Symptoms Of Osteoarthritis Questions

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.
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 q...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

You can do the following exercises for neck pain
a person can ease the symptoms of cervical spondylosis with a few simple neck exercises.
1. Neck stretch
keep your body straight.
Push your chin forward in a way that stretches the throat.
Softly tense the neck muscles.
Hold this for 5 seconds.
Return your head to its center position.
Push your head back with the chin held high, and hold for 5 seconds.
Carry out 5 repetitions.
2. Neck tilt
tilt your head...more

Dear lybrate-user, namaskar,
coxibs will help to some extent in alleviating mild to moderate pain in any condition, even in post injury pain. The specific treatment for oa and ra is different. However coxibs will reduce the pain in both. Take care.

Hi Apply pranacharya restopain oil or prasarini oil on your affected part then give hot fomentation. Take maha rasnadi kwath 2-2 tsf twice a day. And agni tundi vati and maha yograj guggul 1-1 tab twice a day..

primary osteoarthritis is a part of ageing. but secondary arthritis can be following any fractures involving the joint surface, following infection in the joint and also secondary to inflammatory arthritis.
Arthritis cannot be prevented, but the progress can be slowed down by weight reduction and strengthening the muscles around the joints and also avoid high impact activities.

osteoarthritis doesnt always equate to ageing. it can also affect younger individuals who have risk factors like obesity, repetitive trauma and in people who have had infections in the joint. If you are obese then you can reduce your weight and quadriceps strengthening exercises can help in the early stages

aging is one of the risk factors. other risk factors include obesity, repeated stress to the joints and high impact activities. genetics also plays a role. the things you can do is reduce your body weight and also do exercises to tone the muscles around the joint which helps in load sharing.

Definitely oa knee is a part of aging.
You can reduce the risk factors by.
1. Daily brisk walking
2. Regular exercises of joints.
3. Reduce wt.
4. Plenty of oral fluids
5. Local hot fomentation, if no medical problem.

Yes. You should avoid squatting, bending your knees too much, use english toilets, use tables and chairs for dinner or office work.