| People in India are yet to appreciate the common joint | | | | lesions are practiced by the author. Ligament injuries of |
| problems and their impact is rising day by day. Joint | | | | the knee should be treated in symptomatic persons. |
| problems affect more than 400 million people world | | | | Individuals can postpone joint problems by regular |
| wide. Back ache is the commonest cause of sickness | | | | exercise. Putting your joints through a full range of |
| absenteeism. Osteoarthritis is the commonest joint | | | | movement each day is all that is needed. Weight gain |
| problem and the knee is the commonest joint affected | | | | can and should be avoided. Learn to differentiate |
| in India. A lot of women suffer from knee pain. With | | | | between the pain of overuse and disease. Any joint |
| this in mind it is useful to draw the attention of the local | | | | pain lasting for more than one hour after exercise is |
| populace to caring for their joints. | | | | not overuse pain. Use the largest joint suitable for any |
| Pay attention to your symptoms and see the doctor | | | | muscular effort. |
| early. | | | | Start early |
| If you have pain swelling and stiffness around your | | | | The earlier the diagnosis is made the better are the |
| joints for more than two weeks, please see your | | | | chances to keep the disease under check or offer |
| orthopedic surgeon. These symptoms can develop | | | | advice on mitigating its effect. This disease cannot be |
| suddenly or slowly. These symptoms could be arthritis. | | | | entirely cured but medicines and surgery can offer |
| "Arthritis" is not a single diagnosis. There are more than | | | | lasting pain relief and improve the quality of life. |
| 100 types of arthritis and only an Orthopaedic specialist | | | | Protect your joints |
| can make the diagnosis after examining you and doing | | | | Exercise helps to relieve pain, improve circulation, tone |
| the necessary investigations. | | | | up your muscles and keep you fit. It improves the |
| What can be done to mitigate the disease load? | | | | overall sense of well being. Your Doctor can show |
| We can look at this from a large and micro | | | | you all the types of exercises that will be useful for |
| perspective. | | | | your specific condition. |
| While osteoarthritis is the bane of middle and late age, | | | | Eat and drink healthily |
| road traffic accidents and the resultant injuries & | | | | Cut down on fast foods which offer little nutrition. Fruits |
| fractures can be prevented by action at the | | | | and vegetables, whole grain cereals, milk, protect your |
| appropriate political level. | | | | muscles and joints. |
| Chronic painful arthritic joints need a joint replacement | | | | There are no dietary restrictions for most form of |
| in the elderly age groups. The treatment of the young | | | | arthritis. |
| individual is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. In | | | | Thus simple measures within your reach can postpone |
| this group fall many women with anterior knee pain. | | | | the onset of arthritis. Earlier diagnosis, innovative |
| They need special attention and specially designed | | | | alternatives for joint replacement, can give you lasting |
| exercises. Surgical methods of treatment of cartilage | | | | relief from inevitable joint pains and aches. |