WHAT IS OSTEO-ARTHRITIS ?

Osteo- arthritis is degenerative disease of joints that causes progressive loss of articular cartilage.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF ARTHRITIS ?

Overweight, aging process, joint injury or stress, infection, heredity and muscle weakness.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OSTEO- ARTHRITIS

  • Joint pain on prolonged walking, climbing, running and post exercises
  • Joint line tenderness
  • Stiffness of the involved joint
  • Grating sensation when you use the joint
  • Swelling due to synovitis/loose bodies in some cases
  • Osteoarthritis symptoms often develop slowly and worsen over time.
  • Osteoarthritis most commonly affect the  hips, knees, spine and hand.

HOW DO WE GO ABOUT ?

  • Clinical examination
  • ROM (Range of movement) assessment
  • Deformity assessment
  • Radiographic assessment of the involved joint
  • Treatments can help you to reduce pain and maintain joint movement so that you can go about your daily tasks.

INITIAL MANAGEMENT

  • Rest
  • Weight reduction
  • Lifestyle modification
  • Muscle strengthening exercises
  • Physiotherapy
  • Medications

LATER MANAGEMENT

  • Medication
  • Intra-articular steroids
  • Viscosupplements- Hyaluronic acid
  • PRP
  • Surgery- joint lavage, high tibial osteotomy, uni-knee, TKR, arthrodesis.

BE ACTIVE!

PROTECT YOUR KNEES!

STAY FIT!