symptoms. Prolonged sitting and standing makes
it difficult to bend or straighten the knee. Usually
a long distance walk or run causes the pain to flare
up. Most of the time a clicking sound is heard during
movement. And there is increased joint pain with
rainy/cold weather or room. This has affected my
performance in triathlon, basketball and even while
doing surgeries. Too OA, right?
need to apply cold or warm compress just to ease the
pain and if it does not go away, I take non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs.
Other options are corticosteroid injection and
viscosupplementation injection into the joint, that
improves the quality of the joint fluid. Collagen,
glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, substances found
naturally in joint cartilage, can be taken as dietary
Actually there is no cure for arthritis but there are supplements but there is no evidence to support that
many treatment options that helped me manage the it can decrease or reverse the progression of arthritis.
pain and kept me stay active. Lifestyle modification has If all else fails, surgical treatment like arthroscopy,
the biggest impact in decreasing the stress on my knee. synovectomy, cartilage grafting, osteotomy, partial or
I have shifted from high impact activities (running) total knee replacement arthr