治疗关节疼痛的最佳方法是什么?

If your joints are achy 和 stiff, here's how to decide what treatment is best for you.

遛狗, 锻炼, climbing the stairs 和 other everyday activities become challenging when your joints are stiff 和 painful. 当你的关节疼痛时, you want to know what the best course of action is so you can get back to doing the things you enjoy. 幸运的是, there are a number of treatments available for improving joint pain 和 your orthopedist or sports medicine specialist can help you decide which is best for you.

导致关节疼痛的原因?

Aging 和/or years of vigorous exercise increase wear 和 tear on joints, 增加患关节炎的风险. This joint disease develops when the protective cartilage at the ends of bones wears away. 关节炎可以影响你身体的任何关节, 但通常会引起手部疼痛, 脚, 脖子, 下背, 臀部或膝盖.

关节疼痛也可能是由受伤引起的, 关节畸形, 拉伤或扭伤的肌肉, 撕裂的软骨, 肌腱炎或滑囊炎. 由于人们享受更积极的生活方式, joint pain can even become a problem at a relatively young age. 事实上, 25% of people over age 18 experience chronic joint pain, according to 骨关节倡议, while 40% of people older than 65 have joint pain.

When should you see an orthopedist about your joint pain?

Sometimes pain 和 stiffness in your joints is temporary 和 goes away by taking a rest from the activity causing pain, 改变你的形式或技术, 买新鞋或新装备, taking over-the-counter pain medication or just giving it a little time. But it's a good idea to pay a visit to an orthopedist or sports medicine specialist if you experience any of these issues:

• You have difficulty walking or moving due to your painful joints
• Medication doesn't relieve your joint pain or causes unpleasant side effects
• 关节疼痛会给你的生活带来负面影响
• You feel depressed or hopeless about your condition

What treatment options are available for joint pain?

The good news is that surgical options are not the first line of defense against joint pain. 事实上, they are usually only recommended if pain hasn't responded to other treatments 和 interferes with your ability to live a normal life. 即使你的骨科医生建议你做关节手术, 有多种手术选择, 其中一些比另一些侵入性更小.

以下是治疗关节疼痛的常用方法:

• 物理治疗: This helps strengthen the muscles that support your joints, 哪一种可以减轻关节的压力. 它还旨在改善活动范围.
• 皮质类固醇注射: This involves medication being injected directly into the affected joint to decrease pain 和 inflammation.
• 富血小板血浆治疗: Injecting your own platelets is one of the newest ways to treat joint pain, 尽管这是有争议的. Platelets are blood cells that help heal injured joints, muscles, tendons 和 ligaments.
• 关节镜检查: 在微创手术中, tiny surgical tools 和 a camera are inserted into a few small incisions to repair ligaments 和 cartilage or perform other procedures that affect joint function.
• 滑膜切除术: Overgrowth or damage to the synovium, the lining of a joint, can trigger painful joint symptoms. Removing the synovium during open or arthroscopic surgery helps relieve pain.
• 软骨移植: This procedure replaces damaged cartilage with cartilage taken from another part of your body. It may also be possible to grow new cartilage cells in a lab, then insert them into your joint.
• 联合融合: Fusing the bones in a joint with pins or plates makes the joint more stable, helping to ease pain.
• 联合重修的: This procedure smoothes damaged cartilage in the hip, knee or shoulder. It may be recommended for people who need surgical relief for joint pain but are not yet ready for joint replacement.
• 关节置换手术: This surgery involves replacing your joint with an artificial joint 和 is usually a last resort option. Depending on the joint 和 the severity of your condition, traditional or minimally invasive joint surgery may be used.

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