What are the preventive measures for arthritis?

In fact, the prevention of most primary arthritis focuses on two things - reducing unnecessary wear and tear on joints as much as possible, and at the same time controlling the risk of inflammation throughout the body. There is no need to make complicated health regimens, just paying attention to the daily details.

There was a lot of quarrel on the Internet in the past two years. Some people said that climbing stairs and running are "knee killers", while others said that exercise can nourish joints. Both sides are supported by clinical research data. In fact, the point of disagreement is not at all in the exercise itself, but in the matching of each person's joint foundation and exercise intensity. I met the 52-year-old Aunt Wang when I was doing chronic disease screening in the community. She rarely even goes downstairs. In order to catch up with the weight loss craze, she forced herself to climb 30 floors a day. She couldn't squat down after only three months. An MRI showed that the cartilage had been worn out in the early stages. If she had trained her thigh muscles two months in advance and controlled her climbing to no more than 10 floors each time, she would most likely not have this problem. To put it bluntly, the muscles around the joints are natural shock-absorbing belts. If the strength is enough, ordinary running and jumping will not hurt the joints at all, but can help deliver nutrients to the articular cartilage. If the muscles are already weak and you suddenly increase the amount of exercise, they will naturally wear out faster.

Many people tend to ignore the impact of temperature stimulation on joints, always thinking that it is okay to freeze. Last week, we just received a 22-year-old girl from the outpatient clinic. In the summer, the air conditioner in the office was turned on at 18 degrees. She wore a miniskirt for eight hours every day. Her knees were sore for almost two months before she came here. She was found to have mild chondromalacia of the patella. Don’t think that arthritis is a disease of the elderly. Many young people’s joint problems are caused by repeated cold stimulation. Low temperature will cause the blood vessels around the joints to constrict and inflammatory metabolites cannot be discharged. If there is too much accumulation, problems will naturally arise.

In fact, articular cartilage is like a sponge cushion pad between bones. If you are 10 kilograms overweight, your knees will have to carry an extra 30 to 40 kilograms of weight when walking. The pads will wear out quickly. If you have problems such as high uric acid or diabetes, there will be a lot of inflammatory factors in the blood, which will also accelerate the degeneration of cartilage. Just practice squatting against the wall when you have nothing to do. There is no need to take those gimmicks of taking health care products to replenish cartilage. At present, except for the aminoglycoside drugs used clinically as prescribed by doctors, the active ingredients of ordinary health care products cannot reach the joints at all. It is better to spend less money on takeaways and control your weight.