Osteoarthritis is a wear and tear of the joints leading to chronic pain that is sometimes debilitating. So, how do you treat this osteoarthritis by preventing it from blocking your mobility?

To read, the symptoms of osteoarthritis.

The treatment of osteoarthritis through a healthy lifestyle

 The first treatment for osteoarthritis is to provide our skeleton with good working conditions so that it does not or does not get damaged over time. Here are the steps to take:

• Get a healthy weight. Which means losing a possible overweight. Indeed, each excess kilo weighs on the joints, contributing to wear them out.
• Adapt your individual workstation so as not to repeat gestures that may attack the joints over time.
• Learn to sit in a good posture in relation to your computer (do not put too much stress on your cervical vertebrae.
• Favor an anti-inflammatory diet with lots of vegetables and fruits, few foods with high glycemic indexes,
• Practice regular physical activity that does not damage the joints.
• Increase the intake of omega-3 fats.
• Use anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric combined with black pepper and ginger.

Medical treatments for osteoarthritis in crisis

In times of crisis when the joints are swollen and painful, treatment should first relieve:

– Rest the joints in times of crisis.

– Use aids to allow the joints to rest: cane, lumbar belt, foam collar or neck brace.

– Treat the pain by taking an analgesic treatment (paracetamol).

– Placement of ice packs on the joint (be careful not to burn the skin)

– Treat inflammation, taking appropriate treatment on medical advice: anti-inflammatory, corticosteroid, etc.

Basic treatments for osteoarthritis

Apart from periods of crisis, a basic treatment helps to prevent recurrence and improve joint comfort:

• Visco-supplementation involves the doctor injecting a specific gel into the joint, as if to oil it. This is often done in the knees with very good results, both for relief and to reduce the risk of aggravation.
• Spa treatments can help alleviate and also provide quality therapeutic education. Where ? In Bagnoles-de-l’Orne, Néris-les-Bains, Salies-de-Béarn, Vernet-les-Bains, Bourbon-Lancy, Brides-les-Bains, Balaruc-les-Bains, Chatel-Guyon, Bagnères-de -Bigorre, Bagnols-les-Bains, Jonzac, Beaucens, Royat-Chamalières, etc.
• Acupuncture is believed to have a beneficial pain-relieving and relaxing effect in osteoarthritis. Harpagophytym is a plant (devil’s claw) that is taken as a background treatment and which has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects.
• Glucosamine can develop an anti-inflammatory effect in moderate osteoarthritis over several weeks.
• Chondroitin may slow the progression of osteoarthritis. Chondroitin and glucosamine can be combined in anti-osteoarthritis drugs.

 For more detailed information on complementary treatments for osteoarthritis.

Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis

• Certain interventions can correct a joint defect that is the source of osteoarthritis or aggravation of osteoarthritis.
• Joint prostheses can replace a too damaged joint that has become disabling: hip and knee in particular.