How Overweight Affects Knee Arthritis | Dr Niraj Vora

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Why Losing Weight is a Must for Knee Arthritis
Patients with Excess Weight?

• Together with hips and ankles, knees are the
  primary weight-bearing joints of our body which
  help us hold up for body weight and carry us when
  we move and indulge in all the physical
  activities.
• The damage to these weight-bearing joints results
  in painful daily movements making knee arthritis
  one of the most debilitating medical conditions
  in the world.
• Being a degenerative condition, knee
  arthritis progresses with age making it even more
  difficult as people age.
• But do you know what makes the life of knee
  arthritis patient even more difficult and
  challenging?
• Its the excess weight.

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Why Losing Weight is a Must for Knee Arthritis
Patients with Excess Weight?

• Knee Arthritis Excess Weight
• While the wear and tear of the aging slowly
  ravage the knee joint, the excess weight can
  accelerate the damage by putting additional
  stress on the knee. One extra pound of weight
  will exert around 4 pounds of added stress on the
  damaged knee joint making it even difficult to
  perform daily activities say knee specialists.
  This additional stress you put on our knees is
  detrimental both to your knee health and other
  body functions.
• So does losing weight helps you improve your knee
  health? Absolutely! Here are 2 solid reasons why
  losing weight is a must for knee arthritis
  patients with excess weight

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Why Losing Weight is a Must for Knee Arthritis
Patients with Excess Weight?

• Less pain, better function, and longevity 
• The pain due to knee arthritis is caused by the
  knees inability to perform its functions bearing
  the normal body weight. So adding excess weight
  of fat impairs its ability, causing even more
  pain in the process. Loss of one pound of excess
  weight relieves the knee off 4-pound stress and
  pressure thereby decreasing the pain, improving
  its function and longevity. You may not even
  require a total knee replacement surgery if you
  can improve your knee health by maintaining the
  right weight.
• Reduced Inflammation 
• Excess weight that comes from fat is not the only
  thing that hurts the health of your knee joint.
  The fat is an active tissue that releases
  inflammatory chemicals which course throughout
  the body further increasing the arthritis
  symptoms. Patients with excess weight from fat,
  suffer an increased risk of joint pain and break
  than normal people with optimal weight. So
  maintain a healthy weight by decreasing the
  amount of fat in the body is the most efficient
  way to decrease the aging of your joints.

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Why Losing Weight is a Must for Knee Arthritis
Patients with Excess Weight?

• Weight-loss in older adults not only improves
  joint health but also gives a boost to all the
  bodily functions which is why even knee
  replacement surgeons recommend healthy
  weight-loss. But if the joint pains persist even
  though you have been maintaining a healthy
  weight, it is possible that there could be a
  different reason for your knee pain which can be
  easily solved with a careful diagnosis and
  treatment from an expert Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dr.
  Niraj Vora has helped thousands of patients
  suffering from knee pains and can help you too.

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