Many people have experienced knee pain, especially older people whose knee joints are getting increasingly degenerated, which often leads to difficulties in walking. And in the worst cases, they may require artificial knee joint replacement. Some people will put on medicated patches to temporarily relieve the pain, but this may only treat the symptoms and not the root cause.
Dr. Kuo-Pin Wu, director of the Xinyitang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan, has unique experience in treating joint pain. He shared with us four self-rehabilitation methods for knee joints. Dr. Wu pointed out that by doing these exercises diligently, our joints can last two decades longer. Below are the highlights of our interview with Dr. Wu.