Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Prof. Dr. Fahri Erdoğan stated that osteoarthritis or arthrosis, popularly known as 'calcification', has become rapidly widespread in recent years, and that this disease, which causes limitation in our movements and pain that does not go away even when resting, significantly reduces the quality of daily life of the person.
Prof. Dr. While Fahri Erdoğan listed the common mistakes in daily life that cause arthritis in the joints, he explained the innovations in prosthesis surgery and made important warnings.
Stating that joint arthritis, which has become increasingly widespread in recent years, is now an important problem not only in the elderly but also in young people, Erdoğan said, “This is a disease that seriously reduces the walking distance of the patient over time, makes it impossible for the patient to bend and squat, and causes pain to continue even at rest day and night.” For this reason, it can also disconnect the person from social life. When the extent of calcification reaches an irreparable level and prevalence, the patient must undergo surgery and replace the joint surfaces with a prosthesis. Nowadays, advances in technology and medicine mean that in patients who are severely worn out and do not respond to non-surgical treatment methods; "A painless and active life is possible with a joint prosthesis applied appropriately and properly," he said.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Prof. stated that many factors such as genetic disorders, advancing age and post-menopausal osteoporosis can cause joint and cartilage wear. Dr. Fahri Erdoğan stated that some mistakes accelerate the calcification process and listed 5 important mistakes that cause calcification as follows.
- Excess weight: It is necessary to reduce to the ideal weight as excess weight causes more load on the joints than they should be carried and accelerates wear.
- Inactivity: Inactivity weakens the joints and causes rapid destruction of cartilage, accelerating calcification. Proper and regular exercise protects the joints.
- Overloading the joints: Movements of a level and intensity that strain the movements of the joint damage the joints. For this reason, it is necessary to avoid movements that involve jumping or jumping, especially those that will expose the joint to impact.
- Cigarettes and alcohol: Smoking and alcohol use, whose harms to general health are indisputable according to scientific studies, indirectly affect the nutrition of the joint negatively, accelerate cartilage wear and cause the development of other diseases that will lead to wear.
- Posture disorder: Wrong posture and sitting increases wear and tear on joints. For this reason, it is necessary to correct posture disorders, especially to do exercises that will reduce muscle and joint tension and strengthen the muscle groups around the joint.
