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Exercise Can Help Knee Pain if You Stick With It

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Arthritis Patients Who Exercised Regularly Had the Best Results

By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 5, 2012 -- Certain exercises appear to be better than others for improving knee pain from osteoarthritis, but consistency is the key to getting relief, a review of close to 200 studies shows.

There was evidence that low-impact aerobic exercise and water exercises improved disability, and that aerobic exercise, strength training, and therapeutic ultrasound reduced pain and improved the ease of getting around.

But people who stuck with their exercise programs got the most benefits in terms of pain relief and mobility, regardless of the activity they chose.

Researcher Tatyana A. Shamliyan, MD, of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, says many people with arthritis-related knee pain don't exercise because it hurts, or they start an exercise program but quickly give it up.

"For people with osteoarthritis, exercise can increase knee pain, at least short-term, and that can be a big deterrent," she says. "That is why it is so important to start under the supervision of a physical therapist."

Knee osteoarthritis is a top cause of disability in the United States, affecting mostly older people.

According to the CDC, half of adults who reach the age of 85 will develop osteoarthritis-related knee pain. Two-thirds of obese adults will do the same in their lifetimes.

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