There is no study investigating the effectiveness of exercise
programs on the association between pain and knee muscle
strength in the long term after TKA. In the present study, a
significant reduction was observed in pain in both groups.
However, it was determined that the weighted exercise program
was more effective treatment method in the reduction of activityrelated
pain than the non-weighted exercise program. We consider
that this reduction in pain is probably due to the increase in the QF
and hamstring muscles strength and the decrease in the forces
acting on the prosthesis. These results were similar to the previous
studies