Chronic Knee Pain Inflammation & Synovial Fluid Feedback Loop

This is a quick video that looks at the damage caused by chronic inflammation and uses the example of knee osteoarthritis. Make sure you read the detailed article about this that includes everything you need to know about treating this condition.
www.noregretspt.com.au/index....
The role of inflammation within the body is one of the most misunderstood health problems in the modern world. We have been programmed to see this as “bad” and find ways to get rid of it as soon as possible using anti-inflammatory medication, ice, and rest. When in reality inflammation is a necessary process of the body to clear dead cells from injury sites, supply oxygen and nutrients to damaged tissue, and protect parts of the body from further damage. Finding ways to prevent this process from happening often leads to bigger problems and ongoing pain. Instead of trying to get rid of the pain there are four things you should focus on instead that will help you get to the root cause of your trouble and aid the body in healing itself.
Synovial fluid is the liquid that fills the empty space within your joints, providing lubrication and support. With auto-immune conditions the body tends to send excessive amounts of synovial fluid to the joint causing it to swell and become inflamed.
With osteoarthritis it is the exact opposite as there is a decrease in synovial fluid causing the joint to have this feeling of bones rubbing together
The questions is how do cartilage cells die and lead to bone on bone arthritis?
The simple answer is that poor movement strategies used over long periods of time lead to destruction of the joint.
The longer answer is that joint instability from ligaments become weak and overstretched forces the body to send fluid into the joint in an attempt to correctly stabilize it from further damage. Once again it is the end result of poor movement strategies and destructive forces creating the instability resulting in extra fluid being pushed through small cracks in the articular cartilage. If the instability is left unchecked it eventually causes the knee cartilage and meniscal cells to drown to death.
Many people believe it is the osteoarthritis causing the pain and inflammation and that this is the end result of getting old. Both of these assumptions are false. Inactivity and poor movement causes the inflammation, not old age. The osteoarthritis is the end result of the pain, not the reason for it.
Researchers suggest is that when you have a chronic or acute knee injury, enough to cause chronic or acute inflammation, osteoarthritis progression begins spontaneously.
Synovial macrophages are one of the resident cell types in synovial tissue and while they remain relatively quiet in a healthy joint, they become activated in the inflamed joint and begin to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and enzymes involved in driving the inflammatory response and joint destruction.
It is usually at this point that people start using anti-inflammatory medication all the time to relieve themselves of pain and unfortunately this starts the vicious cycle of pain and feedback loop.
While NSAID's and cortisone injections may provide some short term relief, the potential damage of leaving the joint unstable often leads to much bigger problems in the future.
What should you do instead?
If I was to break this down to the main points they would be.
1. Improve your diet, gut health, and maintain a healthy weight.
2. Avoid inactivity and try to move more often.
3. Learn to move correctly and apply stabilizing exercises.
4. Improve muscle strength and collagen levels.
5. Get adequate levels of sleep.
Read the articles in the links below to see more about what to do for each of these factors
Gut Health
www.noregretspt.com.au/index....
Move More & Sit Less
www.noregretspt.com.au/index....
Learning To Move Correctly To Stabilize Joints
www.noregretspt.com.au/index....
Using Isometric & Eccentric Strength Training To Improve Joint Stability
www.noregretspt.com.au/index....
Why Sleep Is So Important To Your Health
www.noregretspt.com.au/index....
If you currently have knee pain make sure you grab a copy of our Special Report you can download online
shop.noregretspt.com.au/au/Ho...

[@Noregretspt]

This is an important video for anyone with chronic pain to watch to understand the mechanics of what is really causing their problem. Make sure you check the links in the description that provide more detail on what to do about this as the video only briefly touches on these topics.

[@user-ff5hn8tm6r]

This is a great video! Thanks it helped explain more about the knee synovial fluid. Because I am struggling with knee problems right now.

[@Noregretspt]

Glad I could help you out. You will find this article useful in finding how to resolve the underlying problem with your pain noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/326-knee-pain-assessment-why-it-is-so-important-for-finding-the-cause-of-pain

[@SLR6700]

Thanks for the video. You have no idea how much you've helped me with your other videos. Appreciate it.

[@Noregretspt]

Glad I could help you out

[@rolandgerges3741]

Hello, quite interesting and informative video.
Is there any disease where body produces less synovial fluid in the knee?

[@Noregretspt]

I am not aware of any diseases that produce less synovial fluid. There may be one but I am not aware of it. This is more related to osteoarthritis but this is not a disease.