Many patients and some clinicians are concerned that exercise may ‘wear down’ knee cartilage in people with knee osteoarthritis. This concern often arises from the fear that repetitive or high-impact activities overload the knee joint...

One of the most pervasive misconceptions in health is that pain means injury or damage. The truth is that pain is poorly correlated with damage (hurt doesn’t always mean harm). Not convinced? What could explain...

How do you scare someone with osteoarthritis (unnecessarily)? Tell them things like: ‘You’ve got bone on bone.’ ‘It’s caused by wear and tear.’ ‘It’s only going to get worse.’ Is it time to stop saying such...