Methodology
This page documents how Knee Joint Relief researches and writes. We update it as our process evolves.
Sources we cite
For health, condition, and treatment claims, we cite from this list:
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) — primary US orthopedic body; condition explainers, treatment guidelines, evidence-based positions
- Arthritis Foundation — patient-facing condition information for arthritis-related conditions
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) — NIAMS (Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) — federal nutrition / condition / supplement guidance
- Mayo Clinic — patient-facing condition + treatment guidance
- Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials — patient-facing articles
- Cochrane Reviews — meta-analysis gold standard, particularly for supplement and topical evidence
- PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed journals — primary research where relevant
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) — physiotherapy framework
Editorial review process (Reid)
Every article that touches a health, condition, treatment, or supplement claim passes through Reid review:
- Banned-word check (cure / heal / fix / treat / boost / detox — banned in disease-modifying context)
- Every health/medical claim cross-checked against authoritative source list
- Unsupported claims rewritten with citation OR removed
- Reid signs off — article carries
reid_reviewed: truein metadata
Articles that don’t pass Reid don’t publish.
Product review process
- Category survey. Map the full category before reviewing individual products.
- Verified-purchase aggregation. Read 30-50+ verified-purchase reviews per major product, weighted toward detailed reviews with context.
- Manufacturer spec cross-reference. Compare claimed nutrition labels, certifications, ingredient lists.
- Listicle ranking. Rankings reflect editorial weighting of fit-for-purpose, value, ingredient quality, customer-reported reliability. Not commission rate.
- Single-product review framing. Each review states: who the product is for, what we’d use it for, real pros + real cons, a verdict, the price band.
- Reid health-claim review for any product touching supplements, topicals, or therapeutic claims.
- Refresh cadence. Listicles every 6 months. Single-product reviews sanity-checked every 12 months. Last-reviewed date noted on every article.
What we don’t do
- We don’t claim physical testing we didn’t perform. Where we make a claim about a product, we cite the source.
- We don’t fabricate testimonials, expert quotes, or doctor recommendations.
- We don’t change rankings based on commission rate.
- We don’t run paid product placement.
- We don’t diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. Information, not medical advice.
Affiliate disclosure
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YMYL discipline
Knee health is a YMYL (Your Money Your Life) category in Google’s quality framework. We respect that. Every health-content article carries the disclaimer:
This article is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. If you’re experiencing knee pain, consult a healthcare professional.
It’s not boilerplate. It’s the truth. We’re an information publication, not a clinic.
Editorial corrections
If you spot something we got wrong, email contact@kneejointrelief.com with the article URL and correction. We update within 3 business days for verified corrections.