Ledingham is currently working on ENACT’s “Project 2: Can Computer-based Telephone Counseling Improve Long-term Adherence to Strength Training in Elders with Knee Osteoarthritis?” The team will conduct research over the course of two years to find out if a simple phone call can help patients stick to their rehabilitation regimens.
Dr. Keysor is excited by the overall enthusiasm from the community participants. “It’s a great group where you give them just a little bit of information, and then they run with it,” she says. “For example, we’ve been working with them on developing some walking programs for people who have knee osteoarthritis. We gave them pedometers, and they ended up developing an initiative where they took six million steps as a group over a pretty short time. They’re just poised on action.”
Michael O’Neal is a writer based in New Jersey.
