ARTHRITIS:
Commonly known as joint pain is one of the commonest disease observed in about 80 % of the population during their life span. Though all joint pains are known as Arthritis, there are different types of Arthritis and treatment depends actually on exact diagnosis of the condition. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Goutyt Arthritis, JRA, etc are different types of Arthritis. Most common of them is Osteoarthritis.
OSTEOARTHRITIS:
Knee joint is the most commonly affected joint by Osteoarthritis in Indian group of people and that too due to sitting crossed legged and sqatting habit of many Indians. On the contrary hip joint osteoarthritis is more common in western population. Other Joints like shoulder, elbow are also involved but rarely.
SYMPTONS:
Usual complaint of the people Suffering from Knee OA is
TREATMENT:
Improving the above factors, gait training and quadriceps strengthening exercises are enough for patients whose arthritis is in primary stage. Investigations like x ray and blood test to rule out other causes of arthritis helps to start right modality of treatment at proper time.Osteophyte (i.e new bone Fragments ), loose bodies in joint are more responsible for damaging joint. They can be removed Arthroscopically to prevent further damage.
Various modalities of treatment are available with modern science and advance technology which assures complete relief from pain.
In early cases
Next group of patients usually require one or the other minimally invasive procedure like
A) Arthroscopically
Large category of patients with severe osteoarthritis or cases which are consulted at a late stage( e.g complete joint space lost with multiple osteophyte, restricted joint movement, pain at rest) needs one or the other surgical procedure like
Commonly known as joint pain is one of the commonest disease observed in about 80 % of the population during their life span. Though all joint pains are known as Arthritis, there are different types of Arthritis and treatment depends actually on exact diagnosis of the condition. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Goutyt Arthritis, JRA, etc are different types of Arthritis. Most common of them is Osteoarthritis.
OSTEOARTHRITIS:
Knee joint is the most commonly affected joint by Osteoarthritis in Indian group of people and that too due to sitting crossed legged and sqatting habit of many Indians. On the contrary hip joint osteoarthritis is more common in western population. Other Joints like shoulder, elbow are also involved but rarely.
SYMPTONS:
Usual complaint of the people Suffering from Knee OA is
- Pain while sitting crossed leg,
- Pain while stepping down staircase
- Swelling of joint,
- Difficulty in walking,
- Pain on posterior aspect of joint.
- Obesity
- Bad Posture
- Wrong, improper working Habits
- Lack of exercises
- Female physic
TREATMENT:
Improving the above factors, gait training and quadriceps strengthening exercises are enough for patients whose arthritis is in primary stage. Investigations like x ray and blood test to rule out other causes of arthritis helps to start right modality of treatment at proper time.Osteophyte (i.e new bone Fragments ), loose bodies in joint are more responsible for damaging joint. They can be removed Arthroscopically to prevent further damage.
Various modalities of treatment are available with modern science and advance technology which assures complete relief from pain.
In early cases
- Medications
- Physiotherapy
- Local heat therapy
Next group of patients usually require one or the other minimally invasive procedure like
A) Arthroscopically
- Loose body removal
- Joint Clearance/ Lavage
- Local steroids
- Hyluronidase
- Excision of Cyst m.b cyst
Large category of patients with severe osteoarthritis or cases which are consulted at a late stage( e.g complete joint space lost with multiple osteophyte, restricted joint movement, pain at rest) needs one or the other surgical procedure like
- Unicondylar joint replacement
- Total knee/ Hip joint replacement
- Excision of Cyst m.b cyst
