How should osteoarthritis be treated

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Recently, dad always feels sore hands and feet, especially when climbing stairs. My family says it's like osteoarthritis. I'm very worried about this. Patients with this disease should be treated as soon as possible. Now I'll tell you how to treat osteoarthritis.

How should osteoarthritis be treated

Treatment 1: exercise therapy: increase joint activity and muscle strength and stability through appropriate exercise: quadriceps strength exercise, knee activity therapy, knee joint strengthening therapy, etc.

Treatment 2: surgical treatment: Generally speaking, when the condition of knee degenerative arthritis is serious, the traditional rehabilitation, physical and drug treatment control effect is not good, and there is continuous deterioration, surgical treatment is recommended. For patients with knee degenerative arthritis who have different needs in different periods, there are different surgical methods to choose.

Treatment 3: physical therapy: physical therapy is the use of cold compress, hyperthermia and exercise to reduce the pain of the affected area, while enhancing the strength of muscles around the joint and expanding the range of motion, to increase the range of motion of the joint and restore joint function. This is one of the treatments for degenerative osteoarthritis.

matters needing attention

The harm of osteoarthritis is relatively large, so if there are the above symptoms, we must check and treat in time, so as not to cause bad consequences.