knee osteoarthritis

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knee osteoarthritis

Causes

Repetitive stress injuries.

Genderin

in Women are more likelyto develop than men Repetitive stress injuries.

Heredity

Weight

Weight increases pressure on all the joints,

Age

The ability of cartilage to heal decreases as a person gets older.

what is knee osteoarthritis?

is condition in which the natural cushioning between joints(cartilage) wears away, the bones of the joints rub more closely against one another with less of the shock-absorbing benefits of cartilage

treatment

Surgery.

anti-inflammatory drugs

Physical and occupational therapy

Strengthening &Stretching exercises

Weight loss

Symptoms

creaking, crackly sound

decrease in mobility of the knee,

stiffness in the knee

feeling of warmth in the joint

swelling

pain