Tag: Joint Orthopedics

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Bad knees? Losing weight will greatly improve

Knee joint is a large joint of the body that bears weight. The knee joint can be compared to a workhorse in the body. It has worked silently for decades and has achieved great results, but it is often the most vulnerable. Because long-term stress, heavy physical activity, excessive exercise, wrong exercise, and only the factors of gradual growth of age, will aggravate the wear of knee cartilage, manifested as various knee discomfort, knee pain, and even develop into [knee osteoarthritis]. The following knee symptoms cannot be ignored Knee discomfort is of many different types. If you don’t pay attention to it, it is often easy to be ignored. Dull pain: Persistent [dull pain], Or joint swelling. Severe pain: A Read More …

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Knee pain, in addition to surgery, there is what method can relieve?

Zhang Dama loves sports. She firmly believes that [living to be old and moving to be old] can keep people beautiful and benefit their body and mind. Although Zhang Dama is alive and well now, she has suffered a lot in the past few years. A few years ago, Zhang Dama suddenly felt knee discomfort, But it was not taken seriously at that time. After a few days off, She felt more pain in her knee, and obviously affected her daily life. Her knee was sour and painful, and it was even more painful to go up the steps. Zhang Dama was worried, so she inquired about how to treat the disease. Just heard that the son of the neighbor’s Read More …

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How to do knee joint surgery?

The number of knee arthroplasty operations in China has increased year by year. In 2011, there were about 50,000 cases, while the number of patients undergoing knee replacement surgery in the United States was about 500,000 each year, 10 times that in China. With the extensive development of this technology in China, a large number of patients do not need to endure diseases and take medicine to deal with them as in the past, but instead seek more effective and direct surgical treatment. Joint replacement is no longer a topic discussed by a few people. Many elderly people who used to need crutches to support themselves but now walk freely are happy to share their joint replacement experience with relatives Read More …

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How to treat osteoarthritis?

Many middle-aged and elderly friends have the problem of knee joint pain. Some people show persistent blunt pain in the knee joint, some have swelling of the joint, and some show sudden sharp pain during activities, resulting in [beating soft legs]. This is mostly the manifestation of osteoarthritis. In another article < < always knee pain, what should I do? > >, we introduced the related problems of osteoarthritis in detail. So, how to treat osteoarthritis? Early conservative treatment Early osteoarthritis should be treated conservatively, which can effectively relieve symptoms and delay the development of the disease. 1. Pay attention to the protection of articular cartilage Try to avoid intense, excessive and heavy-bearing activities, such as repeated squatting, climbing stairs, Read More …

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Cupping pulled out seven big holes in the back? ! Shoulder pain is not treated like this!

As you get older, you will encounter some pain problems. Dr. Clove has done a survey before. Shoulder pain has become the most painful pain besides lumbago. Pain is distressing, but if the coping method is not correct, it may bring more pain. This is a piece of news reported by CCTV: Chengdu’s 63-year-old Uncle Li, because scapulohumeral periarthritis often has stiff neck, is going to use cupping to treat scapulohumeral periarthritis at the suggestion of a massage and physiotherapy shop clerk. However, more than half a month has passed, scapulohumeral periarthritis has not been seen, skin ulceration and infection have also occurred in the cupping area, and they have been admitted to the hospital. Ready, let’s look at the Read More …

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Does Taijiquan hurt your knees?

Tai Chi, one of the treasures of Chinese culture, is widely respected by people all over the world. Because Taijiquan moves are soft, the speed is slow, the boxing style is not difficult to learn, and the posture is high or low, and the amount of exercise can be adjusted, so it can adapt to the needs of boxers of different ages and different physical conditions. Therefore, Taiji is also very popular among the elderly. The Benefits of Tai Chi For older persons, Simple Tai Chi training can improve exercise endurance, Improve body balance and coordination, thus improving quality of life. For example, Parkinson’s patients have impaired balance function and are very prone to falls. Studies have proved that practicing Read More …

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Do these 7 movements often to relieve hand joint pain.

Many people think that arthritis is the exclusive disease of the elderly, but in fact, there are many factors that affect joint health, such as obesity, trauma, infection, immunity, age growth, etc., so people of any age group may suffer from arthritis. Take the hand we use the most, if the hand gets arthritis, fingers and wrists will repeat one action for a long time, will aggravate the disease. For example, long-term keyboard tapping, mouse use and other actions will aggravate the pain, serious illness will even affect daily life, then even open a door, twist a faucet will become very difficult. Arthritis is difficult to heal and requires long-term treatment, so once we get arthritis, we should learn to Read More …

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Arthritis patients have the ability to predict the weather? As soon as the weather changes, the joint hurts. What should I do?

Many animals have the ability to predict the weather. Ants [move] in droves, fish keep jumping out of the water, swallows fly very low… When seeing these scenes, experienced people often say, [it may rain]. Some osteoarthritis patients also seem to have this ability to predict weather changes. The joint hurts again. It may change. Then the weather really changed! Is this wonderful phenomenon [superpowers] or is there scientific reason? Can you really predict the weather? In fact, many scientists have studied this phenomenon. According to a survey in 2014, more than half of arthritis patients (67.2%) said that weather changes have aggravated their joint pain. The more severe the original joint pain, the more sensitive the patients are to Read More …

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This thing grows on the bone, indicating that you are old.

Many old friends will be told by doctors that there is [hyperosteogeny] after taking X-ray films of joints: Well, there are bone spurs here. In fact, [bone spur] (hyperosteogeny) is a degenerative change of bones. To some extent, it can be said that long bone spur indicates that people are old. In order to adapt to long-term exercise and load, the density of local bone increases, especially the appearance of new bone at the edge of the bone, which looks like [spines] have grown on the originally smooth bone surface, hence the name. This kind of situation is not uncommon. Dr. Clove will popularize some knowledge about [bone spur and hyperosteogeny]. Why does bone spur grow? With the increase of Read More …

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Is it healthy to eat only fruit instead of dinner at night?

Today is the summer solstice, and summer is really here. Light and thin clothes can no longer cover up fat, weight loss has become a hot topic, and [fruit weight loss] always seems to be the most attractive one. Many people are very happy to eat only fruit instead of dinner. However, can fruit be used as food to lose weight? Are you healthy? Dr. Clove still wants to ask Mr. Fan Zhihong to make a careful analysis: Experience over the years shows that some people lose weight after eating fruit, but others seem to have gained weight instead of losing weight. Why Fruit Helps Weight Loss 1. Large water content and large volume There is a word [water] in Read More …