Symptoms of osteoarthritis in the elderly

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My grandmother is nearly 80 years old this year. The old man's health is not good. The leg pain is very serious. The doctor says it's osteoarthritis and needs physical therapy and drug treatment. Let me explain the symptoms of osteoarthritis in the elderly.

Symptoms of osteoarthritis in the elderly

First of all, arthritis is a very complex disease, because there are many types of arthritis, and the incidence of a wide range of people, which adds a certain degree of difficulty to the treatment work. Orthopedic experts pointed out that the elderly is a high risk group of arthritis, so we should understand more about the symptoms of arthritis in our life, which is helpful for early detection and treatment.

Secondly, after suffering from osteoarthritis, there will be joint pain. In the early stage of the disease, the pain is often not serious, and the sick joints are often only sour or mild pain. In the event of weather changes or fatigue, the symptoms can be aggravated, and it will be relieved after rest. In this stage, joint activity is generally unrestricted, which is easy to be ignored by patients and delay treatment. With the development of the disease, pain becomes more obvious, different types of arthritis can show different pain characteristics.

Finally, when we have osteoarthritis, there will be varying degrees of joint swelling, swelling is the result of the progress of arthritis, generally proportional to the disease. Joint dysfunction, after inflammation, due to the protective spasm of muscles around the joint and the destruction of joint structure, can lead to partial or total loss of joint function.

matters needing attention

The etiology of arthritis is complex, mainly related to inflammation, autoimmune response, infection, metabolic disorders, trauma, degenerative diseases and other factors. Patients with osteoarthritis, hyperuricemia and gouty arthritis should control diet, reduce weight and joint burden. It is suggested that hyperuricemia and gout patients should reduce intake of high purine foods such as animal viscera and aquatic products, and eat more alkaline foods such as rape, cabbage, carrot and melon, strictly limit drinking, and limit Baijiu and beer.