Loss of Motion: The overlooked aspect of degenerative arthritis of the knee is the early loss of motion. Walking with a knee joint that will not fully extend removes the normal translation of the body forward and it is like walking on a peg leg. All the weight of the body goes through the knee with each step. Actually it is 2.5 times the body weight with each step. Passive stretching of the knee is necessary to prevent or correct the lack of knee straightening.
Deformity of the knee: The loss of the cartilage between the two bone may be localized to inner or outer side. The lower extremity will be bowed in the former and knocked kneed in the later. Secondarily, the ligaments and capsule of the joint become fixed in the pathological alignment and need to be stretched to allow for passive correction of the deformity.
Muscle strengthening: The same home modalities provide method for strengthening the all important quadriceps muscles.
Dynamic Correction: Shifting of weight away from the arthritic side: It is possible with the use of wedges on the sole of the shoe or with insoles to shift weight away from the affected side of the knee during weight bearing. However, the arthritic knee’s lack of extension and tight ligaments must be passively corrected beforehand as mentioned above to get maximal dynamic benefit during walking. In addition, it only makes sense to us that the wedged insole be also a cushion to compensate for the loss of the cartilage cushion in the knee. So we cushioned our wedge insole with the best materials.
Pills and injections do not address the important loss of motion or angulation deformity that accompanies arthritis of the knee.
The OVERLOOKED FUNDIMENTAL ALTERNATIVE is to improve the range of motion and compensate for the angulation deformity should it exist. We then provide a dynamic wedged insole to cushion the knee and move the forces away from the affected side of the joint. Muscle strengthening is part of the process.
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