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Stop talking! "Knees are depressed. Do not exercise."

Stop talking! "Knees are depressed. Do not exercise."

Because this belief... is making your knees worse.

Many people know themselves to be "osteoarthritis."

The first thing to do is stop walking, stop exercising, fear that it will break down.

But the truth is - the more it doesn't take, the faster the knee degenerates.

Knee pain in most people

Not directly caused by friction bones.

But caused by "inflammation" and "muscle weakness around the knee."

When we don't move, the muscles will atrophy.

The knee that used to have a support aid became a full load.

Finally... more pain, more difficulty walking.

What should I do?

The answer is not "stop."

But the right way.

A lot of research confirms that

Exercise, especially strengthening the muscles around the knee.

It can help reduce pain, increase stability and make it work better.

Including "losing weight."

The lower the weight, the more obvious the pressure on the knee.

Important things to re-understand

* Knee dystrophy doesn't mean no use

* Knee dystrophy is not always worse

* And surgery is not the first answer

In fact,

A lot of people can get better.

Without surgery... if you start taking care of the right way.

Start easy without hurting the knee.

Don't force it. Don't overdo it.

But start "gradually."

Such as

* Practice flexing the muscles in front of the legs

* Sit-up from the chair

* Short walk and then gradually increase

# Knee pain # Osteoarthritis # Elderly # Aged to know

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