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Intensive lifestyle intervention, diet may prevent knee pain among adults with diabetes
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Among adults with diabetes, an intensive lifestyle intervention and diet may prevent knee pain, according to a recently published study.
“In a secondary analysis of the Look Ahead study, we found an intensive intervention program of weight loss and exercise reduced the short-term risk for developing knee pain among overweight adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus,” Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, from the University of Delaware, and colleagues wrote. “These findings suggest that diet and exercise may be effective for preventing the development of knee pain.”
Researchers performed a secondary analysis of a randomized intervention trial of obese adults who were diagnosed with diabetes beginning in 2001. In this study, researchers included a subcohort of 2,889 patients with obesity who had no knee pain at baseline.
After 1 year, participants who underwent intensive lifestyle intervention had a reduced risk for knee pain compared with participants who underwent diabetes mellitus support and education (DSE) (ratio = 0.85). After 4 years, there was no longer any significant difference.
“Health care providers should consider recommending diet and exercise to their patients who are overweight or obese as a potentially effective means to prevent the development of knee pain,” the researchers wrote. – by Will Offit
Disclosure s: The researchers report the work was supported by the NIH. Please see the full study for a list of all other relevant financial disclosures.
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