Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * 55-85 years of age
- * Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis within the prior 6 months
- * Symptomatic OA defined as self-report:
- * Pain in the knee(s) on most days of the month
- * Difficulty with at least one of the following because of knee pain:
- * walking ΒΌ of a mile
- * climbing stairs
- * getting in and out of a car, bath, or bed
- * rising from a chair
- * or performing shopping, cleaning, or self-care activities
- * Radiographic KL grade II-III (using Kellgren and Lawrence criteria) of one or both knees
- * Physically able to participate in strength training - able to do one chair stand unassisted in order to test change in 30-second chair stand
- * Ambulatory and community-dwelling
- * Sedentary or insufficiently active as measured by the PAVS
- * Access to Wi-Fi in defined exercise space
- * BMI of 20-34.9 kg/m2
- * Document medication specific to OA and knee pain
- * Willing and able to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Neurological conditions causing functional impairments (Parkinson's disease, MS, ALS)
- * Diagnosis of dementia
- * Inability to complete β₯1 ADLs without assistance.
- * Knee surgery in the past 6 months
- * Severe osteoporosis T-score \< -3.5
- * No concurrent enrollment in physical therapy for knee pain
- * No concurrent enrollment in the Intermountain Arthrofit program
- * Under the age of 55 or β₯85
- * Asymptomatic OA
- * Not having knee pain or having significant knee pain (WOMAC Pain score of β€3 or β₯18)
- * KL Grade 1 or 4
- * BMI above 34.9 kg/m2 or β€20 kg/m2
- * Participation in formal strength training more than 30 minutes a week in the past 6 months.
- * PAVS - Participating in 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity.
- * Co-morbid disease that would threaten safety or impair ability to participate in a live and interactive strength training program
- * Symptomatic or severe coronary artery disease; peripheral vascular disease
- * Untreated hypertension
- * Active cancer other than skin cancer
Ages Eligible for Study:
55 Years to 85 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No