Osteoarthritis, popularly known as ‘joint calcification’, although it occurs with age, we have listed 4 precious habits that trigger this disease! You should stop doing these 4 valuable habits as soon as possible, such as obesity, which reduces the age of joint pain to an early age. About the bet Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Prof. Dr. Sefa Müezzinoğlu informed the readers of Elmaelma.com about the causes that wear out the joints.
First, it signals with pain and joint stiffness… Pain that occurs later in the day and after movement can develop even at rest as the disease progresses. Over time, pain may accompany joint snagging, friction, swelling and deformity. Although it is especially seen in the knee and hip joints, it can also hold the spine and hands. The name of this disease, which forces the patient to take painkillers every day and can cause severe limitation of movement to be unable to do their daily work; osteoarthritis, as it is known in the society, “joint calcification”.
THE PROBLEM OF THE AGE OBESITY!
Obesity, one of the valuable and common problems of our age, is also the biggest enemy of our joints. So much so that each extra kilo can reflect roughly 4-6 kilos on the joints. The increase in the load on the lower region joints due to too much weight can lead to wear of the cartilages. Studies have shown that biochemical events that occur with too much weight are also effective in joint deterioration as a result of increasing inflammation in the body. Reaching and staying within the weight ranges that are suitable for your height, that is, the appropriate “Body Mass Ratio”, that your body can carry will be the best exercise you can do for your joint health.
A STILL LIFE
A sedentary life is one of the habits that cause this disease. Because the joints are weak due to inactivity, which accelerates the wear in this area. In addition, with advancing age, the fat in the muscles surrounding the joints increases. As a result, when the muscles that reinforce the joints fail to fulfill their mission, the problem is getting worse in the joints that have actually started to wear out. Therefore, it is essential for healthy joints; act!
SUDDEN LOADS ON JOINTS
If sports are done consciously, it provides invaluable benefits on our health. However, when sports types such as hips, knees and shoulders are very loaded on the joints, when done unconsciously, on the contrary, they can cause significant damage to the joints. Müezzinoğlu warns that meniscus and ligament injuries that develop at a young age can cause osteoarthritis in the long term and says: “Therefore, it is very valuable for young people to be protected from disability, and if there is a disability, to be treated properly and adequately. In addition, sudden and uncontrolled sports that are started in middle and advanced ages after being away from sports activities for a long time can also cause injury and damage the joints. Therefore, injuries should be avoided by systematically and controlled increase in sports”
STRIVING TO MOVE IN CASE OF PAIN
One of the valuable mistakes made to the joints is to keep doing the same movement when pain occurs. to make. “Pain is injury. In other words, it indicates that the joints are damaged”. Dr. Sefa Müezzinoğlu says, “If pain occurs, it should be waited until it passes and attention should be paid to the activity level so that the problem does not recur.”
