The incidence of knee arthritis in my country is about 8 %, and scientific prevention is important

People often say that "the old legs are old first". Our legs carry the heaviest load in the human body. The most prominent legs of the legs are the aging of the knee joint. The incidence of knee arthritis in my country is about 8%, of which 80%of the prevalence of people over the age of 75.

The prevalence of knee arthritis over 75 years old reaches 80%

About 60%of the patients who came to the Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University were knee arthritis.

The knee joint is the largest and most complicated joint of the human body. When we walk flat, go up and down, and squat, the knee joints are mainly playing. Symptoms of the knee joints are usually earlier than other joints.

Sun Fenglong, Director of the Second Department of Orthopedics at Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University: It has the best stability, and it also has the best flexibility, so this knee joint is very complicated in terms of structure. Then this complicated organs often have many problems. The most common first sports injury. The second process from the perspective of middle -aged and elderly people, the process of gradually degenerating is a cartilage degeneration. process.

Symptoms of knee arthritis include joint pain, limited joint activity, joint malformations, joint swelling, muscle atrophy, etc. The prevalence of people over the age of 65 is about 50%, and the prevalence of people over the age of 75 is as high as 80%. There is no obvious difference between men and women among mild patients; among patients over 60 years old, women's incidence is higher than men.

Avoid misunderstanding scientific prevention and control of knee arthritis

According to doctors, there are currently some misunderstandings in patients with knee arthritis, such as low consultation rates, low compliance, etc. So how to scientifically prevent and treat knee joints in daily life?

Some patients believe that knee arthritis is a minor illness and does not seek medical treatment in time, resulting in the increasingly serious condition.

Sun Fenglong, Director of Orthopedic Hospital of Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University: Many middle -aged and elderly people think that the old legs are old. My joint must be aging at the age of 50 or 60. It is a normal phenomenon. That's it, he won't go to see it.

Doctors remind that there are no pathological changes in patients with knee arthritis in clinical clinics. As long as the joint cartilage has not returned to normal, the pain will appear again, and the condition will worsen further. Experts remind that incorrect exercise methods will increase joint friction and load to exacerbate arthritis.

Sun Fenglong, Director of the Second Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University: The first is climbing mountain climbing, the second dancing, and the third punch. Because these three movements often need to be semi -flexed in the knee joint, the wear of the bone joints, and the abrasion of the entire joint and the outside of the joints is very large, which is particularly prone to cartilage damage.

A moderate aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming, and cycling can help maintain joint function. Patients with knee arthritis mildness should perform leg muscles exercise.

Sun Fenglong, Director of the Second Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital affiliated to the Capital Medical University: For example, the training of muscle strength behind the thighs, including the training of the triceps of the calf, is the training of the rear muscle strength. It is very important to the stability of the knee joint. The role. For moderate patients, patients who have grinded heavier in a certain place, we can use some knee -keeping techniques to relieve patients 'pain, improve patients' exercise ability, and improve the quality of life of patients. If you develop to the most severe arthritis and do a joint replacement, the effect is also very good.

(Source: CCTV News Client)

【Edit: Wang Yujin】

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