TV personality Chanelle Hayes has revealed she is battling arthritis.
It’s a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint, the NHS states.
TV personality Chanelle Hayes has revealed that she is battling arthritisInstagram
The 35-year-old opened up about her condition in an update to fans on her Instagram storiesinstagram
In the UK, millions of people are affected by the illness and Chanelle, 35, said she had undergone a series of tests to get her diagnosis.
Sitting on her sofa at home make-up free, she opened up about the news.
“So I’ve just had a phone call from the doctors regarding the results of an X-ray I had done,” Chanelle said.
“And, considering I’m only 35 years old, I’ve now been diagnosed with arthritis in both hips.
“Bit annoyed to say the least because I feel like it’s going to hinder me from doing stuff that I need to do.”
Chanelle went on to specify her diagnosis was osteoarthritis, which causes joints to become painful and stiff.
Her friends and fans flooded her Instagram with helpful advice, as she opened up about what helps her.
Posing with a hot water bottle, she wrote: “I do love my hot water bottle, the physio mentioned steroid injections… might give them a whirl.”
“I always agree knowledge is power and we should ask more questions about our healthcare,” Chanelle added to another follower, who told her to get a second opinion and “ask more questions”.
“I have tried physio and they referred me for a pelvic X-ray due to symptoms worsening and rehabilitation exercises not being useful,” she went on to explain.
What are the signs of osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis in the UK, the NHS states.
In most cases it develops in people in their mid 40s and is more common in women and those who have a family history of the condition.
The most commonly affected joints are the hands, spine, knees and hips the NHS says.
The symptoms to watch out for include:
joint tendernessincreased pain and stiffness when you have not moved your joints for a whilejoints appearing slightly larger or more “knobbly” than usuala grating or crackling sound or sensation in your jointslimited range of movement in your jointsweakness and muscle wasting (loss of muscle bulk)
How to ease the pain
There is no cure for osteoarthritis, but there are a number of things you can do to relieve the symptoms.
The main treatments include lifestyle measures such as maintaining a healthy weight and exercising on a regular basis.
This is because it can help build up muscle and strengthen the joints, the NHS states.
Keeping a healthy diet and losing weight if you’re overweight will also help, guidance states.
This is because the extra weight places pressure on your joints.
Pain medications may also be prescribed or recommended to you by your GP including paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, opioids such as codeine, capsaicin cream and steroid injections.
In addition, the NHS says supportive treatments such as hot or cold packs might help.