Joint pain worsens during the rainy season... Lifestyle habits also need to be improved

During the rainy season, patients with degenerative arthritis experience more pain and discomfort. This is because external atmospheric pressure decreases while internal body pressure increases. At this time, the pressure inside the joints also rises, causing them to feel more painful than usual.

Because of the humid weather, people often keep the air conditioner on for long periods, which can worsen symptoms. The cold air from the air conditioner tightens the muscles around the joints, increasing nerve compression, and impairs blood circulation, leading to a reduction in the elimination of inflammatory substances in the body.

Deputy Director Park Tae-hoon of the Gangnam Nanuri Hospital Joint Center advised, "The optimal humidity for joint health is around 50%," and added, "In places or situations where you cannot directly control the air conditioning, you should reduce contact with cold air by wearing long-sleeved clothing or knee blankets, and keep the indoor and outdoor temperature difference within 5 degrees."

You should also improve your lifestyle habits to avoid putting strain on your joints. Avoid sitting on the floor and apply warm compresses to promote blood circulation within the joints, which helps alleviate pain. If symptoms do not improve despite changing your lifestyle habits, accurate diagnosis and treatment are necessary. During the hot monsoon season, people worry that surgery might cause inflammation or worsen the condition, but the weather does not increase the risk of complications.

In particular, robotic artificial joint surgery reduces the burden on patients. The goal is to replace damaged joints with artificial joints to restore joint function, using a robotic navigation system to create a 3D image of the patient's bone shape, and to remove only the damaged bone and cartilage through an accurate surgical plan that allows no more than 1mm of error. The advantages include no damage to normal tissues, the insertion of patient-specific artificial joints, and safe and rapid recovery.

Deputy Director Park Tae-hoon said, "When considering robot-assisted artificial joint surgery, you should check whether the hospital has extensive experience and know-how in surgery, whether interdisciplinary collaboration is well established, and whether postoperative rehabilitation can be effectively received." He added, "You can improve knee health through robot-assisted artificial joint surgery that suits you at the appropriate time."