What is knee arthritis?

The Silent Enemy of Your Knee: Knee Calcification

Knee Osteoarthritis is also known as knee arthritis. It is a condition that causes the bones to rub against each other due to inflammation or wear of the articular cartilage in the knees. As a result of this friction, swelling, strain or hardening begins to occur in this problematic area. This causes limitation of movement in the knee.

Silent Pain Hidden Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis

The first and most important signal of arthritis in the knees is pain in the knee joints. Even if these pains start with mild severity, they will become permanent and much more noticeable with the progression of the disease. Other symptoms of knee arthritis can be listed as follows.

  • Redness of the skin
  • Crunch-like sounds in the joints
  • Swelling in certain joint areas
  • Stiffness in the joints
  • Knee locking
  • Difficulty walking
  • Joint pain due to weather changes

Who Dances with Knee Osteoarthritis?

One of the leading causes of knee arthritis is being overweight. Other causes can be listed as follows.

  • Overuse of individuals’ joints
  • Age intake
  • Genetic factors brought by the individual from his/her family
  • Current or past sports injuries
  • Exposure of joints to occupationally-induced movements that cause repetitive motion and strain

In addition to these conditions, the risk of arthritis in individuals with congenital joint or bone disease is higher than in other individuals.

Shaping Your Future: 7 Steps to Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis

  • Facilitating your movements with the right choice of shoes
  • Getting rid of excess body weight, reaching and maintaining the ideal weight you should be
  • Paying attention to a healthy, balanced and regular diet by consuming foods rich in calcium
  • Avoid carrying heavy loads that strain the joints in the knee
  • To be careful not to stand too long and motionlessly
  • Including exercises in your life that you can do without difficulty
  • Taking care not to sit for long periods of time

Diagnosis and Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Fight knee arthritis

As with any disease, early diagnosis and diagnosis of knee arthritis will shorten the treatment process and at the same time make the treatment easier. When you notice at least one of the above-mentioned items, it will be beneficial for you to go to your doctor and be examined, which will increase your quality of life.

 

Hydrogel Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis

In hydrogel treatment, the hydrogel inner capsule that enters the knee is integrated into the tissue, minimizing the stiffness in the joints and reducing the pain in the knees. The hydrogel capsule is the only approved medical device that repairs the movement disorders caused by knee arthritis and provides treatment of dysfunctional joints in the knees. The hydrogel, which cannot be broken down by the body, ensures a lifelong permanence in our body.

Lifestyle Changes: A Victory Guide Against Osteoarthritis of the Knee

In order to improve your quality of life and have healthier knees, you should eat a regular and healthy diet. In addition, you should at least do simple daily exercises and avoid being stationary all the time. When doing these exercises, you should avoid movements that will strain your body, and if pain occurs in one area, you should stop doing that exercise. Sitting for a long time, staying still, staying in the same position for hours, staying standing for a long time or carrying heavy loads that strain your knees should be discouraged. In addition, you should take care of your foot health and choose comfortable shoes. You should not choose high-heeled shoes that will strain you. Shoes in which you will get into difficult positions related to posture create difficulties in the knees and will also trigger calcification.

Deep Dive for More Information: Knee Osteoarthritis Resources and Expert Testimonials

According to Op. Dr. Özgür Oktay Nar, knee arthritis; A solid tissue called cartilage covers the surface of all joints in our body. Healthy cartilage provides a soft, slippery surface for joint movement and acts as a cushion between the bones.

In cases of calcification (osteoarthritis), the cartilage structure deteriorates. Cartilage with deteriorated structure causes pain. Swelling in the joints and limitations in joint movements occur. Osteoarthritis progresses over time and the bones begin to break down. It is possible for bone fragments to accumulate in the joint, so-called joint mice. Bone or cartilage fragments crumble and accumulate around the joint. This causes an inflammatory process in the body. With the inflammatory process, harmful substances and enzymes accumulate in the joint, causing further damage to the cartilage. As the joint surface deteriorates, friction increases and as a result of the vicious circle, more joint damage occurs, causing pain.

Hydrogel treatment is not a new treatment. The liquid we call hydrogel contains 97.5% water and 2.5% polyacrylamide. This substance has already been applied in many fields of medicine for more than 20 years. Especially physicians dealing with aesthetics have applied it under the skin, on the depressed areas of the skin. As a result of the applications, they have seen that there has been no allergic reaction for years. Later, in other urology fields of medicine, polyacrylamide was used as a filling material for leakage in the neck of the bladder in urinary incontinence treatments. Then the story started, “What can we do in joint treatment?” This treatment, which has been applied safely for 20 years, has been applied in Europe for 10 years. It has been practiced in Turkey for about 6-7 months (since November 2022). In the first applications, I was in this team together with my other physician friends. We can now postpone or eliminate knee replacement surgery, which we have been proud of for years.

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Op. Dr. Özgür Oktay Nar

Op. Dr. Özgür Oktay Nar, specialized in orthopedics and traumatology, is experienced in foot and ankle surgery, sports injuries and minimally invasive surgery. In his private practice, he offers personalized treatment plans to his patients and applies the most up-to-date treatment methods for a healthy and active life.

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