Don’t think that osteoarthritis is a disease unique to the elderly. More and more research is now finding that human joints can develop degenerative changes as early as 30 years old, or even younger, without symptoms. It is only when you reach the age of 40 or 50 that symptoms appear, indicating that the degeneration of the joints has invaded your bones, and it is too late to start paying attention. Age is not the only factor that causes osteoarthritis, but factors such as excess weight can also put additional stress on the joints and accelerate joint degeneration. Although joint disease is not directly fatal, when it strikes, it often causes severe pain and can seriously affect a patient’s quality of life. Osteoarthritis has become an increasingly common and popular disease. If you are around 70 years old, you will inevitably experience joint pain, either in the knee, or hip, or possibly in the lumbar or cervical spine. According to statistics, about 120 million people in China are currently experiencing osteoarthritis, of which about 55% of people over the age of 60 suffer from osteoarthritis, while the prevalence of osteoarthritis in people over the age of 70 is as high as 80%. Osteoarthritis, also known as osteoarthrosis, degenerative arthritis, proliferative arthritis, and age-related arthritis. It is a kind of joint pain and joint dysfunction caused by degenerative changes in joint cartilage. Usually what people call bone spurs, osteophytes, cervical spondylosis all belong to the category of osteoarthritis. Beware of the crotch You often have pain in your thighs; you always feel pain when you turn over in bed or your back hurts; your whole body is stiff in the morning and you only feel comfortable when you move around; you occasionally feel pain in your knees; you often can’t take a step when you go shopping; you always feel “crinkly” when you stand still… …When this condition occurs, it is very likely to be an early symptom of hip injury, it is best to go to the orthopedic department of the hospital as soon as possible for an examination. At present, the incidence of hip dysplasia in China is about 1%, the ratio of men to women is about 3:7, mainly including hip dislocation, subluxation and simple acetabular dysplasia, in addition, femoral head necrosis, ankylosing spondylitis and other common diseases of the hip joint. These diseases are relatively insidious and are mostly seen in young people around 30 years old, so early detection is especially important. Due to the young age of the patients and the slow onset of the disease, it is difficult to detect the lesions by X-ray and the diagnosis is usually made by MRI. Patients with mild symptoms can achieve good results through surgical treatment; however, if the timing of surgery is missed, the artificial hip joint must be replaced in severe cases, which has a great impact on the patient’s work and life. However, not all patients are suitable for artificial hip replacement. Different patients need to be evaluated before surgery. Even if the joint is replaced, why waste medical resources if it still does not change or improve the patient’s life? Love your knee In addition to hip osteoarthritis, knee osteoarthritis should also be taken seriously. If you feel a sudden soreness in your knee when you stand up after going downstairs or squatting to do work, if you are over 30 years old, nine times out of ten, your knee has degenerated significantly. Osteoarthritis of the knee is a very slow developing disease and it usually takes more than 10 years or more from the first pain to the advanced stage of the disease. If the patient has a typical history of knee trauma, in addition to pain, he or she may experience weakness during walking, joint interlocking or abnormal popping in the joint, and may also experience joint instability. There are many factors that can accelerate the progression of the disease, including significant internal or external knee deformity at a young age, being overweight, or work that can aggravate the knee joint, such as prolonged squatting or field work in mountainous areas. Regular exercise, such as jogging and walking, does not cause joint degeneration, except for people with significant knee deformities. Fat people’s joints are more likely to be “injured”. In the past, when life was more difficult, the greatest harm to the bone and joint was the hard work, which caused serious wear and tear on the joints. Now, obesity has become the main killer of accelerated aging of joints. There are currently 260 million overweight and obese patients in China, and these people are likely to become the “reserve army” of osteoarthritis. The reason why fat people are prone to arthritis is that it is generally believed that obesity can increase the burden on joint cartilage and accelerate the wear and tear and aging of joint structures, thus causing deformational arthritis. In addition, obesity can indirectly affect joints through other metabolic complications, such as abnormal glucose tolerance and lipid abnormalities. For most people, the main cause of osteoarthritis is the wear and tear of joint cartilage and degeneration and degeneration of joint cartilage. For the treatment of osteoarthritis, in addition to medication or surgery in the hospital, patients need to perform functional exercises to appropriately increase the movement of the joints and the strength of the surrounding muscles, such as swimming. In addition, weight loss will also significantly improve the joints, especially the knee.