Osteoarthritis : Complications
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Complications could include:
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Avoid Knee Injury
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Mobility Limitation
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Decreased ability to walk; Decreased ability to perform everyday activities, such as personal hygiene, household chores, or cooking; Adverse reactions to drugs used for treatment; Surgical complications.
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Osteoarthritis is a progressive disorder without a permanent cure. In some patients, the rate of progression can be slowed by weight loss, appropriate.
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OA is a progressive disorder without a permanent cure. In some patients, the rate of progression can be slowed by weight loss, appropriate exercise, surgical treatment, and the use of alternative therapies.
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There is no cure for osteoarthritis, and no treatment alters its progression with any certainty. Only heart disease has a greater impact on work, and 5% of those who leave the work force do so because of osteoarthritis.
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Secondary osteoarthritis.
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An activities of daily living (ADL) evaluation is an assessment of an individual's physical and sometimes mental skills. In the area of physical or occupational therapy , it reflects how well a disabled patient or someone recovering from disease or accident can function in daily life.
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