Hip Exercises May Improve Walking, Pain with Knee Arthritis

(Reuters Health)—Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) can add hip-strengthening exercises to their workout to improve the ability to walk and maybe reduce pain, according to a research review. Based on pooled data from eight clinical trials with a total of 340 patients, hip strengthening exercises involving weights or elastic bands would help the most, the... [Read More]

Source: The Rheumatologist - March 13, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Carolyn Crist Tags: Conditions Osteoarthritis Exercise hip knee Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain walking weight training Source Type: research