Exercise for Arthritis & Aging : Hip & Knee Arthritis Exercises

Benefits of strengthening around the hip and knee joints are to increase shock absorption capability of those muscles and, thus, taking the stress off of the joints. Discover new and effective exercise routines for knee and hip arthritis sufferers with tips from an experienced medical professional in this free video.

Expert: Dr. Robin Terranella
Bio: Dr. Robin Terranella has a medical degree from Bastyr University and has trained at Wu Hsing Tao Acupuncture School.
Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels

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• exercises
• arthritis
• aging
• conditions
• treatments
• healing

[UkeGirl100]

Loved your video. I have arthritis, and have had a partial meniscectomy. I did these exercises in my PT, but got lazy and stopped them. My knees have gotten weak and painful, and I hurt them by doing something simple like crossing them. Now, when I try to start the exercises back up, I can't remember them and probably over-do them. I never experience the relief I did after the series of PT appointments. I love your great demonstration. Hope I can reproduce what the PT did for me!

[HipOsteoarthritis63]

Exercises are imperative part of a routine for people with hip osteoarthritis. You can also use heat when you feel stiff (eg in the morning) and cold when you are in pain or after doing too much to reduce the reaction. You need to be a liitle careful in this you do not arch the back too much as it may pinch a nerve.

[ANNETRAINER]

The side leg lift should not be lifted so high... as demonstrated. That action could engage the lower back. I recommend lifting the leg to "hip height". Great exercise!

[Solitaire401]

My idiot PT told me to do the one where you lift your butt up but tried to get me to do it while leaning on my arms which definitely didn't work well and I ended up with a back spasm and now I feel like I pulled something in my upper arm area. I might be able to do it the way it's shown here though.

[xSARAcasmx]

i have JRA and i've gained so much weight since my diagnosis (about a year and a half ago). back then, i was 110 lbs and now i'm 130, so this is very helpful. before i was diagnosed, i was in physical therapy for my weak quads and i learned all of these. a great refresher though.

[maddenptofficial]

Physical therapy can help to reduce joint pain

[jesjenmom]

I went to phy therapy with a top center in PA. and these exercises were ones I was told to do.  FIRST you put HEAT on knees for 5 tp 10 mins the do exercises

LAST you put ICE or COLD compresses on area for 10 mins (cold enough to almost numb feeling but NOT TOO cold I cover the compress with light towel)

They hurt first week and then start to go easier and really did help with knee pain!

[piinkfluffy]

take it easy and put ice on knee after exercise. It will be painful but it will slow arthritis down. It will grow fast if you didn't exercise

[kairism]

The patient can't have arthritis, I have tried the exercises and they are too painfull. There is no way i can lift my leg to the side like that!

[corvardo145]

nice

but on the top of my knee is pain me