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Osteoarthritis Knee Exercises

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Why exercise?

Osteoarthritis knee exercises can be an effective treatment for knee joint pain. Exercise can help:

  • Keep joints flexible
  • Increase muscle strength
  • Control weight
  • Strengthen bones and ligaments
  • Improve mood and overall outlook

Before You Start

Talk to your health care provider before beginning any exercise program. It's important to learn which osteoarthritis knee exercises are best for you, how to warm up safely, and if there are any joints you should not exercise.

Link to download exercise document in pdfDownload a printable version of these osteoarthritis knee exercises below.

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Sitting Exercises
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These exercises have been adapted from the following sources:

  • Arthritis Foundation. Exercise and Your Arthritis. Atlanta, Ga: Arthritis Foundation; 2001.
  • Arthritis Foundation. The Arthritis Foundation's Guide to Good Living With Osteoarthritis. Atlanta, Ga: Arthritis Foundation; 2000.
  • Sayce V, Fraser I. Exercise Beats Arthritis. Boulder, Colo: Bull Publishing Company; 1998.
  • Sobel D, Klein AC. Arthritis: What Exercises Work. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press; 1993.

Important Safety Information for HYALGAN®

  • HYALGAN® is used to relieve knee pain due to osteoarthritis. It is used for patients who do not get adequate relief from simple painkillers or from exercise or physical therapy.
  • You should not take this product if you have had any previous allergic reaction to HYALGAN® or other medications containing hyaluronan. You should not have an injection into the knee if you have an infection or skin disease in the area of the injection site.
  • HYALGAN® has been used in a number of countries in Europe, South America, and Asia since 1987. During this time, two cases of serious, allergic-type events were reported right after patients received the injection.
  • The most common side effects of HYALGAN® therapy are injection-site pain, swelling, heat and/or redness, rash, itching, or bruising around the joint. Any such side effects are generally mild and usually do not last long.

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US.HYA.08.11.016 Last Update: December 2008