Treatment of Arthritis Hip and Knee Pain by Dr Chirag Patel

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• Treatment of Arthritis Hip
  and Knee Pain

Dr Chirag Patel M.B.B.S., M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)
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Introduction

• Arthritis is a prevalent problem in the medical
  circles and plenty of people are diagnosed with
  it.
• A disease that affects a person daily activities
  and interrupts life flow.
• There are three major types of Arthritis
  afflicting the people in the knee.
• It causes pain and swelling in the bodys joints,
  such as the knees or hips.

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How Arthritis Affects The Hip

• The hip pain can be stabbing or sharp, it can be
  a dull ache. The hips become stiff after gradual
  increase of arthritis.

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Causes of Arthritis

• Factors like overweight, injuries and old age
  often contribute to the problem of arthritis in
  people. Sometimes, the joints are not formed or
  there are genetic defects in the cartilage.

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Hip Pain Arthritis Pain Relief

• Any treatment is based on the idea of the
  improving the function of the hip and controlling
  pain.
• Treatment plans often include rest and joint
  care, cane use, significant weight loss,
  exercises.
• There are plenty of doctors specializing in
  the Hip Arthroscopy Surgery in India like Dr
  Chirag Patel.
• Hip arthroscopy, sometimes called a hip scope,
  is a minimally invasive hip surgery in which an
  orthopaedic surgeon uses an arthroscopy to
  examine or treat the inside of the hip joint.
• The surgeon makes additional small incisions
  (usually one or two) to create access points for
  arthroscopic needles, scalpels or other special
  surgical tools.

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How Arthritis Affects The Knee

• Osteoarthritis is the most common form of
  arthritis in the knee.
• It occurs due to the wearing of the cartilage in
  the knee and it occurs more in the older people
  above 50 years.
• Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that
  attacks multiple joints throughout the body,
  including the knee joint.
• It is symmetrical, meaning that it usually
  affects the same joint on both sides of the body.
•  Knee pain is immense and affects the daily life
  activities and the knee would be inflamed while
  causing pain.
• The joint may become stiff and swollen.

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Treating The Knee Pain

• There is no cure as of such for knee arthritis.
  Plenty of treatments are available to help in the
  relieving of the pain and disability. There are
  non-surgical options like exercise, physical
  therapy and assistive devices like canes.
  Arthroscopy is a surgical alternative plus
  cartilage grafting to hole in the articular
  cartilage. Total or partial knee replacement is
  also advised to help the patients in case of
  severe knee pain. Recovery is often advised for
  the patients after surgery in order to maintain
  the knee improvement.

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Get in Touch For Consultations
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