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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aquatic exercise rehabilitation on the knee joint pain and function in elderly women with osteoarthritis. For this purpose, 30 subjects over 65 years old who were osteoarthritis patients divided into two groups, exercise group and non-exercise group. Collected data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test and Mann-Whitney U test. The results of this study were as follows. Pain score significantly dropped in exercise group(p<.01). There were significant differences in the percent change of pain score after the aquatic exercise rehabilitation between exercise and control group(p<.001). Range of Motion(ROM) was significantly increased in exercise group(p<.05). There were significant differences in the percent change of ROM after the period between the two groups(p<.001). Time of Get up and go(GUG) significantly dropped in exercise group(p<.05) and also Steps of GUG significantly dropped in exercise group(p<.01). There were significant differences in time and steps of GUG after the aquatic exercise rehabilitation between exercise and control group(p<.05). Therefore, the aquatic exercise rehabilitation decreased in pain score, but ROM and function of knee joint were increased.