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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis
sir, my mother is suffering from arthrits (knee) with inflamation .she is aged about 45 and residing in village. we would like to have your sugestion and kind of treatment. please note she is sufering from bronchitis with wheezing problem she is non diabetic and hypertension regards girish
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
Hello,
For knee arthritis, I hope you must be knowing this is wear and tear issue with the bone and ligaments associated.
May be your mother will have Early signs of Osteoarthritis of the knee and not the latter stages. She may even complain more about the pain on the medial side (inner side) of the knee joint.
It is good she isn't diabetic and no signs of hypertension. Chances of diabetes will be less for your mother due to bronchitis. As during bronchitis, the patient consumes more energy and burn the calories.
Coming to preventive part. You can buy her a knee brace first so she gets the stability of the muscles and joints while walking.
Second you can teach her to do reverse walking which will be of very helpful to maintain the joint space.
Now coming to exercise part. Kindly teach her some basic knee exercise like pressing the knee down keeping towel beneath the knee. Then asking her to lift the leg up by keeping the knee straight for 10 counts. Repeat the same while lying in the side and on the stomach.
Coming to bronchitis part - you can teach her some deep breathing exercises along with pranayama.
Also, buy one incentive spirometer which will be available in any shop or even online for improving the lung capacity. Rest assured. She should do well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
For knee arthritis, I hope you must be knowing this is wear and tear issue with the bone and ligaments associated.
May be your mother will have Early signs of Osteoarthritis of the knee and not the latter stages. She may even complain more about the pain on the medial side (inner side) of the knee joint.
It is good she isn't diabetic and no signs of hypertension. Chances of diabetes will be less for your mother due to bronchitis. As during bronchitis, the patient consumes more energy and burn the calories.
Coming to preventive part. You can buy her a knee brace first so she gets the stability of the muscles and joints while walking.
Second you can teach her to do reverse walking which will be of very helpful to maintain the joint space.
Now coming to exercise part. Kindly teach her some basic knee exercise like pressing the knee down keeping towel beneath the knee. Then asking her to lift the leg up by keeping the knee straight for 10 counts. Repeat the same while lying in the side and on the stomach.
Coming to bronchitis part - you can teach her some deep breathing exercises along with pranayama.
Also, buy one incentive spirometer which will be available in any shop or even online for improving the lung capacity. Rest assured. She should do well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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