HOW TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HIP OR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS?

Healthy weight

Being overweight causes more strain on joints and can make osteoarthritis  worse. It also increases the chance of developing osteoarthritis. For instance, obese people are more than twice as likely to have knee osteoarthritis than those of normal body weight.^3,12 Even a few kilos less can have an effect on joint pain caused by osteoarthritis and on the further development of the condition.