Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...

But despite this, I’ve never worn knee sleeves. It started off as a budget thing – while I was at university I wasn’t exactly flush with cash – and after that it just became a habit.

Similarly, a 67-year-old reviewer with arthritis can hike “14 to 16 miles a day, painlessly” thanks to this knee brace. Buy ...