Episode 286: 285. Does Exercise Improve Hip OA?

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-3225researchers randomized 160 patients with mostly unilateral hip OA to two 60-minute sessions weekly for 12 weeks,you were randomized to receive either neuromuscular exercise (NEMEX; focusing on postural and functional stability) or progressive resistance training (PRT; focusing on muscle strength).  primary outcome was the “chair stand test,” in which patients go from sitting to standing as many times as possible within 30 seconds. At 12 weeks, this outcome did not differ between the NEMEX and PRT groups; mean improvement in both groups was 1.5 repetitions (from a baseline of ≈11.5 repetitions). 1.5 repetitions did not meet anyones expections or criteria for clinically meaningful improvement.