Are you overweight or perform a lot of floor activities that require you kneel? Understand your risk for knee osteoarthritis and learn to live with pain free knees joints.

The symptoms of osteoarthritis are pain and discomfort in the knee. Initially, pain is often in the back and the inner side of the knee.

The pain is related to the use of the knee joint such as when walking or exercising, with decreased ability to move the knee and stiffness. The knee bone is often in a tilted angle, causing the knee to bend outward and inward in some patients. (Picture: bowed knees) In addition, it is often more difficult than usual for patients to do some daily activities such as walking up and down the stairs, or getting up after sitting. In those with inflammation of the knee joint, the affected portion of the knee might feel warm, tender, and swollen. In severe cases, patients may have swollen knees and small fluid-filled sac near the knee joint.