A recent study published in Hong Kong Medical Journal examined the “effectiveness and feasibility of a community-based aquatic exercise program for elders with osteoarthritis of the knee.” The study consisted of 20 older adults “aged 65 years and older who had suffered from osteoarthritis of the knee for at least 3 years with mild-to-severe knee pain.” The authors found that “physiotherapist-designed aquatic exercise has definite benefits, in terms of physical and psychosocial functioning, and should be promoted as one of the strategies to enhance long-term self-management of community elders with knee osteoarthritis.”
