How to reduce knee pain for older people

A new study shows that strenuous walking can reduce new frequent knee pain

among people aged 50 years and older diagnosed with osteoarthritisknee joint, the most common form of arthritis.

In addition, the results of the study indicate that walking with exercise may be an effective means of slowing the destruction of the knee joint.

The researchers studied the results of the Initiative forosteoarthritis, a multi-year observational study in which participants self-reported how much and how often they walked and exercised.

Those who reported walking with exercise were 40% less likely to develop new frequent knee pain compared to those who did not.

"This study supports the possibility that strenuous walking canIt can also help prevent daily knee pain.slow down the aggravation of damage inside the joint caused by osteoarthritis," the authors of the study said

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