General Health Information

Osteoarthritis is common to senior citizens especially in hip and knee. It
helps when they are doing aerobic and stretching exercise in warm water. It is
a very good activity to do that patient with osteoarthritis is relieved from
pain and daily chores are done. Hip and knee Osteoarthritis is a widespread
disease which is hard to treat because of the effects of the pain relief
medications and many factors affect the process. In the medication, weight
control, physical therapy and exercise is included. Exercise in the water shows
positive result to patient. This is known as hydrotherapy,
in which patients perform aerobics and stretching in the water heated up to 90
degrees Fahrenheit.

The most common type of arthritis is Osteoarthritis
which is commonly known as Degenerative arthritis. This disease found mostly in
older people which primarily affects the cartilage. The symptoms of this
disease are the chronic pain; stiffness of the muscle causes immovability and
others that affect the hands, feet, spinal cord, hips and knees. According to
the recent study, conducted internationally, smaller in height people are more
prone to arthritis and was described that short stature
increased risk of osteoarthritis. For older people arthritis pain and
inflammation can’t be avoided but this can be managed through exercise, medication,
weight-management, and nutrition.

Exercise, relaxation and meditation can help ease the cycle tension, stress
as well as headache. Exercising frequently can help prevent headache. One
should also learn how to be familiar with and predict situations that are
stressful that will likely trigger an attack. For headache prevention try to
take vitamin B3 and vitamin C.