Author: NOW Health
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As the population gets older, the problem of joint pain among the elderly has become more and more severe, Dr. Chen Minhong from Citizen Pediatric Family Medicine Specialist has met many middle-aged people and seniors in the field of family medicine. to solve the problem of shoulder and knee joint pain, and emphasized that it is necessary to know the point of pain and the cause first before symptomatic treatment can be given.
Joint pain is usually caused by degenerative arthritis.
Dr. Chen Minhong pointed out that depending on age group, shoulder and knee joint pain in young people is mainly caused by sports injuries and bad posture. Usually, patients with joint pain will undergo a careful medical history evaluation and physical examination first to rule out systemic diseases such as rheumatism, gout, metabolic diseases, etc., and then understand more about the damaged parts of the joints. ultrasound surgery can be used Sonic and MRI tests can help determine the underlying cause of the problem and provide a basis for subsequent treatment.
Dr. Chen Minhong explained that in treating joint pain, acute inflammation is usually relieved first, and then the injured joints and ligaments are repaired through prolotherapy Unlike traditional PRP, which requires a blood draw for each treatment, PLT only requires one session. By drawing blood, 6 to 20 bottles of frozen PLT platelet crystals can be produced.
▲ Dr. Chen Minhong reminded that after recovering PLT treatment, you still need to find out the cause of the original injury, so that the treatment can be done with half the effort, and at the same time , secondary injuries can be avoided. (Photos/Lin Zhiyuan)
PLT improves joint pain and can prevent secondary injuries by changing posture at the same time.
Dr. Chen Minhong shared that a woman in her 70s sought treatment because she could not raise her arms high She was first diagnosed with shoulder pinch syndrome after ultrasound and MRI tests, it was confirmed that it was not but to injure and rupture the supraspinalis ligament. Although the woman I received received acute anti-inflammatory treatment, but she did not continue with the PLT treatment. As a result, I was injured again due to improper positioning. I changed my position at the same time to avoid re-injuring the ligaments.
Another woman sought medical attention because of knee pain she gave better support to her upper body, but she was unwilling to use crutches later, after 2 to 3 PLT treatments, the pain was greatly reduced and walking was no longer painful. However, even if PLT treatment is effective, good posture must still be maintained to prevent re-injury of the ligaments.
To prevent secondary injuries to shoulder joints and knee joints, Dr. Chen Minhong reminds that, in addition to nutritional care, you should also maintain a position for a long time or perform an activity again, secondly, keep up the action to raise your head and chest, which will help keep your body healthy regularly to maintain muscle strength to support physical activity. Finally, it should be noted that in order to recover after receiving PLT treatment, you still need to find out the cause of the original injury, so that the treatment is more effective and to avoid secondary injuries .
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(This article is reprinted with permission from “NOW Health”, and the original text is published here)
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