Nowadays, there are more and more people in the hospital who see orthopedic outpatient clinics, most of them are over 50 years old, all of them have knee problems, and some patients are so serious that they can't even walk!
The lifespan of the knee joint is only 60 years, and if you want to be able to walk, take a walk, and walk around leisurely in your old age, then you have to take good care of your knee joint.
Arthropathy is taken seriously, and almost everyone has arthritis, and the more it drags on, the worse it gets!
Knee osteoarthritis is what we call arthropathy. As we age, everyone's joints will wear and tear, which is a matter of light and heavy, especially for the elderly.
Many patients think that it is good to have a straight joint, which leads to the disease getting worse and worse, and the joint deformation is getting worse and worse. In fact, this deformation is caused by abrasion, severe wear and tear will cause the cartilage of the joint to disappear, and the knee joint will slowly deform, and some will become looped legs, which is very difficult to walk.
Can arthropathy be cured? How to treat it?
Treatment is different for different periods. For example, it can be cured when it hurts at the beginning and swells at the beginning. Usually it's medication plus rest or some protective gear. After a period of initial treatment, the knee can be restored to its original condition.
Director Tang pointed out that there are many ways to maintain knee joints, but most of them are cumbersome and not easy to adhere to. The next method will be learned as soon as you learn it, and you will be able to do it as soon as you do it!
It's a very simple workout that can be done while sitting or watching TV. You can sit on a seat or sofa and raise your legs flat so that the muscles in your thighs are tense and you can work hard.
Hold for about five to ten seconds, depending on your physical condition, and then put down and rest. Switch to the other leg, hold it for another five to ten seconds, then lower it again, and rotate the two legs.
According to the physical condition, you can start with less, a few times, a dozen times, and if you have better physical strength, you can do it twenty or thirty times a day, and you can achieve the goal.
Once the condition of the joint is worsened, especially if the knee joint is deformed, surgery may be required.In mild cases, surgical intervention is used to protect the knee joint. It preserves your original knee joint and corrects knee deformities.
If the joint is worn out, a partial replacement of the joint will be required. The most common is that the inner side is worn out, the outer side is fine, the ligaments are very good, then you change the small half of the inner side, this is a small operation, the recovery is also very fast, you can go to the ground the next day after the operation, the effect is very good.
Depending on the patient's condition, we will perform a series of treatments, from the initial conservative treatment to the final joint replacement, with an osteotomy or unilateral joint replacement in between.
For each patient, the doctor will choose a suitable treatment and the patient can get a satisfactory result.
Nowadays, it is common for people in their eighties to have knee replacements.
He recently helped an 83-year-old man have joint replacement surgery. In the words of the old man: The operation is safe and effective, he can walk after the operation, and he is ready to travel everywhere in the future!
Elderly friends should also pay attention to squatting, frog jumping, running, skipping rope and dancing on hard ground, which will aggravate the wear and tear of the kneecaps. In particular, squatting down and standing up again has the greatest wear and tear on the joints, and climbing mountains and stairs also has great damage to the knees.
The articular cartilage is about 1 to 2 mm in size, and its function is to cushion the pressure and protect the bone from breaking. It's like rubber on the track, which helps us cushion a force when moving up and down, and then protects our joints. Exercising on a hard floor and bouncing back under a strong reaction force can be quite damaging to joints and bones. Therefore, it is advisable to exercise only on rubber sports fields.
When climbing mountains and stairs, the knee joint is under pressure more than 3 to 4 times its own body weight. Especially after the age of 50, people's knee joints will be somewhat worn and worn, at this time, it is necessary to reduce such exercises. For those who have had a knee injury, special attention should be paid after the age of 40.
In addition, sports such as swimming, cycling, and gymnastics have the effect of prolonging the life of the knee and can also help relieve knee pain.
For the average person, the exercise that is most beneficial to the joints is swimming. In the water, the human body is parallel to the ground, and the joints are basically weight-bearing.
People with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure swim more, which is good for the whole body. In order to achieve the purpose of exercising, you can choose swimming, cycling, gymnastics and other exercises with light weight on the joints.
Knee Rehabilitation: The Most Suitable Exercise Regardless of
whether you have knee discomfort now, this exercise will be suitable for you, because this exercise: no need to go out, no equipment, no knee damage, and you can exercise your knees!
1) Find a chair that you can rest on, sit back with your hips back, and lean against the back of the chair. Place your hands behind the chair and cushion your back.
2) Put a bath towel under the thigh, or you can tie several bath towels and towels together, as long as they are thick enough and firmly tied, the purpose is to raise the knees.
3) Sit upright, with a straight back and legs, and swing naturally one after the other. You don't need to swing too much, you can easily shake it!
This trick may seem very simple, but it is very helpful in strengthening the knees.
If you have an old knee injury or foot pain, you can use a healthy foot to support the painful foot and shake it back and forth at the same time, which is equivalent to rehabilitation, so that the knee can gradually recover health.
Middle-aged and elderly friends, we must take care of our knee joints, and we will have to rely on it when we go out to play in the future! You must practice small ways to prolong the life of your knees, and you must also tell your friends in need.
