15 years ago I had to use a cane. Arthritic right knee. My Asian ladyfriend took my to an acupuncturist. Didn’t help, but the acupuncturist referred me to a Chinese Traditional herb doctor. He mixed me herbs to make tea for a week. First week, no difference. Gal made me go back. Doc said that at 6’3”, I was much bigger than his other patients, so he added some more herbs and made the batch stronger. After finishing that batch, I felt definite improvement, so I went back again. After that third batch, all pain was gone. It’s been 15 years, and I have no idea where my old cane is!
Me too- right knee. That came from a road accident in ‘72 that snapped my femur near the knee. The doc put it back together at a slight angle so 30 years later I had a bad case of mechanically induced arthritis in the right knee (as well as developing arthritis generally). The right leg became quite bent and I was walking on a cane with 1 1/2 inch lift in my shoe. I thought my life was over and I was doomed to be “Gramps” at 55. Then I heard about knee replacement. Now it’s titanium.