Balance and strength training to ease knee arthritis pain

This trial is testing whether special balance training and muscle-strengthening exercises, when added to regular physical therapy, can help reduce pain and improve movement in people with knee osteoarthritis. You would be randomly assigned to receive one of two exercise programs: one that focuses on balance through gentle challenges and weight shifts, or one that builds leg strength through controlled movements like squats and sit-to-stands. Both groups continue their standard physical therapy while adding their assigned exercise routine.

Knee osteoarthritis is very common and causes chronic pain and stiffness that limit daily activities. While physical therapy helps, researchers want to find out whether adding specific balance or strength training can provide even better pain relief and restore more function than therapy alone.