Treatment of degenerative osteoarthritis of the knee

Hyaluronic acid
Natural fluids help make joint lubrication called hyaluronan, in older people with osteoarthritis, hyaluronan bonding will be less stable and more likely to be broken. Hyaluronic acid acts as a damping spring, keeping the joints from vibrating when moving, so this is the ideal active ingredient to replace what has lost hyaluronan.

In the United States, hyaluronic acid is used to inject directly into the knee once a week and continuously for 3-5 weeks, not only in the knee but also in other degenerative sites, the injection of this active substance is also effective. high. However, the drug has many different brands, depending on the situation, the doctor may recommend the appropriate dose.

Effect of treatment of degenerative joint osteoarthritis
The treatment of degenerative knee osteoarthritis treatment has the following basic effects:

- Help relieve pain and restore function effectively up to 6 months or 1 year.

- Increased ability to regenerate cartilage and increase the amount of synthetic fluid for joints.

- Prolonged concentration and weight of endogenous molecule AH (Hyaluronic Acid), improve the function of the knee joint.

- Inhibition of pain receptors in patients with osteoarthritis, anti-inflammatory and prevent the production of PGE2 - active substances harmful to joint fluid.

- AH has the ability to protect and repair cartilage cells, inhibiting articular cartilage degradation.

- Help delay the timing of joint replacement surgery.

Should or should not treat degenerative knee osteoarthritis?
In fact, scientists still cannot be sure about the mechanism of action and effectiveness of AH injections in addition to synovial fluid, because AH can only exist in joints within a few hours to a few days. . Furthermore, if this AH injection abuse will make the joints no longer produce natural fluids and we must depend entirely on the drug. Therefore, you should be more careful in treating degenerative knee joint degeneration.

In addition, some side effects of AH injection may result in synovial fluid leakage, minor pain at the injection site and other side effects that have not been correctly determined by the medical community. So, you should go to the center with reputable quality facilities to be diagnosed with socks and advice on appropriate treatments for your condition.

Subjects used AH in the treatment of osteoarthritis by slime
- For people with symptoms of moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis.

- Apply to patients who cannot respond to normal treatment

- Patients intolerant to anti-inflammatory drugs.

- Some cases are not vaccinated with AH: septic arthritis, osteoarthritis, blood disease, fungal infection, diabetes, high blood pressure, immunodeficiency (HIV) ...