is good for your joints! My research is mainly targeted at young to middle-aged people who are at an increased risk of sustaining a knee or hip injury or who have an existing injury. A joint injury can result in joint pain, functional instability, physical inactivity, and poor quality of life. It also increases the risk of sustaining new injuries a
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/osteoarthritis-research/meet-oa-researchers/eva-ageberg - 2026-05-19
