Identify the symptoms of osteoarthritis

Feeling pain accompanied by swelling, stiffness is an obsession for patients with osteoarthritis when the weather changes. Degenerative heavier, more terrible pain causes a movement extremely difficult.

Of the more than 800 questions submitted to the counseling program "Take care when moving season match" Vnexpress being implemented, more than 40% of readers have wondered about the common symptoms related to osteoarthritis.

For the knee, the pain usually increases when violent sit-ups, climbing stairs ...

Share your concerns to the program, Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh in Vinh City, Nghe An, said: "Coming soon turning 40 and my knee started throbbing phenomenon, called joints heard crunching. I went to X-ray the doctor diagnosed knee osteoarthritis. Please consult your doctor help me if there is any solution to treat the pain and limitations. "

Doctor Le Thi Hoang Cuc (55, Dong Da, Hanoi) sent a letter about the program also expressed concern about his illness after years of enduring the pain. Uncle said: "I was stiff fingers, especially the thumb of the left hand is very painful, movements heard a cracking continent. Hand ring finger to stretch themselves sometimes, especially morning waking up ... Also I have degenerated cervical vertebrae 2 ... ".

JEX UC-II contains nourishing effect and protect cartilage, this is an important factor in the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis.

GS. Dr. Tran Ngoc An - Chairman of Vietnam Association of Rheumatology share, osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease, the rate is more than 50% of people aged over 35 have. Joint degeneration is a condition of articular cartilage lesions, accompanied by inflammation and reduce the amount of fluid. Cartilage is the part covering the head of the bone, to act as a smooth joint movement and reduce the load. As age increased, usually over 40 years of age, the cartilage will be aging, loss of elasticity, making the bones worn, thin and painful movement. Since there are no systemic symptoms so osteoarthritis rarely confused with other arthritis. Gradual onset, initial signs of stiffness, but rarely lasts more than 15 minutes. Then appear joint pain, increases the movement lasts and reduce the rest.

Since the symptoms of the disease, GS An advice: "K hi signs of osteoarthritis, patients should consult a specialist in the Musculoskeletal. Do not see less flexible joints that do not dare to mobilize and make joints more and more hard. So training exercises joints gently, about 10-15 minutes each time and avoid strong play sports. "

Many questions from young readers to see, osteoarthritis is increasingly rejuvenation by many patients suffer while under the age of 30. Specialist 2 Nguyen Thai Thanh - Head of Joint Hospital Trauma Orthopaedics HCM City said joint disease tends to increase and rejuvenation in recent years due to environmental factors, erratic weather, injury ... seriously affect the health and quality of life of patients .

Many questions sent to the program was sounding the alarm about the abuse of painkillers led to more worrisome complication for patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis ... TS.BS Dang Hong States - Dean musculoskeletal, Hospital E have shown, using painkillers few days will help, but sometimes this is only a temporary solution and can cause adverse effects on many organs of the body if used long long.

"When I noticed the unusual sensation in the joint, the patient should go to the hospital for examination and treatment for specific directions. In addition, patients can use anti-osteoarthritis or preparations to help care for and protect cartilage as UC-II. At the same time, the treatment of osteoarthritis should be done early and actively to avoid injury, deformity or maimed, "stressed Dr States.