The knee joint is sadly our weakest, and the joint most likely to fail. There are over 4.7 million Americans living with knee replacement, versus 2.5 million living with hip replacement. Your knees may seem like simple hinges, though this complicated joint is prone to misuse, fatigue, and most importantly...lack of use. The simplest way to protect your knees is to lose excess weight. Shedding as little as 5 pounds can remove 25 pounds of pressure from this fragile joint. Additional ways to support knee health include:
Wearing quality shoes; avoid high heels and thinly soled shoes
Change your position often when sitting for long periods
Use a foam pad when kneeling to reduce pressure
Strengthen the joint; with moderate exercise such as walking or one of these 8 exercises
Be Well! ~Tiffany Anderson, LMT, RMT, BS, CHES
Author, Butternut to Bionic: A Resource Guide for Hip Replacement Surgery
Image by Angelo Esslinger from Pixabay
*This post was first published on January 4, 2018.
