Arthritis Treatments in Chennai

Arthritis is one of the most common diseases which affects our joints. It entails a thinning of the articular cartilage, ligaments and changes in the joint capsule. In severe cases, it leads to deformation of the joint. It is often arthritis affects the hands (phalanges), foot, knee and elbow joints . Women are more likely than men suffer from arthritis. The disease manifests itself even in children. Every seventh inhabitant of the planet "familiar" with arthritis.

Causes of Arthritis

• Infectious diseases. This is the most common cause. Perebolev SARS, the common cold, you are at risk. To it can be attributed to diabetics, people suffering from sexually transmitted  diseases, tuberculosis. As a rule, the causative agent of arthritis is Staphylococcus aureus or  Streptococcus.
• Injuries, surgery. Arthritis is often a consequence of the injuries of the joints, frequent injuries or surgical interventions into the joint.
• Hereditary diseases of the joints. We can not say that arthritis is inherited, but do not deny the  fact that the structure of the joint pathology often laid genetically. In any case, if the family  who is ill with arthritis, you should devote more time to prevention.
• As the factors that trigger the appearance of arthritis, can be called overweight, hypothermia,  smoking, weakened immunity.

Symptoms and types of arthritis

arthritis - an inflammatory disease, its symptoms are any signs of inflammation in the joint such us

• swelling, redness of the skin;
• pain, especially after prolonged immobility;
• increase in body temperature (acute arthritis);
• stiffness in the movements (and sometimes with acute exacerbation of chronic arthritis).

How to cure arthritis

Modern medicine offers improved treatment to cure arthritis. For this you just need to meet an expert orthopedic specialist in your town. He’ll suggest you the right treatments according the condition of your affected joints.

We Tosh Hospitals offers Advanced Arthritis Treatments in Chennai at an affordable coast. Ask your doubts to our experts. For more details contact us or visit our website at www.toshhospitals.com

Knee Replacement Surgery in Chennai

Total Knee Replacement is performed if the knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury.The patient having knee arthritis can not perform, activities like walking or climbing stairs.The patient may also feel pain when, sitting or lying down.The Knee replacement surgery will be performed when the non surgical treatments like medications,physiotherapy and using walking support may not helpful. The Joint replacement surgery is most effective procedure to relieve the pain, correct the leg deformity and help to get back to the normal activities.

The knee is considered to be the largest joint in the body and it is better to have healthy knees to perform the everyday activities.The knee is build up of the lower end of the thighbone,and the upper end of the shinbone which is also called tibia and the knee cap,also called as patella.The ends of these bones where they coincide are covered with the articular cartilage, which is a smooth substance that protects the bones and enables them to move easily.

The most common causes of the knee pain and disability is the arthritis.Generally, there are many types of arthritis, but most of the knee pain are caused by osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis and post-traumatic arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is an age related wear and tear type of arthritis.It may mostly occur in the people of 50 years of age.

Rheumatoid arthritis: It is the disease that surrounds the joint and becomes inflamed and thickened.The chronic inflammation may damage the cartilage and causes pain and stiffness.

Post-traumatic arthritis: It may causes serious knee injury.The knee ligaments may damage the articular cartilage and causes knee pain and limits the knee function.

Procedure:

The knee replacement also called as knee arthroplasty, is the procedure in which the surface of the bones are get replaced.The procedure may have 4 basic steps.They are:

Preparing the bone: The damaged cartilage are removed along with the small amount of underlying bone.

Positioning the metal implants: The removed cartilage will be replaced with the metal components

Resurfacing the kneecap: The Kneecap has been cut and resurfaced with a plastic button.

Insert a spacer: The plastic spacer will be inserted between the metal components in order to create a smooth surface.

Tosh Hospital, one of the best orthopaedic hospital in Chennai offers Knee replacement surgery with better care and patient satisfaction.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Chennai

ACL or Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries are the most common knee injuries.The athletes who participate in the sports like soccer, football are mostly injured in their anterior cruciate ligaments.

It the anterior cruciate ligament is injured,then surgery is required to regain the full functionality of the knees.The functioning of knees may depends on the severity of the injury, and the activity level of the knees.

The Anatomy of the Knees 

The three bones meet and form the knee joint, i.e the thigh bone( which is also called as femur),shinbone(also known as tibia), and the knee cap(also named as patella). The Knee caps which sits in front of the joint is to provide the protection.

