Gamified incentives improve physical activity, not symptoms in knee osteoarthritis

A game-based behavioral incentive program targeting physical activity improved walking outcomes but failed to improve symptoms in knee osteoarthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.“Exercise is one of the most widely discussed treatments for knee osteoarthritis, but it is hard to motivate people to exercise,” Joshua F. Baker, MD, MSCE, of the Corporal