Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis
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My father is usually a very hard-working person, every day idle, slowly found that his knee is very painful, serious when unable to walk, the doctor said he suffered from osteoarthritis, fortunately found in time, now after treatment, the pain has been reduced, now the condition has a certain control, for the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, let me tell you.
Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis
Symptom one: the main manifestation is pain. Joint pain was relieved after exercise and relieved after rest. As the disease progresses, a small amount of activity can cause pain, even persistent pain. In severe cases, the patient may lose the protective effect of limiting the movement of painful joints and show nocturnal pain. In the early stage, they mainly felt joint pain and distending pain, especially in long-distance walking, strenuous exercise, cold or rainy days. Gradually developed into difficulty of going upstairs and downstairs, weakness of knees and easy fall.
Symptom 2: abnormal hypertrophy or enlargement of the knee, which is related to hyperosteogeny and secondary synovitis. It appears more in the morning and after the day. Joint pain and stiffness are closely related to weather changes.
Symptom 3: due to joint swelling and pain, reduced activity, muscle atrophy, soft tissue contracture and other causes joint weakness, activity range smaller. For example, it's difficult to squat and stretch. There is a clucking noise in the knee joint during exercise. This is due to cartilage destruction, rough joint surface, and the sound produced by bone friction during joint activity.
matters needing attention
If you find discomfort in your joints, such as walking, going up and down stairs, squatting and standing up, pain aggravating, often soft legs, falling, etc., you should consult a specialist in the hospital as soon as possible to choose the best treatment. In addition, adhere to regular physical examination, always understand the health of their joints is also very necessary.
