Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Guided Home Exercise For Knee Osteoarthritis

More Osteoarthritis News...........

 

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-593220100008...

 

This study from Brazil looks at the use of a home exercises program that was guided by physical therapists and included a written exercise manual.

The program was found to be effective at controlling pain, increasing strength and decreasing and functional limitations.

Exercises for knee osteoarthritis have a good amount of evidence behind them. This study shows that with a bit of planning they can be extremely cost effective.

There are 3 simple treatments that combined can make a big difference:

Weight Loss

Exercise

Unloader Knee Braces

All of them are safe, non-surgical and effective.

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