Osteomalacia, also known as proliferative osteoarthritis and age-related arthritis, is a manifestation of degenerative changes in the bone and joint, and is a problem that women often encounter as they grow older. After menopause, women’s estrogen level decreases, resulting in bone loss, as well as years of strain and wind and cold, which can easily lead to joint deformation, resulting in osteophytes. Osteomalacia can cause significant joint pain and limited movement, which can seriously affect women’s life in their later years. To deal with osteophytes, comprehensive treatment is advocated Bone and joint disease is difficult to be cured by a single treatment, and often requires a comprehensive treatment method that combines treatment and health care. First, injuries to the joints should be treated promptly. In case of joint pain, timely and therapeutic medication can control the impact of the injury on the joint in time to avoid deterioration of the joint. Second, long-term strenuous exercise and overexertion should be avoided. Long-term, excessive, strenuous exercise or activity is one of the basic causes of osteophytes, and for those who already have osteophytes, it is more important to avoid aggravating joint damage. Third, weight should be reduced appropriately. Excess weight accelerates the wear and tear of joint cartilage, so for people who are overweight, appropriate weight loss can prevent the deterioration of osteophytes in the spine and joints. Myth 1 Bone spurs are a disease that must be treated. Human joints begin to degenerate at the age of 30. Even if there are significant changes on the x-ray, they do not necessarily need to be treated. This is a natural aging process and a natural physiological phenomenon. As long as there are no clinical symptoms and the patient is not in the least bit painful. The bone spur in this case cannot yet be called a disease and does not require treatment. It is only when the bone growth develops to the point of compressing important tissues and developing into osteophytes that it needs to be addressed with treatment. Myth 2 Bone spurs are very hard and will rub the bone painfully Often people with osteophytes say, “Bone spurs hurt me so much!” This statement is inaccurate.
Bone spurs grow in a person’s cartilage tissue, and they do not directly irritate your muscles and cause pain. The pain occurs because the bone growth is compressing a nerve, etc. Bone growths in this condition need to be treated. Myth #3 Treatment can be used to “remove” a bone spur. As mentioned above, bone spurs sometimes have a positive effect on the body, and the purpose of treatment is to limit their damage and make them work better for the body.
Moreover, as already mentioned above, in medical terms, osteophytes are actually a physiological phenomenon and are formed objectively. If you want to have a medicine that completely “picks out” the bone spur, then you have discovered the secret formula for rejuvenation – which is impossible to achieve. Myth #4 Exercise will keep the pain down Life is about exercise, and the idea of exercise is a good thing. But not just when the pain is onset, insist on exercise to “suppress” the pain. On the contrary, if an osteophyte attack causes joint swelling and pain, you should reduce your activities, especially not hiking, stair climbing, or weighted squatting, which can aggravate old joint damage.
When there is no pain, do not do hiking, stair climbing, weighted squatting exercise, but choose flat road brisk walking, jogging way to exercise