Develop a new treatment against arthritis in 30 minutes!

World – Misc

Patients suffering from arthritis suffer from a fine cartilaginous dislocation between the joints, which can be particularly evident in the thumb joint, allowing the thumb to rotate, without cartilage, to rub the bones, thus causing inflammation and pain.

"A new technique involving simple surgery to grow a rubber ball made of clear gel called polyvinyl alcohol, used in the manufacture of contact lenses, can solve the problem of arthritis and badociated pain," he said. said the newspaper.

The entire operation takes only 30 minutes, during which the gels are placed in the joint between the thumb bones to reduce friction without removing the remaining cartilage.When the bones stop to rub, the thumb can move freely without causing pain.

"In general, the results are very interesting.Thirty men and women, mainly NHS patients, have been treated on an experimental basis," said Philippe Sauve, consultant orthopedic surgeon at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, specializing in diseases of the hand and wrist.

"After surgery, patients experience an improvement in the level of pain and range of motion, as well as an increase in grip strength of more than 100%.

This makes activities such as the use of the key or the more difficult choice between the thumb and the index, "he explained. Rehabilitation involves a splint two to four weeks after surgery, but patients can resume driving after 6 to 8 weeks and regain their full motor capacity. After 6 months. "