The following exercises and progressions are taken from a neuro-muscular exercise program developed by Prof Ewa Roos and Associate Prof Soren Skou. They are the founders of GLA:D (Good Living with osteoArthritis: Denmark) – an internationally renowned education and exercise program for individuals living with hip or knee osteoarthritis.
Firstly, click here to have a glimpse of what the overall program looks like. The document contains the exercise programs and how to monitor you own progress over time. It will give you an understanding of the exercises involved. You may have to rotate the document to read it upright.
If you are a visual learner and want to watch how the exercises are done, click on the tabs below of the exercises you are interested in to watch a video of how it is performed.
Click on the last tab to see all of the exercises in infographic form
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There are two knee exercises – Knee extension and knee flexion
Knee extension
Knee flexion
There are two hip exercises – hip abduction and hip adduction
Hip abduction
Hip adduction
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Key Publication and contributions:
- Ageberg et al. 2010. Feasibility of neuromuscular training in patients with severe hip or knee OA: The individualized goal-based NEMEX-TJR training program. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Skou & Roos (2017) Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D™): evidence-based education and supervised neuromuscular exercise delivered by certified physiotherapists nationwide. BMC Musculoskeletal disorders