Both high- and low-dose exercise therapy found to be beneficial for knee osteoarthritis

Both high- and low-dose exercise therapy found to be beneficial for knee osteoarthritis

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have compared high dose exercise therapy versus low dose in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. The study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine show that both groups had similar results. However, high dose exercise therapy provided superior outcomes related to function in sports and recreation in the short term, with results subsiding after six months.

 

 

Source: Medical Xpress

 

 

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