Joints that hurt more during the rainy season, prevention and treatment?
Jul 04, 2024
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Park Tae-hoon, vice president of Gangnam Nanuri Hospital Joint Center, said "In the rainy season, when there are many inclement weather or rainy days, external air pressure decreases and the pressure in the body increases relatively. At this time, the pressure in the joint is also relatively higher, which can make the pain more severe than usual.'
During the rainy season, the air conditioner is turned on indoors for a long time due to the damp weather, which can worsen the symptoms of arthritis patients. This is because the cold wind of the air conditioner strains the muscles around the joints, further compressing the nerves and reducing the discharge of inflammatory substances in the body as blood circulation is not smooth.
Vice President Park Tae-hoon said "The air humidity that is good for joint health is around 50%. If there is a place or situation where the air conditioner cannot be operated directly, it is necessary to reduce contact with cold wind with long-sleeve outerwear and knee blankets"The temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should be kept at least 5 degrees Celsius" he advised.
To improve knee pain, be careful not to strain your joints. squat or sit down Avoid sitting-down life and apply warm compresses to facilitate blood circulation in the joint, helping relieve pain. If symptoms do not improve even after changing lifestyle habits, accurate diagnosis and treatment are needed through the treatment of orthopedic surgeons. In the early stages of arthritis, special physical therapy, drug therapy, and injection therapy are performed, but if symptoms do not improve and the degree of regression is severe, robotic artificial joint surgery can be considered.
Occasionally, there are patients who worry that they will develop or become inflamed if they undergo surgery during the hot rainy season, but the hot weather does not increase the incidence of postoperative complications.
Robotic artificial joint surgery is an operation that restores the normal function of a joint by replacing a damaged joint with a specially designed artificial joint. Existing artificial joint surgery is directly checked by a surgeon, and the surgical site is cut and artificial joints are inserted, but robotic artificial joint surgery uses a robotic navigation system to implement the shape of a patient's bone in 3D images, removing only damaged bones and cartilage with an accurate surgical plan that does not allow even a 1mm error. Since there is no damage to normal tissue and a patient-customized artificial joint is inserted, safe and fast recovery is an advantage.
Vice President Park Tae-hoon said, `When considering robotic artificial joint surgery, we should check whether the hospital has long experience and know-how in surgery, whether it is a place where consultations such as internal medicine or neurology are well conducted, and whether it is a place where postoperative rehabilitation treatment is well received"You can improve your knee health through robotic artificial joint surgery that suits you at the right time according to your individual symptoms. "
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