You
can walk Pain free once again … A novel treatment modality at Wockhardt
Hospital.
Osteoarthritisis a degenerative condition of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most
common from middle age onward. The condition is sometimes referred to as 'wear
and tear’. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip, knee, and thumb
joints.
The disease progression causes the cartilage
that protects the ends of your bones to wear down, causing pain, swelling and
problems with mobility. The degeneration causes the protective fluid in the joint to lose
its shock-absorbing abilities, causing bones to rub against each other .Apart
from the pain and difficulty in mobility the condition causes the cartilage to
thin out at the end of the bone leaving it exposed and consequently changing
the shape of the joint due to the excessive wearing away of the bone and
development of bony spurs.
The
main symptoms of OA that patient generally come for treatment to the hospital are
with a history of:
• Pain and swelling occurs when you
move the affected joint
• Stiffness of the joint
• A grating sensation, also known as
crepitus, occurs when you move the affected joint.
• Lack of movement and disability.
Treatment
options for OA patients are limited and
largely targeted to pain management, steroidal injections and knee replacementsurgery being the final option. These options however can also reduce the pain
but not reverse the damage that has occurred in the joints.
There
are many novel techniques today which are being researched on in science for
treatment of OA each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
Currently,
there are a number of new and interesting opportunities for cartilage repair.
WockhardtNew Age Growth Factor Concentrate (GFC) treatment is the emerging choice for
treatment of osteoarthritis and has the new modality of treatment being
advocated at the hospital. The growth
factor concentrate plays a crucial role in this process since they influence
synthetic activity of cartilage and bone cells, thereby regulating
physiological remodelling and cartilage healing.
Growthfactors are a family of diverse substances found naturally in the body that
promote and stimulate biological processes and growth. They are a crucial part
of the self-regulation of the body (homeostasis), in which an internal balance
occurs between mechanisms of growth. The use of the recombinant growth factors
(GF) a rapidly growing field in orthopaedics surgery today also FOR healing of
cartilage, soft tissues and bone, besides other conditions like diabetes and
blood disorders.
“All
currently available treatments of Osteoarthritis lead to symptomatic
improvement and pain relief only, the Wockhardt New Age Growth FactorConcentrate (GFC) leads to not only pain-relief but also has the potential to
heal and regenerate OA damaged cartilage ’- said Dr Mudit Khanna, Mumbai’s
renowned joint replacement and advanced orthopaedic surgeon.
Other
than promoting healing the mechanism of action of the Growth Factor concentrate
speeds up the healing process, resulting in a greater reduction of disability
or discomfort for the patient. This technique definitely provides the option
for the patient not to undergo surgery GFC treatment involves drawing the patient’s
blood and separating the growth factors from the blood and then re- injecting
these growth factors in the patient’s joints
So
in a nutshell Growth Factors play an intrinsic role in Repair, Regeneration and
Restoration of damaged cartilage tissue and bone.
At Wockhardt Hospital treatment of arthritis in
patients is advised as follows:
Ø
Early Osteoarthritis: GrowthFactor Concentrate Therapy
Ø
Single Compartmnent
Osteoarthritis: Partial Knee Replacement Surgery
For
more information and treatment for arthritis please visit Wockhardt Hospital to
understand the various options for new treatment modalities and better quality
of life.
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