Research shows that just walking on the flat ground puts pressure on the knees three to five times higher than your weight. For overweight and obese elderly people, their knees will be unbearable.
Wearing a pair of knee pads is a simple and effective measure to protect the knee joints of the elderly, especially those with a body mass index of more than 24 should be worn. For example, an old man with a height of 1.55 meters and a weight of 65 kilograms, whose BMI is 27.It is obviously overweight. Such an old man should wear knee pads.
In normal life, the patella of the elderly can also move normally in a small range at the knee because it is not affected by external forces and does not exercise vigorously. But the patella senescence faster, once the force is not appropriate, knee pad can protect the old patella not so easy to slip away from the original part, is the "powerful weapon". If the knee joint has been injured or suffered from disease, the use of knee pad can also reduce knee bending, help thighs and calves to maintain a straight line, thus protecting the knee joint from aggravating the disease.
In addition to knee joint protection, knee pads also have a very good warming effect.For the elderly with weak physique, can prevent cold, but also prevent the old cold leg deterioration. Besides, strengthening exercise is also an important way to keep the knees stable. Especially rowing, cycling and other actions are very good for protecting the knees.
