Great prog on exercise and knees and bones generally

[Catseyes235]

….have a listen to Radio 4s What’s Up Docs .. it’s about knees but excellent discussion of how’s and why’s exercise works, and what it does and how it affects bone and cartilage.

[Cat33]

Thank you for this I will definitely listen I saw Dr Xand taking about knees on Morning Live too and it was so good

[Bettina1865]

Thanks. Will definitely have a listen, I striggle quite a bit with my knees but have trying to find ways to build up my strength.

[Catseyes235 in reply to Bettina1865]

Apparently lying flat and slowly lifting your leg is key!

[Kneesandtoes]

I listened to the program and was pleased to hear the opinion that joint replacement could be avoided with exercise. However they only talked about the quadriceps. There are physiotherapists on YouTube who emphasise exercises for the glutes as you otherwise can get a muscle imbalance making the knee worse. I think one is called El Paso.