In the clinic, patients with osteoarthritis of the knee often ask their doctors what they should do to care for their symptomatic joints. I have put together three statements that work well in practice. One limitation: Patients with osteoarthritis should be less active, so how much walking is appropriate? I tell them that the distance they walk varies from person to person, and the distance that is right for you should be the maximum distance you walked yesterday without causing joint pain today, so you must limit your recent daily walks to “the maximum distance you walked yesterday. Two habits: The first habit is to stand up from a chair with both hands on both sides of the armrests of the chair to help stand up. The second habit is to get into the habit of standing up with your hands on your knees when sitting on the sofa. Three avoidance: try to avoid climbing, going up and down the stairs, sitting on a low bench.