Early reimbursement of joints? High-risk groups should pay attention to 5 major warning signs

Joint pain is a common nightmare for many people. Rehabilitation doctors point out that the human body is like a car. All organs may be damaged, and joints are no exception. Especially the elderly, obese people, and those who have suffered external injuries should pay attention to the five major warning signs of joint pain to avoid affecting their mobility.

The rehabilitation clinic also often finds that many housewives like to kneel or squat to mop the floor when cleaning, which makes the knee joints bend too much and causes pressure. If they are also overweight, the chance of cartilage wear increases, which can easily lead to premature degeneration of the joints.

Chen Guancheng, attending physician of the Rehabilitation Department of Asia Eastern Hospital, who specializes in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, pointed out that joints are important tissues that control human activities. They look like a package covering two bones, with cartilage and synovial fluid in them. The cartilage provides a buffer for the connection between the two bones, and the synovial fluid is like a lubricant, allowing the bones to move smoothly.

5 warning signs of joint pain

Joint pain is caused by cartilage wear and bone-to-bone collisions. In addition to factors such as aging and obesity, people who sit or stand for long periods of time or maintain the same posture for long periods of time are at high risk of developing arthritis. The following five warning signs should not be ignored.

• Warning sign 1: You often feel uncomfortable joint stiffness, especially when you wake up in the morning, which lasts for more than 30 minutes.

• Warning sign 2: The pain persists for more than 6 weeks and can be intermittent or persistent.

• Warning sign 3: You may experience persistent soreness and tingling in the knee joint when walking or going up and down stairs.

• Warning sign 4: Swollen joints, or pain in the joints accompanied by redness and swelling, or even fever.

• Warning sign 5: Joints creak when moving and unexplained back and waist pain.

It is worth noting that when you feel knee pain, don’t panic. Both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have ways to relieve joint pain. Both Chinese and Western medicine recommend that when you feel pain, you should first find out the cause of the pain and treat it with the right medicine to cure the disease.

If you want to live, you need to move, lose weight and stretch frequently

Dr. Chen Guancheng emphasized that if people want to protect their joints, they must first control their weight. Being overweight will put too much pressure on the lower body, accelerating joint strain and degeneration. Coupled with metabolic disorders, it greatly increases the risk of gouty arthritis. Therefore, it is not uncommon for overweight people to experience joint pain earlier than the average person.

When it comes to joint pain, combining Chinese and Western medicine for treatment has become a trend. Although Chinese and Western medical treatments are different, they share the same view that "to live, you must move" and "if you don't move, there will be blockage, and if there is blockage, there will be pain." Therefore, they also advocate that people practice exercises to stretch their muscles and bones so that joint pain will never occur again.

Chinese and Western medicine treatment: eating less high-fat

Basically, in Western medicine, in addition to taking oral medications such as anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxants, ice or hot compresses are also very effective methods. If necessary, you can also go to the rehabilitation department to receive rehabilitation treatment and injection treatment; in Chinese medicine, it uses massage to restore the disordered arrangement of muscle fibers to their original state, and acupuncture techniques can quickly unblock the meridians blocked by poor blood circulation.

In addition, to prevent joint pain, you should eat less high-fat foods. The latest foreign research has found that high-fat foods can affect the normal functioning of joint cartilage, especially for people with metabolic syndrome, who are at high risk. Studies have found that people with a history of three highs, including high blood lipids, high blood pressure, and high fat, who also have high insulin resistance, are twice as likely to develop arthritis as those without the three highs.

It is recommended that people with joint pain do more rehabilitation exercises to improve the strength of the thigh and quadriceps muscles and increase the bearing capacity of the knees. First, sit on a chair and straighten your knees parallel to your buttocks. Continue for about 20 seconds until you feel soreness and swelling. Then switch to the other leg. Do this for a total of 10 minutes, 3 times a day. People who are overweight should lose weight and are advised to do more light weight-bearing exercises such as swimming and brisk walking, which can also help to strengthen leg muscles and improve knee joint protection.