My mom (86) is suffering from severe arthritis bone on bone her knees sometimes get locked and she falls. What can I do?

Take this coming from a science guy who thinks all this health supplements wholistics stuff is malarkey.

Try glucosamine supplements. I give it to grandma for her knees. When she's off of it, she complains that her knees hurt too much to stand up. When she's on it she stops complaining. Considering she has no idea I'm giving to her, it's just in the mass of pills she takes everyday, there's no placebo effect. So I will have to accept that it does something.

But how can she operate the wheelchair alone with Dementia she will forget to lock it and that is even more dangerous what should I do

My mother had this too...also in her spine.

the orthopedic began injections into the joints of her knees of hyaluronic acid. This worked wonders!!!

It is is the same stuff that is already naturally in your joints, this is like pumping up the shock absorbers...it worked great.

see if this can help her too

Sad to say, but Ahmijoy is absolutely correct....a wheelchair is a definite necessity. There is a lot medications can do to provide relief, but once arthritis has done this much damage, the only thing would be pain management and the possibility of joint replacement. And at 86, depending on her general health, surgery may not be the best option. If she doesn’t already have one, I would find a good Rheumatologist ASAP. They can advise the best course of action.
This is a painful, chronic disease.....I hope your mom finds some relief.

Your poor mother. How painful that must be for her. What does her doctor say? What treatment has her doctor suggested? Since each step she takes must cause her such great pain and she is falling, it’s time for a wheelchair. Get the weight off those knees!