Effect of adding hip exercises to general rehabilitation treatment of knee osteoarthritis on patients ’ physical functions: a randomized clinical trial

ConclusionsOlder adults with knee OA in the AH group had superior muscle strength, symptoms and daily activity performance at the 6th week than those in the GT group. And adding hip exercises could expedite improvement of pain at the 2th week, but not at the 6th week.Trial registrationClinical trial registration numbers and date of registration: ChiCTR-IOR-16009124, Registered 30 August 2016.
Source: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research