What Physical Therapists NEED to Know About Knee Osteoarthritis

By dpope2020

April 25, 2025

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What Physical Therapists NEED to Know About Knee Osteoarthritis

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In today's video we go over: What Physical Therapists NEED to Know About Knee Osteoarthritis - FPF Show Episode 168

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 1:03 Definition and background of knee osteoarthritis
  • 6:17 What is the economic impact of knee osteoarthritis?
  • 7:15 Prevalence of and common populations with knee osteoarthritis
  • 10:41 Risk factors for acquiring knee osteoarthritis
  • 20:17 Is lack of sleep a pain driver for knee osteoarthritis?
  • 22:33 Co-morbidities associated with knee osteoarthritis
  • 34:39 Pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (How it occurs in the body)
  • 36:32 What structures in the joint become involved during knee osteoarthritis?
  • 44:46 How is inflammation involved during knee osteoarthritis?
  • 45:46 How obesity is linked to knee osteoarthritis
  • 51:57 Clinical presentation of knee osteoarthritis
  • 53:48 Physical examination of knee osteoarthritis
  • 55:41 Differential diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
  • 1:00:30 Diagnostic imaging in the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
  • 1:05:44 What Physical Therapists Need to Know About Meniscus Injuries

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- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS

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