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Effects of Core Strengthening on Balance in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis

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April 2024

Effects of Core Strengthening on Balance in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis

Vol: 306| Issue: 4| Number:36| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of core strengthening on balance in patients with hip osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial.

Int J Rehabil Res . 2023 Sep 1;46(3):252-257.

Contributing Authors:
I Dalmas A Sciriha L Camilleri T Agius

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Sixty patients with hip osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either a hip and core exercise program (n=20), hip exercise alone (n=20), or no intervention (n=20). The outcomes of interest were balance, assessed using the four-stage balance test and core muscle strength, measured with a pressure biofeedback unit. Outcomes were assessed for up to 12 weeks. Overall, the study found that while bot...

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