The Times Of India
Joint pain is often associated with old age. However, now, the young are also suffering from this as inactive lifestyles take hold. If the pains are resulting from arthritis, winter can prove to be a testing time for the sufferer, because low temperature causes the condition to worsen, said doctors.
They added that earlier, the season caused an increase in the number of old people complaining of joint pains, but now, the young were also being affected by the condition as they did not exercise much and tended to avoid other physical activity.
They stated that the young adult category had seen an increase in patient numbers by 20%.
“Generally, more women are prone to joint pains especially emerging from osteo-arthritis. The second major cause for this in women’s case tends to be rheumatoid arthritis. As the age of people contacting this condition is falling, it is leading to a lot of concern. Cold weather also causes more people to be affected. It also slows down the healing process for surgical stitches,” said Dr Harpreet Singh Gill, senior consultant and head of orthopaedics department, Apollo hospital.
He added that earlier, the average age of patients receiving rheumatoid arthritis treatments tended to be 50 and now many of them were in their 30s, with women being the worst-affected group. He stated that the way prevent the condition was having a good diet and exercising properly. Dr Gill added that on an average, 20 young women came to the OPD daily with these problems, while the number used to be just two or three a few years back. “Squatting too much, having an inactive lifestyle or being deficient in vitamin D are the main causes and the major modes of treatment are physiotherapy, lifestyle modification and medication,” he added.
Associate professor at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sanjeev Mahajan, said that the young could easily avoid the condition with more physical activity, which they were quite capable of. “Early diagnosis and change in lifestyle are effective in arthritis pain management,” he added. He mentioned that arthritis-related swelling tended to get worse as weather got cold. Dr Jagdip Madan, orthopaedician at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, said that young women were getting arthritis and the reason for that could be genetic or having a generally negligent attitude towards joints. Dr Madan said that in his hospital, about 15 to 20 young women came for treatment daily, which was quite a lot as arthritis was a problem encountered mostly in sexagenarians.
They added that earlier, the season caused an increase in the number of old people complaining of joint pains, but now, the young were also being affected by the condition as they did not exercise much and tended to avoid other physical activity.
They stated that the young adult category had seen an increase in patient numbers by 20%.
“Generally, more women are prone to joint pains especially emerging from osteo-arthritis. The second major cause for this in women’s case tends to be rheumatoid arthritis. As the age of people contacting this condition is falling, it is leading to a lot of concern. Cold weather also causes more people to be affected. It also slows down the healing process for surgical stitches,” said Dr Harpreet Singh Gill, senior consultant and head of orthopaedics department, Apollo hospital.
He added that earlier, the average age of patients receiving rheumatoid arthritis treatments tended to be 50 and now many of them were in their 30s, with women being the worst-affected group. He stated that the way prevent the condition was having a good diet and exercising properly. Dr Gill added that on an average, 20 young women came to the OPD daily with these problems, while the number used to be just two or three a few years back. “Squatting too much, having an inactive lifestyle or being deficient in vitamin D are the main causes and the major modes of treatment are physiotherapy, lifestyle modification and medication,” he added.
Associate professor at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sanjeev Mahajan, said that the young could easily avoid the condition with more physical activity, which they were quite capable of. “Early diagnosis and change in lifestyle are effective in arthritis pain management,” he added. He mentioned that arthritis-related swelling tended to get worse as weather got cold. Dr Jagdip Madan, orthopaedician at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, said that young women were getting arthritis and the reason for that could be genetic or having a generally negligent attitude towards joints. Dr Madan said that in his hospital, about 15 to 20 young women came for treatment daily, which was quite a lot as arthritis was a problem encountered mostly in sexagenarians.
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