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		<title>Knee osteoarthritis exercise with Stability Trainers reduces pain and increases strength and function</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knee pain is common in older adults and usually results from osteoarthritis. Researchers at Nagoya City University in Japan investigated the effects of combined resistance and balance exercises in older adults with knee pain. 28 men and women (average 77 years old) were randomly assigned to either a control or exercise group. The exercise group&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Home exercise with Thera-Band® tubing reduces knee pain in older Japanese women</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been suggested that 25% of people over the age of 25 experience persistent knee pain (Peat et al. 2001); furthermore, it’s estimated that one quarter of adults with mild to moderate knee pain will develop severe or disabling pain within 3 years (Jinks et al. 2008). Several studies have shown that exercises with elastic&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>More evidence that “prehab” works for total knee replacements</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Total knee replacement is becoming more common for treating advanced knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Robert Topp and his colleagues at the University of Louisville continue to research the effects of “prehabilitation” by providing exercises before total knee replacement surgery. He presented his current results at the 2010 Thera-Band Research Advisory Committee (TRAC) meeting. “Pre-operative exercises for&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>“Prehabilitation” with Thera-Band® helps total knee replacement patients recover better</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is common in older adults, affecting about 4.3 million in the United States. Knee OA sometimes leads to joint replacement surgery in advanced stages of the disease – nearly a half-million total knee replacements are performed annually in the US. Researchers at the University of Louisville wanted to evaluate the efficacy of&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Improve function before knee replacement surgery through prehab exercise</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knee osteoarthritis affects about 4.3 million people in the United States, and nearly 400,000 knee replacements are performed each year. It&#8217;s been suggested that exercises performed before surgery help improve a patient&#8217;s recovery after surgery; this is known as &#8220;prehab,&#8221; or pre-surgical rehabilitation exercise. Researchers at the University of Louisville recently determined that prehab is effective&#8230;]]></description>
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