A surprisingly simple way to relieve knee arthritis pain without pills or surgery

What if easing knee arthritis pain did not require another pill, an injection, or surgery, but simply changing how you walk?

A clinical trial published in The Lancet Rheumatology suggests that a small, carefully chosen adjustment to the angle of your feet could make a meaningful difference. After one year, participants who learned to walk with a personalized foot position reported significantly less knee pain than those receiving a placebo treatment. They also showed encouraging signs of slower deterioration in their knee cartilage.

The pain relief was comparable in magnitude to benefits reported for some commonly used medications. More importantly, the approach may help address something painkillers cannot: the excessive pressure on knee joints that contributes to osteoarthritis progression.

A Simple Walking Change Could Help Fight Knee Arthritis