The UN estimates that 15 to 20 percent of the world’s population over the age of sixty suffer from arthritis. The thesis reports. We think that joint pain comes with age. But, that is not true. However, understanding the reasons why most people develop arthritis in old age can help prevent it.
When we think of joint pain, we usually only think of pain in the joints of the feet. Virtually any joint in the body can be affected. Especially hip, trunk, arm, foot, shoulder joints.
Joint pain – causes
Heredity: Heredity is also said to be a factor, as it is usually passed down to women from generation to generation.
Aging: Wear and tear on joint membranes due to years of doing the same job.
Obesity: Due to obesity, this problem occurs in the joints like knee, hip which bear more body weight.
High workload: Mostly this problem affects laborers, sportsmen, people who do long standing-hunting jobs (including computer lovers, Facebook, WhatsApp circles).
Joint injuries following accidents.
Disorders of nerves, endocrine glands.
Lazy lifestyle asking what the price of exercise is.
Pain symptoms
Joint pain usually affects knee, hip, spine and neck joints. At first the pain is mild and then goes away, the pain in the joint is severe when climbing the stairs, sitting on the floor continuously and getting up.
When you get out of bed in the morning, the joints are somewhat stiff and painful. Every time I bend and stretch my knee, I hear a ‘madak, kadak’ sound which is annoying. If there is a lot of pain in the knee and hip joints, they will start walking at a wrong angle and by the end of the day they will start walking like a tramp.
If there is a lot of pain in the hips and knees, you may stumble and fall. If chronic pain persists, it can lead to depression and affect sleep at night. will give rise to the condition of
Needs extra attention
Retractable Pain: People who have slow onset pain in the joints, intermittent pain that feels like it has stopped raining and then worsens with work and no pain with rest.
People who often suffer from pain in finger joints, hip, leg joints, neck and spinal cord.
If the hip joint is affected: more pain in the anterior half of the leg, which radiates to the buttocks and thighs.
If the knee joint wears out: Severe or moderate pain in the front knee that radiates to the hip.
Tests to diagnose joint wear and tear
* X-ray, MRI A scan
* An injection into the joint to take some of the fluid there for testing
* Blood tests to check if the arthritis is due to any other cause
Early stages of joint wear
* It can be understood that wear and tear starts in those joints which are pulling and shaking for fifteen minutes after waking up in the morning.
* Couldn’t bend over and put on shoes; The house could not be assembled; If you are not able to get up immediately if you are sitting or you are unable to walk for a long distance, do not ignore it and later be crippled by joint pain and do not groan.