A recent study comparing yoga and traditional strength training for knee osteoarthritis revealed that the two methods offer similar pain relief, challenging assumptions about which exercise approach may be more effective.
The incidence, and prevalence, of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is rising in the United States, driven by factors that include an aging population and increased obesity rates.
Both Exercise Methods Reduce Pain Similarly
The study, recently published in JAMA Network Open, was conducted from April 2021 to June 2022 and included 117 adults older than age 40 who were all living with knee OA pain rated at 40 or higher on a 100-millimeter (mm) visual analog scale (VAS).
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.
