Arthritis is a common health condition involving chronic inflammation in your joints. It causes pain and damage to joints, bones, and other body parts depending on the type.
Osteoarthritis, which is noninflammatory, is the most common — though over 100 types exist. In fact, up to 40% of men and 47% of women may be diagnosed with osteoarthritis during their lifetime.
If you have experienced severe pain in your knees while walking, climbing stairs or getting in and out of chairs, or suffer from knee deformities or chronic knee inflammation that fails to respond to anti-inflammatory medications and injections, it might indicate osteoarthritis of the knee.
Besides advanced age, other risk factors for knee osteoarthritis include heredity, gender and history of trauma. Although there is no cure for osteoarthritis of the knee, lifestyle changes can slow disease progression and reduce its severity. Osteoarthritis of knee can largely impair daily abilities and quality of life. However, a number of people live in fear of having a knee operation. Some do not know that total knee replacement surgery is one of the most effective ways to bring patients back to their normal activities in no time.
If you have ongoing knee pain, you know it can affect your life. You might struggle to walk a few blocks or climb stairs. The pain can wake you up at night. You avoid activities you used to enjoy, knowing that they’ll cause your pain to flare.
If you have a bad hip and lower back pain, a new study suggests that hip replacement surgery may solve both issues at once.
Based on a review of 71 studies that included nearly one million workers, the riskiest occupations include agriculture, construction, mining, service jobs and housekeeping. And jobs that demand excessive kneeling, squatting, standing, lifting and climbing stairs all increase your odds.
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