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Features
7 They’re Supersets!
by Nancy Edwards-Burnham
14 Zumba
by Elizabeth Linda
19 The Stiletto Stampede
by Lilla Folsom
22 Are You Wearing the Right
Shoe? by Angela Klick
26 Five Fitness Myths
by Robert Word
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SC. Inspired by all that New York has to offer, she’s
30 Sports Injury constantly looking for new clothing and shoe lines for
her husband’s store, Gwynn’s of Mt.Pleasant, while
Staff info also selling advertising and representing a jewelry
John Di Giovanni | Editor/Publisher line out of Paris, France. When in town, she trains
Lilla Folsom | Managing Editor with Rob Short at Pitt Street Gym in Mt. Pleasant.
Melissa Weir | Proofreader Abby also participates in indoor cycling at Bluefish
Caroline Kluttz | Intern Fitness Club in downtown Charleston. She is currently
Caitlin Grant | Intern training for IMG NewYork Marathon.
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Lilla Damon R. Angela Ben Managing Editor/Oblique Magazine
Folsom Smith Adams Williams Freelance Writer/Realtor
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Mary Jessica Nancy Robert Children’s Fitness Instructor/ESAC
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From the Editor www.eastshoreac.com
It is time for the annual 2010 Oblique Fitness Expo! Oblique Magazine and nedwards716@yahoo.com
its’ supporters are looking forward to this annual event.

Some of the area’s most popular fitness classes including Zumba, Tae Bo,
Robert Word
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participants in two, 2 1⁄2 hour marathons.

Participants will form teams of ten people to compete for prizes and
Angela Klick
raise money for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Oblique is Store Manager
encouraging local businesses, organizations, gyms, aerobic classes, schools, TrySports, Mt. Pleasant
and sports teams to sign up to help support this worthy cause. www.trysports.com
There will be activities for children taking place during the Expo. There is
no excuse for fitness enthusiasts not to attend and participate! Elizabeth Linda
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The Expo will take place in North Charleston at the beautiful Riverfront arenal99@hotmail.com
Park on April 24th , 2010.

For more information visit www.oblique.sc Caitlin Grant

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consent of the publisher. Unsolicited manuscripts and photos are welcome, but Oblique does
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They’re not just sets.......
They’re
SUPERSETS
By Nancy Edwards-Burnham
This is quite possibly the best way to organize a workout
plan if you’re looking to tone up and slim down. Check
this out. Unless you’re a crazy person like me, you’re not
spending 10+ hours at the gym. Most people will dedicate
one hour a day to a work out, but how do make sure
you’re getting the most out of your precious time?
Super setting your workouts will do many things, such
as build endurance for cardiovascular fitness, increase
stamina or continuous fat burning, and allow for more
strength exercises in half the time. I’ll only repeat this one
more time, super setting is the most effective way to weight
train for fat burning and weight loss.

The key to doing a successful superset workout is to

minimize your recovery time. If you are first starting,
keep your break time under a minute and a half. Start
dropping your break time by 15-30 seconds every
couple of weeks, until you are only breaking for 30 seconds
between sets. Embrace this challenge and you will continue
to see improvements in your performance and physique.

Getting Started
Try doing a leg exercise between every set of an upper
body exercise. For example, do a set of standing military
presses with dumbbells, then carry those
db’s while doing walking lunges for
1 minute. Another variation of super
setting is doing a core exercise
between sets. Try holding a plank
for 30 seconds to 1 minute between any
upper, or lower body exercise.

Get in and out of the gym in less time, with more benefits.
Remember, no regimen is complete without cardiovascular
training, proper nutrition, and adequate sleep.
Nancy is a personal and group trainer at ESAC. If you have
any questions regarding this article, you can reach Nancy at
nedwards716@yahoo.com

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While working the shoulders or deltoids, it is impor-
tant to realize that you need to train different parts of
the shoulders in order to develop them properly. Your
routine should emphasize front, middle, and back of the
shoulder exercises that specifically hit these areas. It is
often the rear deltoid that gets neglected during shoulder
training. Below you will find five exercises that you can
do that will not neglect any area of the shoulder, and
help you receive the results in both shape and strength
you need. Like with any exercise, proper form is essential
and far more important than the amount of weight you
are using.

