Prof. Dr. Myrnawaty
Sinar Harapan

Osteoarthritis represents the process degenerative. Is originally happened by the change biokimiawi at joint cartilage which finally cause the integrity of joint cartilage annoyed. in this case happened  the attenuating of joint cartilage, to the last nya joint cartilage used up. Change from early to the last take place tardy, required of time through years until the happening of joint disparity.

Osteoarthritis can be caused  one of or several things. For example usage and tear of joint cause an old age. Earn also effect of accident. Who have the family with osteoarthritis history, having risk factor of osteoarthritis  like overweight (obesity)

Most symptoms are pain in bone, stiff, and heat at incurred joint. Sometime at joint heard  a voice clatter time moved. Body joint which is often incurred are knee, flank, and hand.

 If knee and flank incurred by osteoarthritis, hence difficult to walk and felt by a pain once.

Fat Woman

About 8-10 % adult in America suffer osteoarthritis. Usually suffered by above people 45 year and mount as according to age accretion. After age 65 year, more than 50% population shows various arthritis gradation of pursuant to photo roentgen, though not all show the symptom osteoarthritis.

Possibility happened, the osteoarthritis at woman compared more bigger than men. Joint getting additional burden because obesity, physical activity, for example lifting heavy goods or heavy sport, easier suffers. That way also overweight or obesity, what tend to encumber the joint, easier suffer from this.

Sport regularly to lose weight the body very suggested for all one who has obesity and above 45 years old, especially woman. Eat well according to nutritionist guide. Sport represents the way of best to prevent the happening of osteoarthritis

Despitefully there are some guides which can be done by patient which still is young to prevent incidence of osteoarthritis. Among other: Doing activity everyday, regularly, consistence to keep your mobility. Balance the body weight, exercise for your healthy bone. Avoid obesity by eating well following good diet guide.

Medication

There are all kinds of way of warm-up which can be done by each; every patient at home.

 By compress

 Providing warm water in bowl and face towel. Plunging towel into water and depress at joint annoyed . Repeat the way of this many times until ill shares decrease to feel its pain in bone

Usable sunshine even also to heat your joint hurt. To the way of, required by a hot absorbent sleep pallet, for example retch. Put to the sun this pallet below/under sunshine until several time, later; then lie down the above this warm retch comfortably

Way of more modern to eliminate to feel the pain of effect of osteoarthritis is irradiating use the infra-red ray. Though is generally done physiotherapy place, but nowadays can be done by self at home use the more simple equipments

 Way of good healing is with the sport. For that advice of physiotherapy expert very important to get the guide in doing needed body practice

Doctor usually will give the drug recipe started from light paregoric like faction paracetamol, aspirin or drugs which is the inclusive of drug of anti inflammation non-steroid ( NSAIDs) to help to  relief feel the pain at inflammation joint