10 Dos and Don’ts for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Denise Mann
By Denise Mann Reviewed by Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD
Tips for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain Relief
About 31 million people live with the pain of osteoarthritis, the wear-and-tear form of arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of disability among adults, and it frequently appears in the knee joints. Once the disease process has started, there’s no way to reverse the joint damage — which is why it's so important to prevent knee osteoarthritis from progressing.
The likelihood of developing knee osteoarthritis symptoms increases with each decade of your life, especially between the ages of 55 and 64, says a 2018 report by the Arthritis Foundation. The number of people affected by osteoarthritis has been steadily increasing in recent decades, possibly due to the growing rates of obesity and an aging population. In American military veterans, the prevalence is even higher: The Arthritis Foundation says that one out of every three veterans suffers from arthritis.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/osteoarthritis/dos-donts-osteoarthritis-knee-pain/
