People in India are yet to appreciate the common joint problems and their impact is rising day by day. Joint problems affect more than 400 million people world wide. Back ache is the commonest cause of sickness absenteeism. Osteoarthritis is the commonest joint problem and the knee is the commonest joint affected in India. A lot of women suffer from knee pain. With this in mind it is useful to draw the attention of the local populace to caring for their joints.

Pay attention to your symptoms and see the doctor early.

If you have pain swelling and stiffness around your joints for more than two weeks, please see your orthopedic surgeon. These symptoms can develop suddenly or slowly. These symptoms could be arthritis.