1. Seated Front Dumbbell Raises: This exercise

focuses on the front deltoid. While sitting on the front of
a bench, hold dumbbells to your side with palms facing
inward. Raise the dumbbells to chin height while slowly
turning the hands so that the palms face the floor, with a
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slight downward turn of the hands. This slight turn gives
an added emphasis to the front deltoid. While repeating
your repetitions, be sure not to swing the weights up and
down.

2. Seated Side Lateral Raises: This is a great exer-

cise for the middle of the shoulders. While in a seated
position, hold the dumbbells at your side with the palms
facing inward. With the elbows slightly bent, raise the
arms out to the sides to about your ear height, To get a
little added focus to the middle deltoids, tilt the hands
slightly downward.
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3. Reverse Dumbell Flys: A very good exercise
for the rear deltoids. While lying on the hyper-extention
machine with your thighs resting on the pads and lean-
ing the upper body forward, hold a pair of dumbells out
across from your chin with your palms facing each other
and elbows slightly bent. Keep your chest elevated and
an arch in lower back as you pull the dumbells back and
away from each other until the weights are out to your
side, across from your shoulders, with your palms facing
downwarrd. While repeating your reps, it is important
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not to swing the dumbells or drop them below shoulder
level height. This exercise does not require heavy weight
to be effective.

4. Lying Reverse Cable Flys: Another great exercise

for the rear deltoids. Start by lying face up on a bench
between a cable crossover machine. Grasp the opposite
ends of the cable with each hand. Palms will face away
from you with hands crossed. The crossing of the hands
activates the rear deltoids. Fom here, you will pull the
hands wide apart and slightly back. As with the previous
exercise, it is essential that the arms remain straight or
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he latest fitness craze to take
America by storm, is the Lat-
in-inspired, dance fitness class,
Zumba (Zoom-Ba). Zumba
fuses upbeat latin rhythms
with cardiovascular exercise to create a high
impact dance class. Zumba is the creation
of Alberto “Beto” Perez, who brought the
concept of a Latin-inspired workout to Mi-
ami in the 1990’s and has now become one
of the most popular dance fitness classes of-
fered to participants of all ages and fitness
levels.
Maria Graham’s Zumba Basic class, offered
at East Shore Athletic Club, Gold’s Gym,
and Eco Fitness Club, consistently has 30-
40 participants per class.
“I love to share the joy, emotion, and free-
dom of music and dance through Zumba. I
love to see my students smiling and letting
their inhibitions go. The energy in a class is
addicting,” says Graham.
Zumba differs from your typical aerobic
regimen by allowing students to feel the
music without getting caught up in mo-
notonous repetitions and constant cueing.
As Graham states, “Zumba is different than
other Aerobics classes in that its’ main fo-
cus is on the students feeling the music.
Zumba instructor,
Maria Graham, gets her
class motivated at
Gold’s Gym’s
James Island location.
There isn’t much verbal cueing. There isn’t
a wrong way to do the steps. What’s im-
portant is that you’re sweating and having
a good time.”
Participants, such as Karen Charles, feel that
Zumba brings a certain energy that makes
working out fun. “The more you “shake it”
the more you sweat! It’s perfect. As some
people really get into it, too! Folks from any
age group love this class. Then comes the
cool down, then you are wonderfully sur-
prised that an hour has gone. That’s how ex-
ercise should be, enjoyable, something you
look forward to doing,” she says.
While the format allows you to burn calo-
ries and body sculpt, Zumba encompasses
the simple philosophy that “working out”
can be fun! As Graham explains, “ Zumba
is just plain FUN! People always leave smil-
ing and saying, “that was SO much fun!”
People have said how “sexy” and “free” the
workout makes them feel. Participants love
the variety in the music and they learn tradi-
tional dance steps from different countries.
Zumba is a “feel-happy” workout, which is
why people keep coming to class and love to
come to class.
Kimberlei Richardson, wanted to incor-
porate more aerobic exercise in her gym
regimen and decided to take a Zumba class.
“It’s a lot of fun and you are losing weight
while perfecting some great dance steps. I
love the music and the energy in the class!”
she enthusiastically states.
Maria welcomes all fitness levels to Zum-
ba and encourages participants to modify
dance steps to their own fitness level. “Par-
ticipants in the class are free to modify the
steps to what they can do or feel comfort-
able doing, since it’s a high impact class,”
she says.
Zumba offers a variety of class formats to
accommodate all fitness levels. For those
seeking a low impact workout, Zumba Gold
is designed for the active older adult or for
individuals with reoccurring or past injuries.
The main difference between Zumba Gold
and Graham’s Zumba Basic is that Zumba
Gold is done at a lower intensity. For those
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Graham’s Zumba Basic class is of-
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and other classes available through-
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 A Chat
With

