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Organization: GLA:D Canada - Education and Exercise Program for Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis

Description of Services: Participating clinics across Canada offering an education and exercise program to individuals who are experiencing symptoms due to knee/hip osteoarthritis * aims to reduce symptoms, increase physical activity, and improve quality of life for participants

Program is delivered by trained heath professionals and includes:
  • 2-3 education sessions
  • 12 supervised, small group, individualized exercise sessions (twice per week over 6-8 weeks)
  • quality monitoring of the program through collecting participants' outcomes using online questionnaires 


Fees: Set fees by each participating clinic
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: People with early to severe knee or hip osteoarthritis
Application: Visit the website to find a participating location
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Ontario

Email: gladcanada@uhn.ca
Website: gladcanada.ca
Address: Toronto Western Hospital
399 Bathurst St
Toronto, ON
M5T 2S8
Intersection: Bathurst St and Dundas St W
Location: Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown)
Hours: Administration: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

 

About Us

The GLA:D ™ program was developed in Denmark and to-date more than 10,000 individuals have participated. Results have shown that participants reported less pain, decreased use of pain-killers, less days on sick leave and improved quality of life.

This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 6/19/2026

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