For an elderly
people, who are more prone to injuries due to falls and fractures; the
resultant pain and suffering can be far beyond its impact. A simple fall can
sometimes obligates the need for extensive surgery; which has to be compromised
with the risk associated with it coupled with some other fracture related risks
such as immobility, ulcers, clots and muscular atrophy.
The incidence of
these fractures have been most of the times connected with the brittle bone
disorders such as osteoporosis; however recently scientists have as well
confirmed the role of osteoarthritis in the increased risk of injuries or
fractures due to unusual falling. Recently, a global longitudinal study of
osteoporosis in women confirmed that, almost 40% of the population; who have
had osteoarthritis, experienced 30% more falls and fractures because of it. While
the actual cause behind this is not completely understood, scientists have
found out some clues; which have been listed as follows:
·
Pain: - There are various studies that
have confirmed that musculoskeletal pain at one or many places in our body can
severely interfere with our ability to accomplish day to day activities. The
study performed by the journal of American Medical Association has confirmed
that the severity of the pain is
directly associated with one or the other form of Osteoarthritis.
·
Decreased Function: - People with
osteoarthritis have risk factors such as decreased mobility, decreased
productivity, muscle weakness and impaired balance that increase their exposure
to fall or severe injury.
·
Post Traumatic Injury: - The injuries
associated with post traumatic arthritis can be more due to worn out bone or
cartilages due to their increased susceptibility to breakage. The injury can be
due to anything such as sports injury, military injury, vehicle accidents,
fall, etc.
Currently, anti
inflammatory drugs can be offered to patients along with some hormonal
supplements to manage their osteoarthritis and the pain associated with it. However,
applications of these treatments came hand in hand with some other potentially
dangerous side effects such as heart trouble, stroke, infections, etc.
Fortunately, science and technology have come up till the point, wherein easy
and effective alternative options are available in the form of stem cells
treatment.
Stem cells are the promising candidates with the inherent possibilities to
differentiate into cells of different origin. With the help of advanced medical
technology, it is now possible to grow stem cells outside the body in the
laboratory under controlled conditions and can be capitalized for treating
variety of debilitating disorders such as but not limited to osteoarthritis.
Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from extra
embryonic fetal tissues have proven to be the best available source so far with
the potency and immunological freedom for allogenic use. It can be a
breakthrough if these stem cells get stimulated with patient’s own platelet
rich plasma. They can work faster for effective regeneration and reduced
inflammation related to the disease.
Thus, preventing
osteoarthritis is the only better choice to avoid the risk associated with the
disease.
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