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A surprisingly simple way to relieve knee arthritis pain without pills or surgery
Summary: A surprisingly simple change in how you walk could help relieve knee arthritis pain and even slow joint damage.
Key points
- A surprisingly simple change in how you walk could help relieve knee arthritis pain and even slow joint damage.
- In a year-long clinical trial, researchers found that adjusting the angle of a person's foot while walking reduced osteoarthritis pain by an amount comparable to medication, without requiring drugs or surgery.
- Even more promising, MRI scans revealed that participants who adopted the personalized walking technique experienced slower deterioration in a marker of knee cartilage health.
A surprisingly simple change in how you walk could help relieve knee arthritis pain and even slow joint damage. In a year-long clinical trial, researchers found that adjusting the angle of a person's foot while walking reduced osteoarthritis pain by an amount comparable to medication, without requiring drugs or surgery. Even more promising, MRI scans revealed that participants who adopted the personalized walking technique experienced slower deterioration in a marker of knee cartilage health.
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