Physicians reminded that 1 out of 5 people over the age of 58 suffers from joint degeneration. Early diagnosis and treatment are the focus of arthritis health care; the picture shows the situation.

(The picture is taken from the photoAC website)

[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] 65-year-old Mrs. Wang has no habit of exercising. Her daily hobby is enjoying delicious food.

Such eating habits are also reflected in her weight.

She is 176 cm tall and weighs 95 kg. Because of her obesity, she moves slowly. In the past six months, she has felt discomfort in her knees ranging from slightly sore to more and more obvious pain, even when she got out of the car. Visibly inconvenient.

It was not until medical examination that it was discovered that the cartilage of both knees was severely worn and degraded, and artificial knee joints needed to be replaced.

Shen Yanjun, Chief Physician of Beitou Health Management Hospital, pointed out that Taiwan has now entered an "aging society", and the mature age group pays attention to their health. In addition to the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, the state of "skeletal muscles" cannot be ignored!

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The prevalence rate of knee joint degeneration is 15%, and the older the age, the higher the incidence rate

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the prevalence rate of knee joint degeneration in the Chinese people is about 15%. It is estimated that 3.5 million people suffer from knee joint pain. One in five people over the age of 58 has joint degeneration problems; 70 years old More than 70% suffer from joint degenerative arthritis, among which female patients are more than male.

The 3 major acquired risk factors are easy to injure the knee and need to be careful

Shen Yanjun pointed out that arthritis is an irreversible progressive destruction of articular cartilage, which will bring inconvenience and heavy burden to patients and caregivers. In addition to the inevitable congenital family genes and aging, the incidence of degenerative arthritis will increase. In particular, obesity tends to excessively increase the pressure on the knee joint and accelerate the loss of cartilage; acquired factors such as smoking and repetitive overwork are also important risk factors for knee joint damage.

Early diagnosis and treatment can help protect joints and delay damage

Shen Yanjun pointed out that there is no stable therapy for arthritis so far that can prevent or reverse the development of the disease, and early diagnosis and treatment are the focus of arthritis health care.

Only early detection, before the need for knee replacement surgery, can also be used to inject hyaluronic acid and steroids into the joint, which can delay joint damage.

Shen Yanjun said that imaging examination can effectively help early diagnosis of cartilage damage. Osteoarthritis is judged by the degree of cartilage damage.

The most common X-ray photography is mainly for the inspection of the bone condition, and is used to evaluate whether there is joint cavity constriction, effusion or bone spurs in the knee joint, but X-ray photography is quite limited for the inspection of soft tissues.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more suitable for the overall evaluation of the soft and hard tissues of the joint. MRI provides high-resolution images and has the characteristics of no ionizing radiation. It is very clear and suitable for soft tissue inspection, such as knee joints, shoulder joints, and hip joints. Joints, elbows, wrists, and ankles are all good candidates for MRI imaging.

Self-Assessment of Osteoarthritis Risk

The Ministry of Health and Welfare also listed high risk factors for knee osteoarthritis. If there is knee pain accompanied by more than 3 out of 6 points, it means that the knee joint has already appeared aging.

●Aged over 50 years old

Get up in the morning with less than 30 minutes of joint stiffness

●Sound when moving the knee joint

●Knee tenderness

●Knee swelling

●No fever when touching the knee joint

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