What are the diseases associated with the knee joint? What are the preventive measures for knee arthritis? As the saying goes, “the old man’s legs get old first”, and the earliest problems with the legs are in the knees. Many middle-aged and elderly people suffer from knee pain, their former flexible and athletic posture no longer exists, they cannot walk far, they cannot climb stairs and slopes, and the simple squatting and standing they used to do is now very difficult. The knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in the human body and the largest load-bearing joint in the human body. Of all the joints in the body, the knee joint has the heaviest task and is relatively poorly nourished, so knee pain is more common in people of all ages. Studies have found that our knee joints only have about 15 years of “good life”, and the rest of the time they are in pain for different reasons. What are the diseases associated with the knee joint? People who bounce vigorously for long periods of time can easily damage their knee joint. The main conditions include meniscal damage, synovitis, cruciate ligament damage, and cartilage damage. People with frequent cold stimulation of the knee are prone to chronic knee disease, chronic synovitis, pigmented villous nodular synovitis, etc. The most important is knee arthritis 1, osteoarthritis (osteoarthritis) In hospitals, it is common to see such patients, squatting, get up usually with one hand on the knee, one hand propped up on the table, or even need to be assisted by others to stand up, and very painful, which is usually patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. According to statistics, the incidence of osteoarthritis of the knee is increasing year by year. 60% of people over the age of 50 suffer from this disease, and about 80% of people over the age of 70 suffer from this disease. Previously, osteoarthritis of the knee had been considered a disease specific to the elderly, but clinical evidence suggests that secondary osteoarthritis often occurs in younger people as well. This disease is predominantly painful in the early stages and painful plus dysfunctional in the later stages. However, if this disease is taken seriously, early exercise and prevention, it can slow down or even block its development and reduce pain. 2.Rheumatoid arthritis 3.Gouty arthritis 4.Traumatic, septic arthritis Measure your knee joint Knee arthritis starts with no symptoms, but if the following conditions occur, you should go to the hospital for examination: squatting, turning, jumping, going up and down stairs, standing up after sitting for a long time, pain appears or pain worsens, but not or not obvious at other times. Stiffness in the knee joint in the morning, which is relieved after a little movement. When the knee joint is flexed and extended, a “click, click, click” sound and the rubbing sensation of a ball are heard. Knee pain worsens when exposed to cold. Deformation of the joint, unable to get up from squatting, unable to get up from squatting. How to prevent knee arthritis Weight control and weight loss Obesity is an important cause of this disease, so middle-aged and elderly people should control their weight to prevent obesity. Once you are over the standard weight, then there is no doubt that weight loss is most important. Weight loss can prevent or reduce the damage to the joints and reduce the pressure on the affected joints, which helps the treatment of this disease. Avoid prolonged standing and walking for long distances. Prolonged standing and walking increases the stress on the joints and accelerates joint degeneration. Treat joint trauma, infection, metabolic abnormalities, osteoporosis and other primary diseases in a timely manner. Calcium supplementation should be based on dietary supplements and should pay attention to the nutritional balance by eating more dairy products (such as fresh milk, yogurt, cheese), soy products (such as soy milk, soy flour, tofu, bean curd, etc.), vegetables (such as golden needle cabbage, carrots, cabbage, baby greens) and seafood such as seaweed, kelp, fish and shrimp. At the same time, you should see more sunlight and take vitamin D supplements to promote calcium absorption. If necessary, the appropriate amount of calcium supplements, such as calcium gluconate, calcium giant can be clinically used inexpensive calcium supplements. However, care should be taken to ensure that calcium supplements are taken under medical supervision. Vitamin D is the carrier for calcium ions to be absorbed by the bone marrow. Calcium edge tablets are added with vitamin D, so that the body can increase the absorption of calcium ions exponentially. Regular exercise helps to protect the joints and prevent osteoarthrosis by strengthening the support of muscles, tendons and ligaments. Keeping joints warm It is also important to keep joints warm to prevent osteoarthrosis. Cold joints often trigger the development of this disease. No matter what the disease is, once we have any symptoms of discomfort, experts recommend that we should go to a regular hospital for treatment in a timely manner, so as not to neglect the condition.