Drs. Heather and Kevin Vincent present research at OARSI Conference

Drs. Heather and Kevin Vincent presented their newest research on the benefits of strength training exercise for osteoarthritis at the Osteoarthritis Research International Annual Conference in Liverpool, UK on April 25-29, 2018.  Dr. Heather’s presentation was titled “Collagen Biomarker Responses and Pain in Obese and Non-obese Individuals with Knee OA After Resistance Exercise Training”. She is a member of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Weight Management Task Force and her work represents an international effort to address OA pain-related disability through exercise (#StandUp2OA).

Dr. Kevin’s work was titled, “Comparative Efficacy of Eccentric and Concentric-Focused Resistance Exercise on Pain, Leg Strength & Walking Endurance in Knee Osteoarthritis” and was funded by NIH NIAMS.