Osteoarthritis often causes discomfort to patients, presenting with pain, difficulty walking, or limping as if one leg is shorter than the other. When one side is affected, the other often deteriorates as well. If patients receive proper treatment in the early stages, there is a chance to slow down the degeneration.
Osteoarthritis is called wear-and-tear arthritis because it is a result of using joints every day. The older a person gets, the greater the wear-and-tear. Some risk factors of osteoarthritis include hereditary, age, gender, diet, and lifestyle factors. There is no cure for osteoarthritis, but you can manage symptoms and reduce risk factors. If you do develop osteoarthritis, there are many lifestyle changes you can make to slow the course of the disease.
Osteoarthritis is caused by long-term joints condition that causes erosion of cartilage, and patients experience pain while moving. Their knees can appear to be deformed and affect the patients’ quality of life.
The Hip and Knee Center at Bangkok International Hospital provides comprehensive care for hip and knee conditions.
If the knee skin is severely damaged due to knee inflammation or from an accident, it may be necessary to treat it by knee replacement surgery. This involves removing the damaged skin and replacing it with a new smooth and shiny surface made of metal and plastic, to allow the knee to function normally again.
Osteoarthritis may not be a deadly disease, but it is one of the bodily disorders that causes many people to lose their quality of life. Moreover, currently, this disease is not limited to just the elderly population.
Misconceptions About Knee Replacement Surgery
Nutritional therapy after surgery is extremely important as it helps promote healing of surgical wounds and supports nutritional status for patients with surgical wounds to receive adequate and appropriate amounts of nutrients.
Mood disorders are emotional conditions that can vary to the extremes, encompassing both intense euphoria (Mania) and profound sadness (Depression). These can cause significant harm to both oneself and others. The exact cause remains unclear. General statistics find the prevalence of this condition to be around 1 - 2% of the population.
Parkinson's disease develops from degeneration of the brain and nervous system that comes with old age. It is the second most common neurological disorder in elderly patients, caused by deterioration of the brain. Most common symptoms include shaking, muscle stiffness, slow movement, and loss of balance.
People often do not realize when they have Alzheimer’s, thus they do not seek medical advice, and they will experience cognitive deterioration to the point that treatment becomes difficult.
Parkinson’s disease is one of movement disorders caused by the degeneration of brain cells that produce dopamine.