Symptoms Of Osteoarthritis Questions

Mr. Lybrate-user, so far in the world there is no cure discovered for diabetes and similarly there is no drug which can regenerate the cartilage degenrated in osteoarthritis. So if some has discovered that he should be getting nobel prize for that.

Primary osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease. It is wear and tear of the joint due to aging. It can be prevented by taking precautions like life style modification, exercises, weight loss and medications.

Hi, yes most of the time osteoarthritis is part of ageing and sometimes our life style aggravates it or it gets aggravated in certain disease like rheumatoid etc. You can do few things to maintain good bone mineral density (by having adequate calcium & vit d level) & strengthing exercises for knee joints, by this you can reduce the risk of oa.

If the pain is intolerable take pain medicines prescribed by a local doctor. Walk regularly. Maintain a healthy weight. Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables and fruits. Drink plenty of water and fruit juices. Do stretching and strengthening exercises for quads and hamstring muscles around the knee joint. Approach a physiotherapist to help you out with the exercises. When all this do not help opt for total knee replacement.

There is no specific diet for Osteoarthritis.
There is specific diet for health and wellness .For that a detailed dietary history, medical and medication history is required loose weight if over weight
control food portions
Avoid dairy products.
Go on a plant based diet
Exercise daily.
Eat high fiber food Sleep for at least 8 hours Do Yoga and meditation
for specific diet advice take a consult.

Hi Miss lybrate-user,
For the Rheumatoid Arthritis you may have pain in multiple joints, with involvement of the small joints of hands and fingers. The pain usually agrevates in the morning. Osteoarthritis, is a disease of large joints, which occur due to wear and tear and high load. Whereas the Rheumatic arthritis is related to your immune system. Rheumatic Arthritis (RA) Factor is present in our blood. An examination of this rules out wether you have an Rheumatic Arthritis or not. BEST WIS...more

In this case you need ganeral streatching exercises of all joints light strengthning, isometric exercises to keep all the joints active and reduce undue pressure by avoiding stairs Indian toilets repeated sit to stand and vice versa.

Dear lybrate-user
good question
yes arthritis is part of ageing.
Prevention-avoid sitting cross legged, climbing stairs
regular exercises, walking
timely consultation with doctor
regards.

It's a part of aging and I will suggest you to eat freshly prepared home made food and avoid pickles and papads in your daily diet and drink a minimum of three litres of water per day and exercise regularly and if you follow this you can avoid osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA), which is also known as osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease (DJD), is a progressive disorder of the joints caused by gradual loss of cartilage and resulting in the development of bony spurs and cysts at the margins of the joints. The name osteoarthritis comes from three Greek words meaning bone, joint, and inflammation.