Knee disorders, whether it’s severe knee pain when walking, sitting, going up and down stairs, sleeping, including inflammation, swelling, chronic warmth, deformed knees bending outward or inward, stiff knee movement, stretching, and bending difficulties, all these symptoms indicate that you may have osteoarthritis of the knee.
Many may understand that osteoarthritis is found only in the elderly, but in fact, young people can also have osteoarthritis due to causes such as knee injuries, heavy use of the knee, being overweight, or exercising with inappropriate equipment. It is always important to remember that although osteoarthritis is not a serious disease leading to death, it definitely affects the quality of life.
Therefore, treating osteoarthritis is necessary and often focuses on treating according to the stage of the disease. If you can live with the condition of osteoarthritis, it often focuses on changing the way of use, such as:
- Do not squat or sit squatting down;
- Do not bend your knees too much;
- Regularly exercise the front thigh muscles;
- Control weight;
- Choose lighter sports, such as swimming, brisk walking, cycling, etc.;
- Elderly try to use stairs only when necessary;
But if all methods have been treated and there is still chronic osteoarthritis, knee replacement surgery is an interesting solution. With a customized treatment program, the surgery takes about 1 – 2 hours depending on the complexity, after surgery, recover in a semi ICU room for 1 night, then move to a regular room for physical therapists to teach motion exercises and bending stretching of the knee, which patients can walk within 24 hours*
After knee replacement surgery, most patients can go back to walking and living their daily lives for more than 90%, can sit on sofas, low chairs for 10%, sit on the floor, sit squatting, but what needs to be cautious is not to run or jump, and should play sports that are not too heavy like golf, cycling, or swimming to keep the knees strong for a long time.
* Results may vary from person to person
