Symptoms Of Osteoarthritis Questions

U can do the following exercises for knee pain url/articles/311138. Php
follow these dos and don’ts to help your knees feel their best.
1. Don’t rest too much. Too much rest can weaken your muscles, which can worsen joint pain. Find an exercise program that is safe for your knees and stick with it. If you're not sure which motions are safe or how much you can do, talk with your doctor or a physical therapist.
2. Do exercise. Cardio exercises strengthen the muscles that support yo...more

Ice therapy would definitely help to reduce the inflammation. We also advise you to use knee cap which would help to prevent the knee from damaging further and also to maintain the quadriceps muscle tone. Stiffness might have developed due to weakness of the ligaments & inflammed cartilage. Specific knee exercises will also help ie. Keeping ball
underneath the knee and keep pressing it. That's the simple exercise which will help you to strengthen the knee
Simple Knee ExerciesSpecific kne...more

Heat and cold can be effective in treating pain in the lower back, and it has been recommended to ease joint pain that results from arthritis.
Heat relaxes muscles and improves lubrication, leading to a reduction in stiffness. ...
Ice, wrapped in a cloth, can reduce pain, inflammation, and swelling.

Blood test are necessarry for nutritional status, vit d, b12,uric acid. Sodium potassium level. Consult physiotherapist for proper assesement ,treatment and precautions.
Take contrast bath for calf muscle relaxation.

Your finger pain can be due to various reasons our suggestion would be to do warm water bath to relieve from pain. If the pain doesn't subside please do ice therapy to reduce the inflammation from the finger.

Get an Xray knee -AP and lateral. If it is advanced OA. Go in for the total knee replacement with the oxinium implant ( verilast).

Hello Ms. lybrate-user
let me explain to you what has been happening:
the patients with early osteoarthritis usually do not have any complaints for a long time and the first time they approach a doctor is usually when they develop synovitis (swelling) in the knee which is known to occur from time to time in a patient of osteoarthritis.
Pain control can be done in 2 ways: oral medicines or injection in the joint; oral medicines take more time and can have some side effects, however in...more

Leg Pain If you have leg pain then you have to rule out the causes for having leg pain. First of all check your weight and your haemoglobin levels, as Anaemia always leads to the symptoms of being tired and also having leg pain though there are no issues with the knee joint or back pain. If not if the pain radiates down the back of thigh and legs then it might be due to sciatica. Kindly consult the nearby physiotherapist. Hope you recover soon from the leg pain.
Pain in the back while walkin...more

Symptoms of osteoarthritis may include joint pain and progressive stiffness that develops gradually. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may include painful swelling, inflammation, and stiffness in the fingers, arms, legs, and wrists occurring in the same joints on both sides of the body, especially upon awakening.
This is cervical pain (neck pain) and that's the reason the pain radiates until the shoulder blades. If you keep ice that would help and along side you can do hot water fermentation....more

Dear, According to Ayurveda joint pain is known as Sandhigata vata. With increase in age vata dosha is predominant in human body that is why with aging disease caused by vata dosha increases in body. Joint pain is a common symptom with many possible causes. Joint Pain and Arthritis are the one of the most devastating conditions faced by individuals, particularly elderly women today. When there is pure Vata dosha involvement (a pain without swelling or discoloration) then the massage with medicat...more