I have been taking turmeric paste (home made) regularly which hugely improved my knee pain....BUT (and there's always a but) I started to experience really rather severe aches in my ankles, arch of my left foot, hips and back to the extent that all I wanted to do was sit down and not move anywhere but which made me think there was probably something else going on. I am very active - always on my feet with work - and I walk a lot with my dog.
I was petrified I had some sort of arthritis and had a mad panic about the future so went to the doctor. He told me I had flat feet & they were the cause of my aches and pains. To get an NHS appt with a podiatrist has taken 3 months, so in the meantime I bought some orthotic insoles which have REALLY improved things.
What I'm trying to say, I guess, is not to assume it's 'just menopause' that's giving you your aches and pains. I've had flat feet all my life and they have never caused me any problems. But they do now & it's very common for this sort of thing to develop in later life!! Flat feet & other foot issues can completely throw your ankles, knees, hips and back out of their correct alignment and cause all sorts of problems.
If you have achey ankles, knees, hips and back it might just be worth getting your trotters looked at by your doctor