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!