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How to Keep Your Joints Healthy? – Here’s the permanent solution!

  Joint problems are one of the leading health problems worldwide and can severely impact productivity and people’s everyday lives. It can be an inflammation or discomfort in any part of a joint – including the bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, or muscles. Joint pain can be related to varied conditions and causes such as Osteoarthritis  Resulting from a traumatic injury  Resulting from a surgery  Inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis  Resulting from crystal deposition in the joints, such as with gout or chondrocalcinosis  Additionally, joint pain results in an overall loss of productivity and quality in people’s everyday lives.  While not all cases of arthritis or other joint problems can necessarily be prevented, there are few measures you can take to ensure overall joint health throughout your life.  If you have a desk job and use a computer regularly, make sure to keep your body positioned about 20-26 inc...

How to diagnose your knee pain?

  Knee pain occurs in the knee joint caused by an injury or medical conditions and can affect people of all ages. There are varied causes of knee pain such as anatomical knee parts (bones, tendons, ligaments) injury, several conditions like obesity, arthritis, sudden trauma while playing sports (skiing, basketball, running). Lack of knee flexibility and strength and past knee injuries also contribute towards the knee pain . Only by assessing your knee, it is possible to detect the cause. That’s how your physician can recommend suitable treatment method. Diagnosis of knee pain Physical examination While examining your body physically, your doctor is likely to: Check your knee for pain, swelling, warmth, tenderness, and bruises Check the mobility of your knee and leg in different directions Push on or pull the joint to assess the integrity of the parts in your knee Imaging tests Next, your physician might suggest several imaging tests, such as: X-ray test:  Your physician may fi...

What are the causes of knee pain?

  Knee pain is commonly caused by injuries, mechanical problems, different types of arthritis and other problems. Injuries A knee injury can affect the bones, cartilage and ligaments that form the joint itself as well as the ligaments, tendons, or fluid-filled sacs (bursae) that surround your knee joint. The common knee injuries include: ACL injury -  An ACL injury is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) — one of four ligaments that connect your shinbone to your thighbone. It occurs in people who play soccer, basketball, or other sports that require a sudden change in direction. Fractures -  Knee bone, including the kneecap (patella), can be broken during motor vehicle collisions or falls. Even the osteoporosis patients whose bones have become weak can experience a knee fracture by stepping wrongly. Torn meniscus -  The meniscus is composed of tough, rubbery cartilage between your shinbone and thighbone. It acts as a shock absorber. But it gets torn if yo...