It is often said that "as people age, their legs age first, and when the legs age, the joints age." Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease in middle-aged and elderly people and is highly disabling. Many elderly people experience a series of symptoms in their knees, such as pain, difficulty walking, squatting, and osteophyte formation. If you experience symptoms such as knee pain, you can consider the following methods to prevent osteoarthritis.
Joint Massage
When experiencing joint pain, you can rub along the patella. There are two concave pits on the inner and outer sides of the patella. Use warm hands to press on the pits and rub them up and down to generate heat and promote local blood circulation to relieve pain.
It is important to note that some people may feel pain with even a little pressure on the knee, but do not give up. Start with gentle pressure and adjust the intensity according to the tolerable pain. After a period of massage, you can increase the pressure appropriately.
Balance Work and Rest
Balanced diet and regular lifestyle are the main measures for strengthening the body and maintaining health. In clinical practice, some patients with rheumatoid arthritis, although their condition is basically controlled in the recovery period, often experience exacerbation or recurrence due to overexertion. Therefore, it is important to balance work and rest and engage in moderate physical activity.
Maintain a Calm Mind
Some patients develop this disease due to mental stimulation, excessive sadness, or depressed mood. After developing this disease, emotional fluctuations often aggravate the condition. These all indicate that psychological factors have a certain influence on this disease. Therefore, maintaining a normal mental state is important for maintaining normal immune function in the body.
Moderate Exercise
In order to better strengthen the body, many people choose extreme sports. However, such sports not only fail to achieve good physical fitness effects but also affect physical health. Experts point out that many people experience joint pain not only due to rheumatism but also due to sprains. Therefore, when choosing exercises, safety and scientific principles should be the priority.
The editor here reminds everyone: pay attention to keeping warm in daily life, avoid sudden temperature changes, and prevent catching a cold, which may lead to rheumatic risks.
