Effect of exercise therapy combined with branched-chain amino acid supplementation on muscle strengthening in persons with osteoarthritis

• Main Authors: Takashi Ikeda (Author), Tetsuya Jinno (Author), Tadashi Masuda (Author), Junya Aizawa (Author), Kazunari Ninomiya (Author), Koji Suzuki (Author), Kazuo Hirakawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Scientific Publishing, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Improving lower limb muscle strength is important in preventing progression of osteoarthritis (OA) and its symptoms. Exercise with branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation has been reported to affect protein anabolism in young and elderly persons. However, few studies provided da...