Silver hair nightmare! Hyaluronic acid injection relieves knee pain.

The aging of the body becomes more and more serious with the increase of age, and the pain of knee joint degeneration in the lower body is a nightmare in the hearts of the elderly. Degenerative knee arthritis can be treated differently according to its severity. The doctor said that drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used in the early stage, plus hot compress and rehabilitation. But at present, hyaluronic acid injection can also be used to relieve the pain of knee joint degeneration, which is more helpful to improve the quality of life care of patients.

It is conservatively estimated that nearly 1 10,000 people in Taiwan Province Province have the problem of joint aging. Old people over 60, athletes and farmers are the main ethnic groups. Dr. Yan Youzheng from the Department of Orthopaedics of Yida Hospital pointed out that the population of joint aging in Taiwan Province Province is nearly 1 10,000, and the elderly over 60, athletes and farmers are the main high-risk groups. Clinically, joints can be divided into three articular surfaces: medial and lateral and anterior. At the joint of knee joint, the bone is covered with a layer of cartilage, which is mainly composed of collagen fibers, chondrocytes, proteoglycans produced by them and water.

The pressure on the medial articular surface of normal knee joint is higher than that on the lateral articular surface, which is about 65% ~ 35%. The wear of medial articular surface is more serious than that of lateral articular surface. Once the knee joint degenerates, it often causes joint swelling and pain, difficulty in walking and difficulty in going up and down stairs.

Generally speaking, the knee joint bears four times the weight when going uphill and seven times the weight when going downhill. Therefore, with the gradual growth of age, the surface cartilage of the knee joint slowly wears away. Especially the degeneration of knee joint is one of the reasons for the inconvenience of daily life for the elderly. Because of these symptoms, many patients often get fat due to lack of activity, and weight gain increases the burden on their knees. This vicious circle makes degenerative arthritis more serious, so it is very important to control weight at ordinary times.

Dr. Yan Youzheng pointed out that hyaluronic acid is a kind of joint maintenance agent, which can be directly injected into degenerative joints to inhibit inflammatory reaction, improve joint contracture and increase joint mobility. (Photography/Zhang Shijie) Dr. Yan pointed out that hyaluronic acid is a joint maintenance agent directly injected into degenerated joints, which is refined from fresh Celosia cristata. It has high water retention, viscoelasticity and lubricity, has affinity for articular cartilage, can cover the surface of cartilage to protect cartilage from wear and degradation, and can inhibit inflammatory reaction, improve joint contracture and increase joint mobility by virtue of its characteristics.

Hyaluronic acid joint injection is different from steroid preparation, and there are no complications such as bone necrosis, muscle degeneration and tendon rupture caused by steroid application. It can not only make the joint surface smoother, but also promote the normalization of diseased joint fluid, relieve the symptoms of joint aging, delay the time of artificial joint replacement, and even avoid the pain of surgery.

Although "hyaluronic acid" can help rebuild damaged cartilage, regular and correct exercise is the best prescription to deal with degenerative arthritis in order to ensure the healthy state of joints and prevent further deterioration of joints. Dr. Yan Youzheng reminded that exercise can increase the import and export of synovial fluid in cartilage, strengthen the structure of muscles, tendons and ligaments around joints, help joints bear weight and support the body, and also have a plus effect on the treatment of degenerative knee arthritis.