How is osteoarthritis treated

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My mother is a patient with osteoarthritis, since he suffered from osteoarthritis, always swollen joints, especially his leg joints some deformation, pain when walking, upstairs and downstairs are very difficult, suffering from osteoarthritis must pay attention to diet, I now give you a little introduction how to treat osteoarthritis.

How is osteoarthritis treated

First: Patients with osteoarthritis should always pay attention to do rehabilitation exercise, in order to slowly improve. Choose soft exercise with little impact on joints, step by step, including increasing joint range of motion exercise, strengthening muscle strength exercise around joints and increasing endurance exercise, such as walking, quadriceps exercise, swimming, Taijiquan, etc., to improve joint function.

Second: osteoarthritis patients should not only avoid high-intensity weight-bearing exercise, but also have a certain amount of activity, so they need to develop appropriate exercise plan. Slow and steady exercise is the best way to start.

Third: aerobic exercise usually refers to endurance exercise with low to medium intensity and long duration, such as walking, jogging, cycling, Taijiquan, etc. Aerobic exercise training can reduce weight and lower limb load.

matters needing attention

Patients with osteoarthritis should avoid overwork in their daily life. Osteoarthritis patients often have weak muscles and ligaments around the joints, which may be a risk factor for aggravating or promoting the progress of osteoarthritis. Therefore, the need for muscle strength training of lower limb muscles, but not too tired, the action should be eased to avoid aggravation of the disease.