Treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common disease in the elderly, characterized by the destruction of articular cartilage and disorganized bone remodeling. The incidence of the disease increases with age and is often seen in obese people (due to increased body weight pressing on the knee joint).

It is necessary to differentiate knee pain from pathological causes in other parts such as hip arthritis, thigh pain, bone tumors or nearby bone lesions (fractures, osteomyelitis, osteodystrophy). It is also necessary to rule out some other diseases in the knee joint such as arthritis in one knee, synovitis, and atrophy related to the sympathetic nerve.

Treatment of knee osteoarthritis aims to alleviate pain symptoms, correct morphological disorders of the disease and restore relatively normal function of the painful limb. In addition to painkillers and physical therapy, you can use glucosamine (a drug involved in the synthesis of cartilage components) and chondroitin (regenerating cartilage and bone tissue).

In addition, during the pain, you should rest the painful joint, avoid standing on the painful leg and avoid positions that are harmful to the joint. The final method is to replace the entire joint with an artificial joint.

According to Science & Life - NT