Hip Osteoarthritis: Effects of Exercise Programs on Pain and Disability

Exercise intervention will consist of a three-month, supervised, facility-based, hip-specific strengthening, flexibility, and endurance exercise program. The intervention will consist of two phases and take place at OHSU rehabilitation services. Phase 1 will be a two-week orientation and general conditioning program. Phase 2 will be a ten-week progressive workload program. Subjects in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 will meet two to three times per week for 45 minutes per session. Phase 1 will be group sessions with more individualized orientation and attention by the exercise instructors. Phase 2 will begin progressive conditioning and utilize exercise groups of four to six subjects.

Due to limited space in exercise intervention classes, subjects may be placed on a waitlist for 3 months. When an opening becomes available, the subject will begin the exercise program identical to that of Group 2