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Walking in osteoarthritis
My mother is homemaker and has osteoarthritis in both knees (X ray attached). She finds difficult to walk too much. Is it good to walk with osteoarthritis or should she do something else like cycling? Her weight is 59 kg and height 156 cm. She does not take any other medicines.
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She has moderate Osteoarthritis where there is wear and tear of supporting tissue called cartilage. This is a progressive disease and causes pain on walking, climbing stairs.
It would be better for her to consult pain management doctor who can asess her. These days there are lot of good treatment options like platelet rich plasma therapy. Even I would advise against giving pain killers.
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She should visit a pain management specialist
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Ask her to avoid sitting on floor and cross legged
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Dr. Soundar Manickam
Orthopedist
13 yrs exp
Chennai
Walking too much and cycling can produce pain. Basically Im osteoarthritis the cartilage is worn out. Any heavy strenuous physical activity is to be avoided. Get a orthopaedician opinion and get intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection if possible. That will help
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Dr. Pavankumar Ravi
Joint Replacement Surgeon
15 yrs exp
Vijayawada
Non weight bearing exercise like those taught by physios or pool aerobics help a lot in initial stages till muscle tone improves then cycling in appropriate posture and walking with good shoes and on softer surfaces would be helpful.
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Dr. Manjunath Gopal
Orthopedist
25 yrs exp
Bangalore
Osteoarthritis is painful
On reviewing the X-ray, she seems to be in the moderate stage
She need to continue walking ( least impact on knees) to keep
- her joints active and mobile
-her other system healthy
She could reduce the impact on the knee by
- physiotherapist- strengthening her knee
- losing weight
- avoid lifting and stairs
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See a physiotherapists to start an exercise program
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