Do Certain Biomarkers Accurately Reflect Articular Cartilage Change Due to Physical Activity?

Authors

Alyssia Evans, Brigham Young University
Matthew Seeley, Brigham Young University

Keywords

biomarkers, articular cartilage, physical activity, knee pain

College

Life Sciences

Department

Exercise Sciences

Abstract

Knee injury and pathology are common problems for Americans who are physically active; they affect half of all Americans who are over the age of 65, and the related annual costs are nearly twenty billion dollars. Knee pain alters running and walking neuromechanics1, and may be deleterious to knee articular cartilage. Researchers have hypothesized that if abnormal gait mechanics, due to knee pain persist, the resulting mechanical and physiological circumstances could influence genesis and progression rate of chronic knee joint pathologies, including knee osteoarthritis.

Recommended Citation

Evans, Alyssia and Seeley, Matthew (2017) "Do Certain Biomarkers Accurately Reflect Articular Cartilage Change Due to Physical Activity?," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2017: Iss. 1, Article 197.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2017/iss1/197