As some of you will know arthritis anywhere in the body can be very painful and knees are no exception!
Risk factors
1. Age - over 45 hyears
2. Being overweight - knees are weight bearing joints and body chemicals are produced by excess body fat that damages joints.
3. Injury or overuse - golf, skiing, tennis, netball, football and soccer are all sports prone to give you knee injuries and subsequent arthritis later in life.
4 Genetics - primarily women. Postural misalignment and bone deformities.
5. Vocation - Professional athletes, landscapers, roofers, brick layers, computer work, carrying heavy items.
Benefits of massage
How can you help yourself?
a) Lose weight - Loosing only 0.5 kg relieves 2kg of pressure on the knee
b) A mediteranean diet is best as it is anti inflammatory.
c) Mind/body therapies - massage, physiotherapy, chiropractic, Tai Chi, Qui Gong, meditation and acupuncture can all help
d) Supplements and herbs - Glucosamine/chondroitin, fish oils and herbal mixes. Herbs such as Boswellia, celery seed, willow bark, cucurmin are just some of the herbs available.
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