Michael (Mick)
CHRIST
By Angela Adams

Photo By Ben Williams

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You have been around Rugby for a long
time. Do you mind telling us your age?
(Chuckle) You get right to the point.... I
am 55. I will be 56 in March.
Tell us about your first exposure to Rugby.
My first exposure was in 1974. I played
downtown by the Battery horse lot. One
day, I saw a bunch of guys playing and I
thought it looked like fun. I asked them
if I could come play, and they said come
on over.
When did you begin to play organized rug-
by?
Prior to 1974, I played football. I played
football since I was a kid; but it was in
1974 that I began to play organized Rug-
by.
What were the early days of rugby like?
Then, I was a lot younger then everybody.
Now, I am one of the oldest. When I first
began playing, I was just out of high school
and everyone else was older, with more es-
tablished lives so now I find that the tables
have turned. The uniforms have changed
also. We used to wear cotton shirts. Today
the shirts are made of a tighter fitting, fast
drying, micro fiber. You can’t grab people
by the shirt and tackle them anymore like
you used to (chuckle). Playing Rugby,
and wearing your Rugby shirt, is like be-
ing in a fraternity. People will walk right
up to you, start a conversation, buy you a
drink.... Wherever, whenever, anywhere in
the world. It is a common bond.
How is the sport different today?
Everyone is much fitter today! The game
is also much safer then it used to be. In
1985, a man had an aneurism during a
game I was in. There used to be broken
necks during games, and all types of head
injuries. Today, safety is a high priority.
Games will be called if the officials deem
the conditions unsafe. Unsafe conditions
can be anything from roughness by play-
ers, to field conditions. I remember some
of the most fun games being played on
muddy fields!
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How do you stay in shape for such a de-
manding sport?
An active lifestyle! Running, weight lift-
ing, riding a bike, or surfing. Surfing is a
great form of exercise.
The sport can be very tough. Have you had
any serious injuries over the years?
Photo By Ben Williams
Mostly head and shoulder injuries, as well
as I tore a tendon in my ankle, but that
was caused mostly by wear over time. I
underwent surgery to repair three tendons
in my ankle. During a game in 1979, I
hit heads with a eam mate. The impact
split his head open, and split my eye open!
Rugby is a rough game.
The Charleston Rugby Team has come a
long way. How good is the program?
We are definitely one of the better teams!
We have a lot of respect from the other
teams; they really “bring it” when they
play us because they want to beat us. Our
coaches keep us very disciplined!
What would you say is one of the most mem-
orable moments during the years of playing
your sport?
In Rugby, there are no winners, only sur-
vivors, every time I make it off the field,
it is a memorable experience! I have so
many memorable moments, playing all
over the world. In 1999, I played through-
out Europe; Ireland, England, Wales and
Scotland. I have also had the opportunity
to travel all over the country. We have
played matches and tournaments in many
major cities like New Orleans, Reno, San
Francisco, Paolo Alto, Baton Rouge, Prov-
idence RI, NYC, Miami, Charlotte, Knox-
ville, and Norfolk. We have even gone to
the Bahamas! A turning point for the
team was a game we played in Savannah in
2003. We beat them 6 to 5, and the team
played with so much heart; after that we
made it to the National Championships
for the 1st time.
Tell us a little about the upcoming tourna-
ment taking place here in may.
The USA Rugby South Championships on
May 1st & 2nd. Two finalists from that
tournament go on to compete in the Sweet
16 Tournament in Colombia. From there,
the final 4 teams go on to Colorado to
compete in the finals. That is the big one!
You are certainly an inspiration. If someone
reading this wanted to get into Rugby, what
would you recommend they do?
Like someone told me long ago, come
on out.... If you like football, you’ll love
Rugby! Check out the Charleston Out-
laws website at www.charlestonrugby.
com. Our games are on Saturday at 1:00
at McMann field in Hampton Park. We
have home games on March 6th, 20th,
27th and April 3 leading up to the play-
offs. We have partnered with the city to
develop Youth Rugby. Currently there is a
combined youth team made up of players
from West Ashley HS, Wando HS, JICHS,
and Burke. That team made it to the play-
offs their 1st season! Porter Gaud and SOA
also have growing teams. Our team also
believes in giving back. We feel very for-
tunate for our sponsors, and enjoy giving
back to the community by participating in
events like Camp Happy Days, and Adopt
A Highway.
To find out about upcoming games, visit
www.charlestonrugby.com.
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By Lilla Folsom
A
run is a run is a run, yawn;
but, when the run is sched-
uled to launch Charleston
Fashion Week, you know
it will teeter on the very
edge of extreme. Throw in stiletto pumps
as the shoe du jour, and a costume contest,
and the result is a laugh-a- minute spectacle
through Mt. Pleasant.
The inaugural Stiletto Stampede was held
last year in the midst of fashion frenzy
and the locals lived up to their reputation
of pulling out all the stops. The cast was
legendary. I saw Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy
of rainbow fame and, for the more intellec-
tual spectators, Marie Antoinette, complete
with a tray of cupcakes. There were goril-
las with dainty purple slippers, a marvelous
maven all in black, and the costume winner,
a runway model with an unlikely beard and
feathers. The race winner wore a lovely lilac
sheath and enough leg hair to make a model
blush!
It was all in good fun! Amusingly, a stake
was a large purse. The “run” winner was
awarded a check for $5,000 and a matching
gift certificate from Gwynn’s. The top three
costumed winners: Octo-Mom, Marie An-
toinette, and the runway model were rec-
ognized. The top vote getter was awarded
a check for $1,000 from Charleston Maga-
zine.
