Degenerative osteoarthritis can be treated with medication and surgery.
1. Drug treatment: patients can take oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of doctors to relieve pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, such as diclofenac sodium, etc.; oral nutritional drugs for joints, such as glucosamine hydrochloride capsules, etc.; can also be injected into the joints with sodium vitrate under the guidance of doctors.
2. Surgical treatment: mostly applicable to patients with poor drug treatment or severe symptoms, common arthroscopic cleanup surgery, artificial joint replacement, and so on.
Degenerative osteoarthritis should be treated under the guidance of rheumatologist or orthopedic surgeon, and daily attention should be paid to healthy diet, avoiding prolonged weight-bearing on joints, and regular review.