Lower body strength is very important of knee and hip pain. If you emphasize any one area of strengthening, this be the most crucial one. The leg p is probably the most common of exercises; a routine that includes extension, abduction and adduct and hamstring curls will greatly improve mobility and stability. At home you perform wall squats using your b weight. All of these exercises can performed with cuff weights or tub I have patients whose tubing I had to place because they used it so much that it finally snapped.