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What are the hazards of osteoarthritis? What should patients with osteoarthritis pay attention to?

As we all know, as a common disease in life, the incidence of arthritis is gradually increasing, and it shows a trend of youthfulness. At present, there are more than 654.38 billion arthritis patients in China, and the number is still increasing, most of them are osteoarthritis. Severe arthritis will have a great impact on patients' health, economy and quality of life.

Therefore, we must take precautions, pay attention to arthritis, and suggest early prevention, early diagnosis and early treatment of arthritis to prevent disability.

What are the hazards of osteoarthritis? 1, sharp pain.

When the adjacent nerve roots are compressed in the body, it will cause local pain, stiffness, numbness and other feelings. When inflammation or bone spur compresses the sciatic nerve, the affected limb will have severe numbness, burning pain, convulsion and pain, which will radiate to the whole lower limb.

2, hypertension, hyperlipidemia.

Arthritis is easy to induce diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Take gout as an example. Gout patients are often obese because of the high intake of fat and sugar in their daily diet. Too much fat accumulates in the body, which is easy to harden arteries and cause diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

3. Knee joint deformity.

In the middle and late stage of joint diseases, due to the long-term pathological process, structural changes have taken place in the bones, force lines, joint spaces and surrounding soft tissues of joints. Common knee deformities are. Knee flexion contracture, varus deformity, knee subluxation, etc. At this time, the knee joint has partially or basically lost its motor function, and joint deformity directly affects the appearance and gait.

Patients with osteoarthritis should pay attention to the following points: 1. Control your weight.

Overweight is the extra pressure and burden on joints, especially weight-bearing joints. When walking or running, the whole knee should bear 3~6 times the weight. Overweight will increase joint damage and aggravate pain.

Step 2 Exercise moderately

When the disease gets worse, many patients with osteoarthritis become less and less willing to move. As time goes by, muscles atrophy, overall strength, balance and coordination are affected, and joint stiffness and instability increase. You can take a walk, do aerobics or play Tai Ji Chuan, and you can also choose aerobic exercise such as cycling and swimming, which has little influence on the knee joint.

Avoid joint injuries

Joint injury will cause further cartilage injury, further aggravate pain and reduce joint flexibility. Therefore, repetitive actions or actions with excessive intensity should be avoided to avoid damaging joints.

4. Don't ignore the pain

Arthritis patients may face pain every day. If the pain gets worse, you need to add medicine or use some auxiliary equipment to relieve it. Rest or application of hyperthermia and cold therapy can also help.

5.? Seek medical help in time.

Many patients seem to have a misunderstanding about osteoarthritis and think that there is no good way to control symptoms. There are many effective treatment schemes now. Please establish a good relationship with the doctor to overcome the disease.

The above is an introduction to bones and joints, and everyone must know it. At the same time, warmly remind friends with osteoarthritis that they must not delay treatment after suffering from this disease, so as not to aggravate the condition, increase the pain and increase the difficulty of treatment.