It was fun for a good cause. The Children’s
Hospital at MUSC is rated one of the best
in the US and we’ll kick up our heels to sup-
port it in any way maverick race director,
Julian Smith, can create. Held just before
the Cooper River Bridge Run, the Stam-
pede must seem like a bit of comic relief be-
fore such an unwieldy project as the CRBR.
Race Director Smith commented,”If you
don’t want to chance the race, you’ve got to
come out and watch. It’s a riot!”
Need a good laugh? Who doesn’t these
days! Join the flashy crowd on Houston
Northcutt on March 13th. There will be
three separate races: a children’s event and,
new this year, separate male and female rac-
es. Gwynn’s will present medals to the kids,
and a check and gift certificate for $2500
each to the male and female winners. But
don’t forget to stay for the costume contest.
The bar was set pretty high last year and
Charleston Magazine is tempting creative
fashionistas once again to try to top last
year’s confections. What a sweet parade it
will be. Don’t miss it!
For more information concerning this
event, or to register for the Stiletto Stam-
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By Angela Klick
A
re you one of some 80% of the
population wearing the wrong
shoe? I hope not, because if
you are you greatly increase
your risk of injury. Even worse, you could
aggravate an injury you already have or cre-
ate a new one. You may ask yourself where
I came up with “80% of the population”.
Well, this is easy once you have access to
the correct data. There are four significant
factors:
1. Size: A few people wear shoes that are
too big, but I can tell you from my personal
experience that most problems are caused
by shoes that are too small. There is a rule
of thumb, which says that runners should
have a “thumb’s width” of space between
their longest toe (usually but not always the
big toe) and the top of the shoe. The extra
space gives your foot room to breath and it
should help you to avoid several problems
from black toes to numb feet.
2. Age: A large portion of the population
wears shoes that are too old. In the long
run (excuse the pun) this is a false econo-
my. Now it may appear to some that I am
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Are You Wearing
The Right
only feathering my own nest, but it is a fact
that the average running shoe will last for
about 400 miles. This is because the soft
white cushioning material loses its ability to
absorb shock, and if the shoes are not able
to properly absorb shock, you are going to
have problems.
This can be very frustrating for people who
get back into running with thin, old shoes
from last year (or even the prior year). This
person will often get injured and give up
with the conclusion that they were just not
cut out for running.
3. Type: Many people run in shoes that
were not designed specifically for running.
This list includes walking shoes, aerobics
shoes, and basketball sneakers, as well as
cross trainers and bad or “cheap running
shoes”. The forces involved in running are
too great for any of the above; none of them
provide the correct support and/or shock
absorption that is necessary to support you
when you run.
Conclusion So Far: The only necessary
piece of equipment you need as a runner is
SHOE?
a good pair or running shoes; however, just
because a shoe is made by a good brand and
expensive, it does not mean it is the right
shoe for you. It is just as imperative that you
find the RIGHT shoe.
4. Category: If you do not know what the
right shoe for you is, then there is a high risk
that you will choose the wrong one. For
example, if you go into a store that sells run-
ning shoes then you could have some thirty
different shoes to choose from. All of these
shoes can be grouped or classified into the
following categories:
• Motion Control –shoes made for a runner
who requires a lot of support due to exces-
sive over pronation.
• Stability – shoes made for a runner re-
quiring support due to mild to moderate
over-pronation.
• Neutral – shoes made for a runner who
is either a normal pronator or under prona-
tor (supinator) and who requires plenty of
shock absorption.
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What is Pronation? When running, you
pronate when your foot hits the ground.
Usually the foot lands on the outside of the
heel and then rolls to the inside as the fore-
foot lands on the ground. The arches can
fall on impact and whereas about half the
population will “pronate” within a normal
range, 40% over pronate (arches fall/roll
outside the normal range) and the remain-
ing 10% supinate (the ankle rolls to the
outside of the foot) to some extent. This
means that neutral runners and supinators
need cushioned/neutral shoes, whereas”
over pronators” need stability or motion
control shoes, depending on their degree of
overpronation.
Stephen Sprinkle is seen using TrySports “Five Steps to a Perfect Shoe Fit”
In summary, add all four (size, age, type, method in helping runner Peggy Klimecki choose the best shoe.
& category) together and I believe 80%
is probably a conservative estimate for the Beginner’s Section a positive note; wearing the right shoe will
population as a whole. So it is not enough significantly reduce your risk of injury, and
to buy a good shoe, you must get the right While wearing the right shoe is a very im- in doing so, you will increase your chances
shoe. portant part of being a runner, doing so of achieving your running goals.
does not make you immune from injury. Angela Klick is the Store Manager for Try Sports,
How do I get the “right” shoe? You need to There are many other variables which you Mt. Pleasant. If you have any questions in regards
go to a specialty running store who will take need to consider: gradually increasing your to this article, or you would like to learn more
the time to get all the pertinent information mileage, stretching and strength training, about TrySports shoe fitting process, feel free to
and determine the correct running shoe for to name a few. A running specialist can ex- contact her at angelaklick@trysports.com or
you. plain all of this, and more, but to finish on visit their website at www.trysportscom.

