How to treat degenerative osteoarthropathy of the left knee?

Knee joint degeneration, also known as osteoarthritis of the knee, is a lesion that occurs after the destruction of cartilage on the articular surface of the knee joint, resulting in an uneven surface and changes in the line of gravity, which leads to degenerative changes in the tissues within the knee joint as well as around the joint. The main manifestations are joint pain and inflexibility of movement. It is a natural aging of the human body, and the treatment is mainly to slow down the aging rate and control the development of the disease, the knee joint treatment mainly has the following ways.

Treatment of degenerative knee joints

1. Joint protection treatment

Patients should reduce joint pressure and take proper rest in normal times. Lose weight, prevent overuse of joints and excessive weight bearing, avoid joint injuries, and reduce the number of stairs, climbing and squatting.

2. Exercise therapy

Through appropriate exercise to increase joint mobility and muscle strength and stability, mainly quadriceps muscle strength exercise, reduce degenerative joint symptoms, maintain and increase the range of joint activity and improve daily activities, help slow down the rate of aging, control the development of the disease. Patients can choose swimming, cycling, walking and other joints light weight bearing exercise.

3, physical therapy

Physical therapy is the use of cold compresses, heat therapy and exercise to reduce the pain in the affected area, and at the same time to enhance the strength of the muscles around the joints and expand the range of motion, in order to increase the mobility of the joints, to restore joint function. This is one of the treatments for knee degeneration.

4. Medication

Suitable for patients with mild degenerative disease, oral glucosamine is often used to nourish the cartilage and reduce the damage of the cartilage surface, and it can also alleviate the symptoms of pain, maintain the flexibility of joint movement, and slow down the progress of the disease; if the patient has obvious pain or joint effusion, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as celecoxib, should be given.

5. Joint cavity injection of sodium vitrate

Injection of sodium vitrate into the joint cavity can significantly improve the inflammatory reaction of synovial tissue, enhance the viscosity and lubrication function of the joint fluid, reduce the friction of the joints, protect the articular cartilage, alleviate the pain, and increase the mobility of the joints.

6. Surgery

In the advanced stage of knee degeneration, the pain in the knee is aggravated, which seriously affects the quality of life of the patients, and the patients' joints begin to be deformed, and the flexion and extension are unfavorable, and the periarticular bone hyperplasia is obvious, so they can choose the artificial knee replacement, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of joint pain and deformity, correct the deformity of the joints, and restore the joint function.

In daily life, through some measures can reduce or delay the occurrence of knee degeneration.

Pay attention to the posture of walking and labor, do not twist your body to walk and work. Don't wear high-heeled shoes when you walk long distances, wear soft-soled shoes with thick and flexible soles to reduce the impact on the knee joints and avoid wear and tear of the knee joints.

Try to avoid obesity to prevent aggravating the burden on the knee joints.

Eating more food containing protein, calcium, collagen and isoflavones can prevent osteoporosis, grow cartilage and lubricating fluid in the joints, and also replenish estrogen so that bones and joints can better metabolize calcium and alleviate the symptoms of degenerative changes in the knee joints.

Protect the joints from damage and avoid repeated impacts on the joints. Avoid overload and activities and labor, and reduce frequent ascent sports, such as climbing, stairs, squatting and so on.