
Osteoarthritis
Hip strengthening reduces symptoms in patients with medial tibio-femoral OA
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Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2010 May;18(5):621-8. Epub 2010 Feb 6.
89 patients (>50 yr) with medial tibio-femoral osteoarthritis (OA) and varus mal-alignment were randomized to either undergo a 12-week hip strengthening exercise program or no exercise, to determine the effectiveness of the strengthening program on pain and function. At the 13-week follow up, the hip strengthening did not provide any clinically significant improvement in knee adduction moment. However, the strengthening program did improve hip abductor strength with an associated reduction in OA related pain.
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