Knee exercise can reduce knee pain

Home based exercise for 30 minutes a day over two years significantly improves self reported knee pain. Thomas and colleagues (p 752) allocated patients with self reported knee pain to receive one of four options: a home based exercise programme, telephone support, exercise and telephone support, or standard care. Participants who exercised reported a 12% reduction in knee pain compared with those who did not exercise.

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Home based exercise programme for knee pain and knee osteoarthritis: randomised controlled trial

K S Thomas, K R Muir, M Doherty, A C Jones, S C O'Reilly, and E J Bassey
BMJ 2002 325: 752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]