Knee pain and knee health are extremely important for performing day to day activities. When suffering fron Osteoarthritis, different types of treatments can br used to provide relief to the patient depending on the severity of the pain and the damage to the knees. Dr. Agrawal and Satya Hospital specialize in Arthritis treatments and work towards making your knee health bether.
Physiotherapy, Nutrition, and Analgesics
Physiotherapy is very effective in easing joint pain. The programme consists of the physiotherapist suggesting exercises, advice and other therapies that aim at providing you relief. One Should get phsiotherapy done under expert physiotherapist.
Dr. Agrawal suggests the intake of food that is rich in calcium, vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids for good joint health. Intake of added sugar and fat should also be limited.
Non Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are used to help ease pain and inflammation of arthritis and injuries. Pain relievers or analgesics should be taken only for a small period only.
Intra-articular Vissco Injection
Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) is well known to reduce pain by reducing local inflammation.
They will help you by increasing lubrication, reducing pain, and improving the range of motion in a joint. It can be injected as a Supplement in stages 1 to 3 of OA.
Satya Hospital specializes in viscosupplementation Treatment, where a lubricating fluid called hyaluronic acid is injected into a joint.
OA varus knee offloading brace
Used For Patients Suffering from unicompartmental osteoarthritis as it is associated with misalignment of the knee.
Malalignment of deformed arthritic knee puts excessive pressure on inner side of knee.thus patient feels pain in the front and inner side of knee.
OA offloading knee brace helps in reducing knee pain, correcting aligninment and improving knee function.
ADRL Arthroscopic Diagnostic Round & Lavage
ADRL is carried out when the previous treatment do not give relief to the patient. Involves lavage (to remove particulate material, such as cartilage fragments) and debridement (to smooth the articular surfaces).
Tells what surgery shall be best suited and bring good results-HTO or Knee replacement. It eliminates the need for expensive MRI knee cartilage checks.
This arthroscopic procedure reduces synovitis and improves joint motion. The doctors at Satya Hospital have long years of experience in carrying out ARDL. It is an Outdoor procedure and go home within 24 hours.
HTO or High Tibial Osteotomy
HTO is a knee preserving Surgery which preserves the natural knee joint. It permits a full range of knee movements. A person can sit cross-legged and squat comfortably.
HTO is a corrective procedure that removes excessive pressure from the cartilage and is an alternative to surgeries like Arthroplasty (Knee Replacement). HTO preserves ‘God given’ natural original knee joint. Thus provide full activity of knee, without any limitation.
Satya Hospital Dr. Agrawal recommends HTO for people who want to lead a normal active life in spite of arthritis knee. HTO provides activelife and freedom of movement. The procedure is know to rejuvenate knee health. It also saves you from knee replacement by an artificial implant.
TKR or Total knee replacement
TKR is carried out when both the compartments of knee joint are severely damaged after TKR patient walks very early.
Dr. Agrawal has made most advance steel operation room with hepa filters in Satya Hospital to cut down infection rate.
Satya Hospital is an expert centre for knee replacement /HTO /Arthroscopy /Knee Sugeries.