Osteoarthritis patients don't forget the "five no" principle

Beijing ji shui tan hospital orthopedic orthopaedic YangDeJin

Sources: health

        Osteoarthritis is a common chronic joint disease, its main pathological changes is the articular cartilage degeneration and secondary bone hyperplasia. The more common in the elderly, women more than men, good hair in load large knee and hip, spine and finger joint and other parts. Osteoarthritis patients in life should adhere to the "five no" principle.

        Weight don't overweight

        If you have osteoarthritis words, must want to control weight, because overweight weight on the joint is additional pressure and burden, especially load joint. When you walk or run, the knee will take to 3 ~ 6 times the power of weight. Just think, if overweight 5 kg, you go every step knee force will increase 15 ~ 30 kilograms, and hip bearing also can increase accordingly. Burden increase, joint damage and pain will aggravate, quality of life, will fall.

        Don't always not activities

        When illness variation, a lot of osteoarthritis patients become less and less willing to activities. Although appropriate rest is very important, but sedentary lifestyle can also cause bad influence. When almost no sports or activities, muscle will atrophy, the overall strength, balance and coordination ability will be affected. With the joint stiffness and instability increases, also can increase the risk of fall.

        Many patients don't exercise because they feel the body is not suitable for, but in fact as long as can exercise, even if it's just small intensity, also ratio not exercise is strong. As long as the step by step, we can slowly progress.

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