These scans could be used in pre-operative planning for knee replacement surgery ... at West Virginia University Health System. "Bilateral weight bearing imaging enables concomitant deformities ...

Radiographs of bilateral knees demonstrated a lucent lesion in ... placed in a drop lock knee brace locked in extension, with weight-bearing as tolerated for 5 weeks and began physical therapy.

In contrast, bilateral exercises are weight-bearing movements "executed evenly ... or doing a reverse lunge with a slight bend in your knee. Improving balance is key for both athletes and adults ...

Your hips, knees, and spine are among the weight-bearing joints that are strained by excess weight. The longer your joints are subjected to greater stress, the quicker they deteriorate and sustain ...

For instance their repaired knees, on average, had returned to 94 percent of the peak strength of the undamaged knee, compared to 88 percent in the eight-week recovery group.

Weight-bearing activity appears tied to incident knee osteoarthritis (OA) in people who have low levels of lower-limb muscle mass, according to a study published online April 30 in JAMA Network Open.