- Arthritis = inflammation of the joints.
- About 30% of adults have arthritis
- Obesity: increases the mechanical stress in a weight-bearing joints and is strongly linked to OA of the knees
- Treatment options : Exercise, Weight control, Rest and joint care, Pain relief techniques, Medicines, Alternative therapies, Education, Surgery
- Avoid squatting, sitting crossed leg, low beds, chairs, and toilets, elevate them when possible
- Intra-articular steroid injections provides considerable relief but should only be done sparingly, because repeated injections can cause cartilage degeneration, damaging the joint
- Joint preserving surgeries : arthroscopic lavage, osteotomies, cartilage transplantation
- Advanced arthritis with Pain not responding to medical treatment or large amount of analgesic requirement needs arthroplasty
