Osteoarthritis Management

Check out JF’s work on running and knee joint health featured in the Washington Post! Click the image to read the full article.

Did you know that an exercise program and education on how to manage your condition is considered the first-line treatment for osteoarthritis?

If you struggle with joint pain and/or osteoarthritis, our physiotherapists can help.

What are the benefits of physical therapy for arthritis?

  • Improve joint mobility

  • Increase strength and function

  • Maintain fitness with a personalized exercise program

  • Preserve the ability to perform daily activities

  • Reduce pain and learn different drug-free pain management strategies

Our founder and physiotherapist JF Esculier has published research on osteoarthritis:

Esculier JF, Besomi M, De Oliveira Silva D, Passigli S, Rathleff MS, Van Middelkoop M, Barton C, Callaghan MJ, Harkey MS, Hoens AM, Krowchuk NM, Teoli A, Vicenzino B, Willy RW, Hunt MA. (2022) Do the general public and healthcare professionals think running is bad for the knees? A cross-sectional international multi-language online survey. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

Khan MCM, O'Donovan J, Charlton JM, Roy JS, Hunt MA, Esculier JF. (2022). Authors' Reply to Dahmen et al.: "The Influence of Running on Lower Limb Cartilage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Sports Medicine.

Khan MCM, O'Donovan J, Charlton JM, Roy JS, Hunt MA, Esculier JF. (2022). The Influence of Running on Lower Limb Cartilage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 52(1):55-74.

Charlton JM, Esculier JF, Kobsar D, Thatcher D, Hunt MA. (2020). Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis is associated with worse but stable quality of life and physical function regardless of the compartmental involvement: Data from the OAI. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open. 100117.

Hunt MA, Charlton JM, Esculier JF. (2020). Osteoarthritis year in review 2019: mechanics. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 28(3):267-274.

Esculier JF, Jarrett M, Krowchuk NM, Rauscher A, Wiggermann V, Taunton JE, Wilson D, Gatti A, Hunt MA. (2019). Cartilage recovery in runners with and without knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study. The Knee. 26(5):1049-1057.

Esculier JF, Krowchuk NM, Li LC, Taunton JE, Hunt MA. (2018). What are the perceptions about running and knee joint health among the public and healthcare practitioners in Canada? PLoS One. 13(10):e0204872.