September 06, 2011

Knee Arthritis

If your knees hurt and you cannot do stairs, you should lead with your strong leg, either going up or down. If you think you might have arthritis, you can sit with the leg outstretched with a small pillow under the knee and tighten the front of the thigh. Once you do this, hold for a count of 3 and repeat 5 times. When you do it, you should not have any pain. This technique may strengthen the knee and help you going up and down stairs.