Knee Replacement
The knee joint is the most important joint of the body. Our daily routine activities like walk, sit, squat, turn around, drive or other activities depending on the knee for support and mobility. When your knee is healthy, you may take it for granted, not giving a thought about the job it does for you.But once knee joint damaged, worn out, painful, stiff and you are forced to restrict activities when need to knee replacement.
Symptoms of knee Replacement:
There are four key warning signs of knee replacement:
- Pain: Pain from knee can be constant, or it may come and go. Pain might be isolated to one place or move in many parts of the body
- Swelling: Swelling in the different joints of the body and enable to perform daily activities.
- Stiffness: Stiffness especially when waking up in the morning or after sitting at a desk or riding in a car for a long time
- Difficulty moving a joint: Moving a joint or getting up from a chair should not be hard or painful.
- Injury: Knee replacement can be caused by a sudden injury, an overuse injury.