| Here we talk about Osteoarthritis. | | | | The one straight symptom is unbearable chronic pain |
| Osteoarthritis, which is also called as degenerative | | | | from the joint where the cartilage had been |
| arthritis is the most common type of arthritis which is | | | | degenerated. The day to day life work goes too |
| affecting millions of people around the globe. It | | | | difficult to carry out, especially when walking. Hip and |
| generally is caused by the loss of cartilage material | | | | knee joints are mainly affected. The affected area will |
| between the joints. Cartilage is a soft cushion like | | | | be swollen and extremely sore. Also the symptoms |
| material which constitute about 70% of water and | | | | considerably vary from patient to patient on |
| other protein content like collagen and proteoglycans. | | | | osteoarthritis. Unlike the other disease, it doesn’t |
| The two mating bones in joints like knees, feet and | | | | affect the other organs of the body. So when chronic |
| wrists and elbows need a cushion type of material to | | | | pain continuously occur at specific joints, it’s |
| support the free movement of bones and also to | | | | more likely to be osteoarthritis affected. |
| absorb the shocks. In osteoarthritis condition due to | | | | Available Treatments |
| breakage and lack of cushion material, the bones | | | | Luckily there are plenty of treatments available for |
| generally comes to direct contact. This results a | | | | osteoarthritis. One can choose the type of treatments |
| constant chronic pain whenever there is some load on | | | | depending upon the intensity of problem. There are |
| bones. This problem generally is observed in both male | | | | three general types of treatments available for |
| and females who are mostly middle aged and old. | | | | osteoarthritis which are home, medical and surgical |
| Causes of Osteoarthritis | | | | treatments. With so much improvement of technology |
| Aging is the first and foremost cause of osteoarthritis. | | | | in medical field and with high success rate, now |
| Due to aging, normally the water content in the | | | | everyone is looking to undergo surgery. Arthroplasty, |
| cartilage increases more and dilutes the protein and it | | | | Chondroplasty, Osteotomy, Arthrodesis and Joint |
| slowly degenerates. Apart from it, obesity also causes | | | | replacement are major surgeries that are under |
| osteoarthritis. Due to heavy weight, the high impact | | | | practice to treat osteoarthritis. When the problem is |
| which falls on knees, lower back and feet will damage | | | | medium or at initial stages, most doctors prescribes |
| the cartilage tissue. Obesity is the one reason why we | | | | medication which mostly contains NSAID pain killers. |
| see lot of young people suffering from osteoarthritis at | | | | It is most effective when followed with some general |
| considerably young ages. | | | | home care treatment. A general home care treatment |
| Diabetes is also a major cause of osteoarthritis. The | | | | includes regular exercises, weight loss programs, |
| diabetic people irrespective of their weights carry a | | | | balanced diet; usage of orthopedic equipment like |
| high risk of getting osteoarthritis. There are many other | | | | shoes and spine belts. Depending upon the severity of |
| causes like fractures, improper formation of joints | | | | the problem, an osteoarthritis patient can choose the |
| during birth and other bone diseases which lead to | | | | best possible treatment method available to cure the |
| osteoarthritis. | | | | disease. |
| Symptoms of Osteoarthritis | | | | |