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Exercise and Avoid Knee Surgery

Anyone who has had a meniscal tear requiring surgery knows they never want to go through knee surgery again!!! And now they might not have to. Researchers are saying that supervised exercise therapy might be as effective as having surgery for middle-aged individuals.  This might be a relief to many of you as the occurrence of a meniscal tear has become more and more common.  In fact, statistics show that on average around two million people across the globe go under the knife to fix knee problems (knee surgery) every year with many individuals finding little benefit.

Avoid Knee Surgery at All Cost!

Researchers out of Norway and Denmark gathered 140 adults from two different hospitals to be part of a new study looking at knee problems. They made sure that the subjects were suffering from degenerative meniscal tears by using an MRI scan to verify the problem.  The average age of the individuals in the study was 50 years old.

For the study, the group of participants were split into two different groups. The first group received arthroscopic knee surgery on their torn meniscus followed by exercises that they were to perform at home to help with the recovery process and re-strengthening of the knee.  The other group was to exercise 2-3 times each week for a total of 12 weeks under supervision to prevent any further damage to the knee.

After 12 weeks it was noted that the overall thigh strength in the group who exercised under supervision, without knee surgery, showed improvement. Other than that one strength factor being noted, there were no other differences between the groups when looking at pain, quality of life, and knee functioning.  The researchers then followed up with all individuals two years after the study and found there were no adverse events with either group affecting their meniscus.

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Matt Weik

Matt Weik, BS, CPT, CSCS, CSN, is the Owner and Head Keyboard Banger of Weik Fitness. He is a well-respected, prolific writer with a global following and a self-proclaimed fitness and supplement nerd. Matt’s content has been featured on thousands of websites, 100+ magazines, and he has authored over a dozen published books.