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A hospital-initiated staged bilateral resistance training program safely improves lower limb muscular endurance, dynamic balance, and reduces pain in patients following total joint arthroplasty compared to routine rehabilitation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess whether a volume-progressive, staged bilateral resistance training program improves functional recovery, balance, pain, and quality of life following total joint arthroplasty.

August 30, 2026BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersOpen Access

The effectiveness of resistance training for patients with degenerative arthritis after total joint arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled study

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YTYu-Ru Tian MWMann‐Chian Wu SLSu-Jung Liao

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved muscular endurance, balance, and pain relief from staged bilateral resistance training after joint arthroplasty, indicating early cross-limb benefits.

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To assess whether a volume-progressive, staged bilateral resistance training program improves functional recovery, balance, pain, and quality of life following total joint arthroplasty.
Conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07696195) enrolling 24 patients undergoing unilateral total knee or hip arthroplasty, allocated to staged bilateral resistance training (n = 12) or routine rehabilitation (n = 12).
Assessed lower extremity muscular endurance (30-second chair stand), dynamic balance (2.44-m timed up and go), pain intensity (visual analog scale), and quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) across baseline, discharge, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively.
Muscular endurance improved significantly more in the experimental group at 1 month (p = .004) and 3 months (p < .001), while dynamic balance showed superior gains across all postoperative evaluations (discharge p = .037, 1 month p = .001, 3 months p < .001).
Pain intensity at 3 months was significantly lower in the experimental group compared to controls (p = .023), whereas improvements in quality of life did not differ significantly between groups (p = .062).

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Tian et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f07a6c1a8fb52e79ca60 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10352-8

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved muscular endurance, balance, and pain relief from staged bilateral resistance training after joint arthroplasty, indicating early cross-limb benefits.

The effectiveness of resistance training for patients with degenerative arthritis after total joint arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled study

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The effectiveness of resistance training for patients with degenerative arthritis after total joint arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled study

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