Top 10 Questions to Determine if Knee Pain is Interfering with Your Life

1. How bad is your knee pain?
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Excruciating
2. Do you find climbing stairs uncomfortable?
yes
no
3. Does your knee pain limit your mobility?
yes
no
4. Do you find your knee pain influencing your choice of leisure activities or vacations, and does it keep you from doing things you like to do?
yes
no
5. How would you classify your knee pain?
Generally mild ... pain is infrequent and does not interfere with your life
Mild to moderate ... lets you do things, but with a certain degree of pain
Moderate to severe ... pain on a daily basis that limits your activities
Severe ... pain drastically limits your activities and makes routine activities such as walking and climbing stairs very difficult
6. Has your knee pain been getting worse over the past few months?
yes
no
7. Do you take any medications to relieve the pain?
yes
no
8. If you take prescription or over-the-counter painkillers for your knee pain, how satisfied are you with the results?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
9. Are you concerned with the side effects of your prescription or over-the-counter painkillers for the knee pain?
Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not at all concerned
10. Have you been told by a physician that you have osteoarthritis of the knee?
yes
no

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, if pain and stiffness in your knee is experienced, or if you are unsatisfied with your current pain reliever, contact your health care professional to be evaluated for osteoarthritis (OA) and other conditions.

The symptoms of OA of the knee are treatable, especially in the early stages of the disease. There are different therapies available to help reduce or eliminate the pain associated with OA. Your health care professional can help choose a treatment that's right for you.