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WoMAC

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WOMACWestern Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index
WOMACWomen of Mathematics and Computing
WOMACWoman on the Move Against Cancer (UK)
WoMACWomen's Metropolitan Arts Council (Phoenix, Arizona)


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14,15) However, the most rigorously designed randomized controlled trial published to date found no significant change in WOMAC scores (pain, stiffness, or function) with hydrotherapy compared with a gym-based strengthening program or no intervention in 105 participants with clinical hip or knee OA.
In addition to a physician's physical examination of the participant (not provided in the GAIT study), the following were also included: the participants own self assessment tool, a running exercise, the Lequesne index of severity (GAIT used WOMAC and Omeract OARSI pain assessment tools), and knee range of motion were also evaluated.
2,3,7) Parent and Moffet, (2) in a study of patients after total knee arthroplasty, noted improvement in self-reported physical function as measured by the WOMAC and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) physical function subscales but a significant reduction in the 6-minute walking distance when assessed at 2 months after arthroplasty.
 
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