Hip Muscle Strengthening for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Literature.

CONCLUSION: The current review identified strong, high-quality evidence to recommend hip muscle strengthening in the conservative management of persons with knee OA. Further research is needed to establish the underlying mechanisms for the clinical benefits.
PMID: 30407271 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physical Therapy - November 6, 2018 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Neelapala YVR, Bhagat M, Shah P Tags: J Geriatr Phys Ther Source Type: research