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Walk At Least 10 Minutes a Day for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: Recommendation for Minimal Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jason T. Jakiela, Esther J. Waugh and Daniel K. White
The Journal of Rheumatology August 2020, jrheum.200914; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200914
Jason T. Jakiela
J.T. Jakiela, MS, D.K. White, PT, ScD, MSc, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, Newark, Delaware, USA; E.J. Waugh, BScPT, MSc, PhD, University of Toronto, Department of Physical Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Address correspondence to D.K. White, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, 540 South College Ave, 210L, Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: dkw{at}udel.edu.
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J.T. Jakiela, MS, D.K. White, PT, ScD, MSc, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, Newark, Delaware, USA; E.J. Waugh, BScPT, MSc, PhD, University of Toronto, Department of Physical Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Address correspondence to D.K. White, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, 540 South College Ave, 210L, Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: dkw{at}udel.edu.
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J.T. Jakiela, MS, D.K. White, PT, ScD, MSc, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, Newark, Delaware, USA; E.J. Waugh, BScPT, MSc, PhD, University of Toronto, Department of Physical Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Address correspondence to D.K. White, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, 540 South College Ave, 210L, Newark, DE 19713, USA. Email: dkw{at}udel.edu.
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The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in unprecedented changes in how the world socially interacts. Limits on contact with others, whether by social distancing or shelter-at-home recommendations, have negatively affected physical activity (PA); this is especially true for adults over the age of 60 who are at high risk of serious illness from COVID-19.

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