Osteoarthritis occurs as a result of obesity.

Obesity, which has always haunted us, turns out, overweight or obesity must pose a dangerous health risk. By the way, being overweight means almost every organ in your body has to work harder to keep it in balance. Without treatment or weight gain, you are more susceptible to many diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, and osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis occurs when the fine cartilage of the body joints is ripped, potentially causing damage. Sometimes it's caused by injury, but more often by joint depletion over time.
This joint disease occurs in the knees, hips, lower back, neck, and hands. The joints become inflamed, causing pain and stiffness.

The importance of exercise for obese people is as follows;

• Cardiovascular exercises and muscle strengthening are supposed to reduce the negative impact of osteoarthritis.
• Combining more exercise or physical activity with a lower calorie intake can help you lose weight. It reduces pressure on the joints. Besides, exercises to strengthen your joint muscles can help slow down the symptoms of osteoarthritis.
• Jumping movements, like jumping, seem to be movements that aggravate joint problems. In fact, those who regularly do it have a lower risk of developing osteoarthritis.
• A diet is the key that greatly helps you avoid the risk of osteoarthritis. Besides, losing weight also makes you healthier as you avoid a variety of other dangerous diseases like strokes and cancer.

However, this is not just about diet. You should ask your doctor what kind of diet you can follow depending on your weight and health history.

In addition to joint pain and stiffness, other symptoms arising from osteoarthritis are:

• Swollen joints
• Heard sound of friction while moving joints
• Weak muscles and decreased muscle mass
• Appearance of extra thighs or bones
• Bumping of the joint in the fingers Fingers bent

Treatment when diagnosed osteoarthritis is carried out with the following therapies to relieve the pain in the joints;

1. By medication
2. lifestyle changes
3. by weight loss
4. supportive therapies like brace installation,and
5. the final surgery is total knee replacement, on damaged joints.

To get proper treatment and treatment immediately consult with a specialist orthopaedist at Hermina Karawang Hospital.