Let’s be honest — most home rehab exercises for knee pain are boring: raise the leg, straighten the knee. Repeat.
They work, but only if people actually keep doing them. And that’s the problem: most don’t. Studies show that barely a third of patients stick with their knee rehab plans after a few years. The reason isn’t weakness or laziness — it’s monotony.
A new study published in Frontiers in Medicine (2025) by researchers at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a refreshing alternative. It found that Tai Chi and Baduanjin don’t just ease knee pain and improve mobility — they help people stay consistent because the experience itself is enjoyable.
Instead of grinding through repetitions, participants of these exercises describe feeling calm, centered, and even uplifted after practice. That sense of enjoyment seems to be the secret to lasting results.
👉 Read our full feature article (see the Table of Contents below) to see how to use a practical 12-week plan with these ancient exercises to solve the motivation problem in modern rehabilitation.
