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Karim M. Khan

Researcher at University of British Columbia

Publications -  352
Citations -  26401

Karim M. Khan is an academic researcher from University of British Columbia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Osteoporosis & Tendinopathy. The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 352 publications receiving 23388 citations. Previous affiliations of Karim M. Khan include University of Melbourne & Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

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Augmented trochanteric bone mineral density after modified physical education classes: a randomized school-based exercise intervention study in prepubescent and early pubescent children.

TL;DR: An easily implemented school-based jumping intervention augments aBMD at the trochanteric region in the prepubertal and early pubertal skeleton in healthy third- and fourth-grade children.
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A School-Based Exercise Intervention Elicits Substantial Bone Health Benefits: A 2-Year Randomized Controlled Trial in Girls

TL;DR: Three brief sessions of high-impact exercise per week implemented over 2 consecutive years within the elementary school curriculum elicited a substantial bone mineral accrual advantage in pubertal girls.
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Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists’ prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair

TL;DR: This paper reclaims the term “mechanotherapy” and presents the current scientific knowledge underpinning how load may be used therapeutically to stimulate tissue repair and remodelling in tendon, muscle, cartilage and bone.