How do people with osteoarthritis of the knee perform functional exercises?

  How do patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint perform functional exercises?  1, at least once a day to increase mobility exercises, increase joint mobility is a simple but important exercise, to achieve the premise that can be tolerated, ground in every direction to make the joint activity to the maximum angle.  2, at least 30 minutes of walking every day, some patients may find it more difficult at first, it does not matter, take your time, you can slowly reach this standard, or walk less each time, and walk more times a day. In addition, you should choose to walk on cinder blocks or grass, avoiding concrete roads or other hard surfaces, and slow down if you feel uncomfortable walking fast. Of course, the most fundamental solution to reduce knee oscillation is to increase the strength of the muscles around the knee joint.  3, if your knee pain is very serious, you can swim instead of walking, or do some aerobic exercise in the water, water exercise will not make the joint weight increase, but also can be a good exercise muscle strength, is the most suitable for osteoarthritis patients to exercise.  4, stop or change the activities that increase joint pain, if the knee joint pain when going up and down the stairs, there is no need to exercise or to lose weight and hold on to the pain.  5, obey your own body, pay attention to your body’s reaction, do not be unconvinced, always think you are fine, pain and fatigue are signals that you may be exercising too much.  6.You can use a brace to maintain mobility if necessary.  7, symptoms worsen, seek medical attention at any time.