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FITNESS
Athlete,
Emily Reichbach,
understands the
importance
of a sound
fitness program.
MYTHS By Robert Word

W
hen it comes to exer-
cise, people will try
ANYTHING if they
are told it will help
them lose weight or
tone up. Unfortunately, there are many
myths that people swear by in the gym and
what they do not know could be slowing
their progress, or worse, leading them to
harm. The following are 5 myths that are
mentioned most often.
#1. Target Training.
Belly fat is the thorn in the side of 99% of
fitness enthusiasts - but many turn to count-
less sets of crunches to try and rid them-
selves of it. Unfortunately, the exercises you
choose do not affect WHERE the fat comes
off as you lose weight. When it comes to
trimming up, fat loss is going to come from
everywhere so do not plan your exercises
around fatty areas. Make sure your exercise
program includes all major muscle groups,
and if you are working on fat loss make sure
the intensity is high.
#2: Women who lift weights will bulk up.
I have heard this a number of times and I
can understand the fear given what happens
to males as they train. Women’s testoster-
one levels are significantly lower than men’s
so they lack the hormonal element to build
large muscles. Since muscle takes up less
room than fat, women tend to lose inches
when they strength train.
#3: If you can’t exercise hard and often,
there’s really no point.
Even moderate activity is shown to reduce
your risk for heart disease and stroke. If
you don’t have 30 minutes in your day to
exercise, try splitting it up into 10-minute
segments instead. Everyone can find 10
minutes to spare sometime during the day!
There are simple things you can do to in-
crease your activity and boost your metab-
olism: take the stairs instead of the eleva-
tor, jump rope or do body weight exercises
(push ups, crunches) at commercial breaks,
take a short walk after lunch. Any exercise
is better than none!
#4: You will burn more fat if you exercise
longer at a lower intensity.
We have all seen on the treadmills what they
outline as the “fat burning zone”, but un-
fortunately it is based on faulty math. It IS
true that the body burns a greater percent-
age of fat at lower intensities than at higher
intensities, but it is a greater percentage of
a smaller number. The key phrase is as a
percentage. They key to weight loss is an
overall caloric deficit (calories in < calories
burned). At lower intensities, the body may
burn 50% of the calories from fat, while at
higher intensities it may only burn 35% of
calories from fat. At higher intensities you
burn more total calories and thus more fat
calories OVERALL than you do at lower
intensities.
#5: No pain, no gain!
It’s almost embarrassing that this would
need to be put in this article – but it sur-
prises me every day to hear people pushing
through nagging injuries to workout. It
is acceptable to be uncomfortable during
training if you are “sucking wind” or have
burning muscles, but ignoring joint pain is
going to eventually catch up with you.
Robert Word is a personal trainer and man-
ager at ESAC. If you have any questions re-
garding this article, feel free to email him
at wordeastshore@yahoo.com. For weekly
updates and fitness tips written by Robert,
email ESAC at eastshoremarketing@yahoo
and request their newsletter.

