How to treat osteoarthritis

Опубликовано: 19 Март 2024
на канале: Griffith Health

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One in five Australians over 45 has osteoarthritis. The knees and hips are most commonly affected, but it can also affect other joints, and can affect people at any age. But osteoarthritis doesn’t have to be part of getting older. If you can adopt the right practices to manage osteoarthritis, you can still live well with it and do most of your usual activities.

Presenter:
Dr Laura Diamond is a trained biomedical engineer in Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE) and Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Griffith University. She leads a research program focused on developing new technologies to understand, treat and manage chronic musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis.

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0:00 Introduction
Diagnoses comprehension:
0:39 What is osteoarthritis?
1:19 How is osteoarthritis diagnosed?
Symptoms:
1:44 What are the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis?
2:28 When should you see a doctor?
Causes:
3:05 What are the risk factors for developing osteoarthritis?
Treatment and management:
4:40 What treatments are there for osteoarthritis?
5:32 How can osteoarthritis be managed?
6:04 Can complementary therapies and supplements help?
6:21 Would surgery ever be needed?
Prevention:
6:56 Can osteoarthritis be cured or prevented?

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The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, [19/03/2024]. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority for advice.

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