Knee Pain and osteoarthritis
Knee pain and osteoarthritis are prevalent conditions among middle-aged and elderly Indian females. Several factors contribute to this common occurrence, including unhealthy lifestyle habits, short stature, weight distribution, low vitamin D levels, and osteoporosis. Dr Nikhil Gadre best orthopedic doctor in Solapur discusses this in detail below.
Unhealthy lifestyle habits
Squatting, sitting cross legged. These activities all those seemingly harmless put your knees under tremendous pressure. Your knees transmit a load which 5 to 6 times your body weight when get up or rise up from squatting or sitting cross legged position from ground level.
Short stature
By genetics Indian females are generally shot stature compared to their western counter parts. So it is very important to have a healthy BMI (body mass index) which is having a balance between height and weight. which should be in sync. also the center of gravity for knee joints is lower in short statured people (men and women) resulting in higher loads on the knee joint if weight is more compared to height.
Weight distribution
Even if your weight is normal for your height, the weight distribution is also important. A high fat & low muscle percentage will give you no advantage of having low weight.
Low vitamin D levels and osteoporosis:
Almost 70 to 80% of Indian women have low levels of vitamin D which hampers calcium absorption from gut. Also rate of bone resorption increases in old age rendering your bones & joints knees weak and unable to properly bear your body weight and the start bending outwards.
patients with severe knee pain need to see a nice specialist board certified joint replacement surgeon.
There are grades of osteoarthritis(OA) (I to IV)
One thing to remember is OA is irreversible disease. Once you reach grade II you cannot go back to grade I or normal. Treatment is directed towards preventing it from degenerating further the to next grade and to achieve optimal function and pain relief.
What are the options to address this? Whom should the affected patients consult regarding this?
Once you reach grade III, Total Knee Replacement remains the only option, for which you need to consult University certified knee replacement surgeon.
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