| You do not really know how much you need your | | | | A weakness in the knee |
| knees until something goes wrong. They are a crucial | | | | Joint swelling |
| part of the human body, and preserving them is | | | | Knee area feels stiff |
| extremely important . Knee arthritis can strike | | | | Range of motion is reduced |
| anyone at any age, but it is most common in people | | | | Knee can become deformed |
| who are over 50 years of age. Other contributing | | | | The knee and surrounding area becomes sore to the |
| factors, in addition to someone age, would include | | | | touch |
| being overweight, suffering through trauma to the | | | | Do not allow knee arthritis to ruin your mobility. If |
| knee and ligament or bone damage. | | | | you notice any of the symptoms of knee arthritis |
| Symptoms of knee arthritis are often painful and | | | | listed above, see your doctor. The longer you leave |
| debilitating, especially if the problem is left untreated. | | | | it, the worse the symptoms can become. |
| However, unlike most diseases, symptoms can fade | | | | While visiting with your physician is important there |
| or disappear altogether some days, and strike fiercely | | | | are a number of things you can do to alleviate the |
| and unexpectedly other days. | | | | pain in your knees, if you are suffering from knee |
| There are three main types of knee arthritis. | | | | arthritis. |
| Osteoarthritis is the most common form, and | | | | First and foremost, if you are overweight, you should |
| generally strikes people who are middle-aged. This | | | | strongly consider losing weight in order to take some |
| type of knee arthritis usually gets worse as time | | | | of the pressure off your knees. |
| goes on. Gradually, the cartilage that surrounds the | | | | Staying away from any exercise that may exert |
| knee is worn away, causing your bones to rub | | | | extra, unneeded pressure on your knee is also |
| together. | | | | recommended. In extreme cases of knee arthritis, |
| Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammation of the knee | | | | you may be required to undergo knee replacement |
| that can destroy the cartilage surrounding the knee. | | | | surgery. |
| This type of knee arthritis can strike at any age, and | | | | A knee brace can also be used to lend extra support |
| it generally strikes both knees and not just one. | | | | to the knee. If you tend to have more pain when |
| Post-traumatic arthritis is the final, main type of knee | | | | certain knee movements occur you should highly |
| arthritis. As mentioned, this type of knee arthritis | | | | consider the support a knee brace can provide. A low |
| occurs after an injury. It may not show up for years | | | | profile knee brace can prevent excessive |
| after you have sustained an injury to the knee, but | | | | movements and as a result reduce your pain. This is |
| once it does, it can be painful. | | | | extremely important when you forget about your |
| Symptoms of knee arthritis are different from | | | | arthritic symptoms and make a movement without |
| patient to patient. You may experience "good days", | | | | thinking. This is when the knee brace can be your aid. |
| or "bad days". In some cases, knee arthritis sufferers | | | | If you have osteoarthritis a knee brace can also |
| complain that the weather affects their symptoms. If | | | | helpful. If you have malalignment due to arthritic |
| it is damp or cold outside, your symptoms may | | | | anatomy changes at your knee joint. An "OA" |
| increase in severity compared to when it is dry and | | | | (osteoarthritis) knee brace can help maintain proper |
| more warm outside. | | | | alignment, thus reducing your pain. |
| Symptoms of knee arthritis include: | | | | |