Hei whakarāpopoto

Summary

• Knee osteoarthritis is common, but this does not mean that you should not seek help. By forming a good plan, you can improve your well-being now and in the future.
• Changes in knee cartilage happen slowly over a long period of time. You will not damage your knee by using and moving it.
• Pain is an early warning signal to protect you. It does not tell you how bad your joint is. Your knee pain can increase without your knee being harmed.
• Knee pain is influenced by all sorts of things, and the knee itself is only one of these.
• Knee pain does not mean you should stop movement or activity.
• The best thing you can do for your knee and your health is to stay active and take part in things that are important to you.
• Keep being you - osteoarthritis is part of your life but it does not need to define you.