World Arthritis Day, arthritis is no longer a patent for the elderly

World Arthritis Day experts remind: Arthritis people are younger trend

Bohai News Network News October 12 is the World Arthritis Day. When it comes to joint health, many people think it is a "patent" for the elderly. In fact, arthritis of the population has been younger trend. Tangshan Second hospital experts pointed out that weight, cold are caused by joint disease factors, young people should also do a good job of preventive measures.

Arthritis is a common and frequently occurring disease among middle-aged and elderly people, there are 355 million arthritis patients all over the world, and about 100 million people have arthritis in our country. To Tangshan second hospital treatment of arthritis patients every day there are 50 to 70 people, and the prevalence of the younger population trend, seriously affected the patient's work and daily life. Orthopedic experts in the academy point out that prevention of arthritis requires attention to the following points: in the autumn and winter season, pay attention to the neck, ankle, knee and other places to keep warm, avoid catching cold, when squatting, the knee weight is 3 to 6 times times their own bodyweight, should avoid squat; , do not wear high heels when walking, to reduce the impact of the knee joints, to avoid wear and tear in the knee, physical exercise to prepare for activities, gently stretch the knee, so that the full activities of the knee joint after the movement.

People with osteoarthritis of the knee should avoid excessive fatigue of the knee joint and perform appropriate functional exercises to increase the stability of the knee and prevent muscle atrophy in the legs. For people with arthritis of the knee, swimming and walking is the best exercise, not to increase the weight of the knee, but also to the knee around the muscles and ligaments to exercise. Experts say, suffering from knee osteoarthritis, first of all should go to the regular orthopaedic hospital, after the examination of the diagnosis and pathological changes to determine the degree of treatment options.

(Huang Liuzhongzi)