Beyond the elderly, those who are obese, use their muscles improperly, or have muscle weakness have a high risk for osteoarthritis. The knee joint is the most commonly affected area, and genu valgum (or knock knees) increases the risk of knee osteoarthritis.
Pan Jiahao, a physical therapist at Jing-Her Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan, outlined habits that may lead to osteoarthritis and shared two self-rehabilitation exercises on an Epoch Times program.