The Bones are related to the other bones by the ligaments.There are 4 primary ligaments in the knee.They will function like strong ropes in order to hold the bones together and may keep the knee stable.

The anterior cruciate ligament can be injured in many ways:

* Changing the direction rapidly.
* Stopping suddenly the movement.
* Slowing down suddenly while running.
* Incorrect landing of a jump.
* Direct collision

Treatments for ACL:

The Treatments for ACL depends upon the patient's condition.There are Surgical and Non Surgical Treatments for ACL.

Non surgical Treatment:

Non surgical treatments are mostly effective for patients who are elder or having very low activity level.Bracing is the non surgical treatment method, recommended by the doctor in order to protect the knee from the instability.

Physical Therapy will also restore the functioning of the knees and may strengthen the leg muscles.

Surgical Treatment:

In Surgical Treatments, it is mainly using the rebuilding of the Ligament.Most of the ACL tears cannot be stitched back, so in order to repair and restore the functionality, the ligaments are reconstructed.

Procedure for ACL reconstruction:

The Surgery to rebuild the ACL is done with the arthroscope using the small incisions.The Arthroscopic surgery may be less invasive and the main benefits of the Arthroscopic surgeries are, less pain,less time spent in hospital and faster recovery

Tosh Orthopaedic Hospital, the best orthopaedic hospital in Chennai offers ACL Reconstruction with better patient care.

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Do You Know About Orthopedic Issues???

Do you know about orthopedic issues?????There are many conditions that affect our body's musculoskeletal system.So you need a clinical care by a physician or other healthcare Professional.Anything that is concerned with muscles, ligaments and joints is considered as orthopedic.These are different kinds of  orthopedic disorders.

Symptoms of Orthopedic Injuries

1. Arthritis and Total Joint Pain

Inflammation that causes joint pain that result in decreased activity and becomes more difficult to move. 

     2.Hand

Any type of pain in the hand or wrist that affect the daily activities.This will cause diseases such as:

• Arthritis
• Carpal tunnel
• Sprains

  3.Foot and Ankle

Pain from injuries, disorders and conditions that cause discomfort for the use of foot and ankle.some of the diseases include:

• Arthritis
• Sprains
• Fractures
• Sports injuries
• Tendon problems
• Deformities
• Nerve disorders
• Heel pain 

   4.Spine

Pain could be in the upper, middle or lower back.Some ot the diseases that include is:

• Scoliosis
• Back and neck pain
• Sciatica
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondylosis
• Stenosis

5.Sports Medicine:Professionals and athletes are prone to joint pain from injuries.

There are as many treatments for orthopedic disorders.Are you suffering for orthopedic issues??Firstly,you find the best orthosurgeon and the best hospital.TOSH Trauma & Orthopedic Hospital is an exclusive orthopedic hospital with high facilities.They offer wide range of services in joint replacements,limb reconstruction, spine surgery,pediatric orthopedics,hand surgery,arthroscopic surgery and other issues.

Are you worrying about joint pain ? Identify it by Arthroscopy

Athroscopy is a procedure that is widely used most of the orthopedic surgeons for the diagnosis of the joint disease. The procedure will examine the different joints of the body where the paitent feels pain or some sort of discomforts. In some cases the treatment of the diseased joint can also be performed with the arthroscope by inserting an endoscope in the bone joint. The arthoroscopy procedure can also used in treating the condition like acl reconstruction etc.

Normally the arthroscope procedure is performed at common joints like knee joint, shoulder joint, hip joint, elbow joint, wrist joint and  different ankles in the body. The various arthroscopic procedures are

• Knee Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Arthroscopy

Knee arthroscopy is performed in order to diagnose the problems in the knee joint. It might be knee pain or arthritis. The arthroscopy will diagnose the exact problem of the knee joints. Injuries that can be treated with the knee arthroscopy are torn anterior and removal of the baker cyst. 

Shoulder Arthroscopy is somewhat a similar procedure to find out the shoulder joint problems. A damaged cartilage and rheumatoid arthritis can be treated with the shoulder arthroscopy.


Most of the patients who have been experiencing knee pain and shoulder pain are highly recommended for arthroscopy procedure. It will definitely helps them to get rid of the joint pains and issues which have been experiencing for many years.

The only thing the patient have to be careful is opting the best orthopedic hospital for the arthroscopy procedure. Tosh Hospital is highly recommended for the efficiency and the advanced technologies used.  

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