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 sports
injuries
The AGING KNEE
By Jessica Schwartz, MPT, CSCS
T
he onset of knee pain in a
middle age adult may be a
sign of early osteoarthritis
(OA), also known as degen-
erative joint disease (DJD).
Most adults who suffer from OA are over
55, but it can occur in the younger popula-
tion, especially after an injury occurs.
Physical Therapist, Jessica Schwartz,
is seen helping a client through their
knee rehab at Rehabilitation Centers
of Charleston.
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Osteoarthritis is the wearing of the articular
cartilage lining on the end of bones. Articu-
lar cartilage serves as a smooth articulation
of the joint surfaces and cushions the joint
from compressive and shearing forces. The
cartilage lacks a blood supply so it is unable
to repair or regenerate itself once damaged
or worn. Over the years the disease pro-
gresses and the cartilage thins, the joint
space narrows, and the surrounding bones
and tissues react and can form bone spurs
and build up fluid in the knee. The Centers
for Disease Control, based on a American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons survey,
estimate that in 2005, 27 million adults
suffered from osteoarthritis, with OA of the
knee being the most common.
The signs and symptoms of knee OA can in-
clude pain, swelling, sometimes loss of flex-
ibility or range of motion, stiffness, “giving
way” or locking, and pain with weight-bear-
ing activities such as squatting, stair climb-
ing and sports. As OA progresses to pain
at night, difficulty ambulating community
distances, and daily activities become pain-
ful and difficult, a total knee replacement
may be required. Estimates by the Ameri-
can Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons are
that the number of total knee replacements
performed will grow to 1 million per year
by 2016 from the approximately 420,000
performed in 2008.
High-impact recreational activities such as
running, jogging, and sports like soccer and
tennis can lead to the wear and tear. Repet-
itive daily work activities can also affect the
knee joint with stair climbing, squatting,
kneeling, or walking > 2 miles a day put-
ting stress on the articular cartilage. Other
predisposing factors for the development of
arthritic changes to the knee joint include
trauma, infection or other illnesses, injury,
heredity, obesity, increasing age, and being
a female over 50 years old.
Knee DJD can be diagnosed by a thorough
patient history with reported symptoms of
pain and loss of function or with an x-ray.
X-rays can show early arthritic changes in
the joint, including a loss of space or bone
spur formation. An earlier diagnoses makes
it more likely conservative measures may
help to reduce the knee pain and dysfunc-
tion.
Conservative treatment options for knee
OA include medications (non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory medication or glucos-
amine and chondroitin sulfate dietary sup-
plements), injections (anti-inflammatory
corticosteroids or viscosupplementation
with hyaluronic acid), physical therapy, and
mechanical aids (braces, wraps, canes, etc).
Activity modification is the most important
step to help extend the life of an arthritic
knee. Performance of a low impact fitness
program to build up strength and flexibility
in the muscles surrounding the knee with
help to unload the knee joint and improve
function. Programs can include stretching,
strengthening exercises, swimming, water
aerobics, cycling, walking on a treadmill or
outside, playing golf, etc. Higher impact ac-
tivities that include pounding on the joints
along with twisting and turning should be
avoided (running, tennis-especially singles,
basketball, racquetball, baseball, etc.).
In many cases activity modification is all a
middle-aged person may need extend the
life of the knee preventing surgery and fur-
ther loss of function and pain.
For more information you can visit the
websites of the American Academy of Or-
thopedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/ or
the American Physical Therapy Association
www.apta.org or locally you can contact the
Rehabilitation Centers of Charleston, or
visit their website at www.rcctherapy.com.
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