All of the joints in your body are under stress for many reasons, from overwork to congenital misalignment to excess weight gain. Because your joints are stressed, you can develop pain, swelling and tenderness in any of them that can interfere with your daily life. And, for a variety of reasons, the pain that develops can't be managed with pain medication, braces or lifestyle modification. It's at this point that you should start thinking about joint replacement Frisco TX. The knee joint is one of the joints in your body that is most susceptible to deterioration, not only because it is in almost constant use, but because it also bears the weight of your upper body. The most common cause of knee damage is arthritis.
▪ Osteoarthritis is often called "wear-and-tear arthritis" and occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones gradually wears down. When the cartilage completely wears away, the bones in your legs rub directly against each other, causing decreased mobility and pain. Osteoarthritis is more common in people over the age of 50 but younger people with movement-intensive lifestyles, like athletes, can develop it.
▪ Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the joints and can affect people of any age. RA can affect every joint in the body but pain in knee joints is usually more severe than pain caused by RA in other joints.
▪ Traumatic arthritis is a result of a serious injury to the knee like a fracture or ligament damage. The injury causes trauma to the cartilage, which then, over time, develops osteoarthritis.
Some of the symptoms of knee problems that can lead to joint replacement Frisco TX are:
▪ Pain, which can be sudden or develop gradually and is usually associated with the movement of your knee joint. It can also happen at night when you're trying to sleep.
▪ Swelling or tenderness, which may come and go in the knee. The knee joint may even look red and feel warm to the touch. This is usually more noticeable after you've been inactive for a period of time.
▪ Loss of flexibility, whichmeans that you'll notice that you don't have a full range of motion for your leg and knee. In addition, you may notice that your knee buckles - or even locks - from time to time.
▪ A grinding sensation in your knee that is the rough surfaces of the bones at the joint rubbing together.
▪ Bone spurs, which are calcifications that form around a degraded knee joint and can be felt through the skin.
For many people, joint replacement Frisco TX is the only option for treating chronically painful knees. At Texas Orthopedic Partners, our physicians have many years of experience in diagnosing and treating knee problems. Visit our website at www.texasorthopartners.com to learn more about knee and joint replacement then call us at 469-287-7179 to make an appointment for a consultation. Don't live with knee pain longer than you have to.

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Frisco Texas Ortho Partners
4401 Coit Rd, Suite 203
Frisco, 75035
469-287-7179