Arthrosis is called dystrophic changes in the joints, which exist in the destruction of cartilage. With such a disease, the process of inflammation is slowly developing and the suspension tissue is degeneration. According to statistics, arthrosis is the most common disease in people over the age of 30, which affects all segments of the population, regardless of sex, currently, 80% of our planet's population has the pathology under consideration.
The cause of arthrosis
Joint arthrosis begins due to a direct violation of metabolic processes in the joints. This may be due to normal hormone disorders, hereditary factors, and older age.But doctors identify the most possible reasons for the development of the process in question:
- dislocation, bruises, ligaments in the joints and generally any anamnesis injuries;
- Too much weight - this increases the burden on the joints many times;
- Previous arthritis adopted acute form and purulent properties;
- Diseases related to autoimmune classification - for example, scleroderma or red lupus;
- frequent and difficult colds;
- Normal hypothermia - this may be due to specific labor activity;
- The process of inflammation in the body, which is specific - for example, syphilis, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, encephalitis tick -borne;
- blood supply to the femoral head - pertes disease;
- disruption in the function of the thyroid gland;
- Hemophilia - blood clotting is affected.
It is not worth including lower nutritional facts - this can cause disruption in metabolism, which serves as a major cause of arthrosis development. High probability of the occurrence of pathological processes considered to be found for miners, blacksmiths, metallurgy and everyone who regularly experiences heavy physical activity. Doctors tell about the mechanism of development to summarize joint arthrosis:
Symptoms of arthrosis and levels of arthrosis
The main signs of the disease considered are painful - it occurs with excessive physical energy in certain joints, at rest can subside, and periodically, against the background of pain in the joint area affected by inflammation, hyperemia (skin redness) and swelling can occur.In general, doctors identify 4 main groups of signs of arthrosis:
- Sore. Of course, these symptoms are a feature of many diseases, but with arthrosis there are some features of pain in the joints:
- Unpleasant sensations only arise when moving;
- Once a person introduces the joints into rest, the syndrome disappears. Please note: the pathological process under consideration develops slowly, so at the beginning of its curly, arthrosis anxiety only occurs periodically in the joints exclusively with excessive load. At night, the patient's pain is not disturbing, the dream is not interrupted. Then, with the development of arthrosis, morning pain begins to appear - they are characterized by the patient as "shots", different in short and only occur in the early morning. If arthrosis is in a neglected state, then the pain syndrome has acute and constant properties - despite reliable medications of pain cannot reduce its intensity.
- Reduce the movement of the joints. It is also considered one of the symptoms of arthrosis, but it appears to be in the active stage of the disease. During the development of arthrosis, the growth/proliferation of bone neoplasms occurs, leading to muscle tissue cramps, reducing the lumen in a joint bag - movement restrictions in this area are guaranteed.
- Crunch.The joints scream even on the right people - are healthy, but for arthrosis there are distinctive features of the problem - they are "dry", not clicking and are always accompanied by acute pain.
- Deformed together. This phenomenon occurs with the growth of osteophytes and is considered one of the latest signs of arthrosis, which appears to be in the developmental stages of the pathological process under consideration.
Radiological images of arthrosis at each 4 degrees are described below:
Experts tell more about the symptoms of arthrosis:
Please note: The course of the disease being considered is very slow and in the first stage it may not be characterized by any symptoms at all, and inconsistent joint pain and increased fatigue can exist even to healthy people with large physical energy. Therefore, free diagnosis of arthrosis is almost impossible.
The processes that occur in the joint tissue at each stage of the arthrosis are illustrated in the diagram:
The principle of treatment of arthrosis
- Doctors argue that sore joints need to be treated in the early stages of pathological development - this is a guarantee not only to eliminate the inflammation process, but also for the recovery of the lost function. Doctors can use various methods of treating arthrosis-these are prescription drugs, and physiotherapy, and regular sanatorium treatment. However, the therapy for the pathology under consideration should be comprehensive and based on the following basic methods:
- It is necessary to remove the joints from the load. This does not mean that the patient should maintain a tight bed break, but it is necessary to maximize the load on the body's problem - for example, change work or reject training.
- Obviously adhering to the schedule of Medical Physical Education - the attending physician is made by the appointment, and the specialist should conduct the class.
- Arthrosis mandatory treatment should include physiotherapy-magnetotherapy, electrotherapy, laser and shock wave therapy.
- Visiting specialized resorts - sanatorium treatment will help not only successfully perform the recovery/recovery period after the primary treatment, but also prevent the relapse of arthrosis.
- Obviously the implementation of all doctors' prescriptions in relation to medications.
- Carry out intraarticular restrictions.
- Diet correction.
Drug
In the drug therapy complex, the following drugs must be used:
- Anti -inflammatory. This group of drugs performs two functions at once: relieves pain and eliminates the process of inflammation. Doctors use anti -medications -non -ssteroids for arthrosis, and do not prescribe them orally (in tablets) -This drug category acts annoying to the gastric mucosa. Since the course of therapy for arthrosis is relatively long, the patient may eliminate the underlying disease, but to "obtain" gastritis (gastric mucosa inflammation) and even peptic ulcer. Therefore, depending on the drugs specifically selected, they are prescribed intramuscularly or intramuscularly. In the pharmaceutical network, you can buy anti -anti -nonsteroid drugs and local purposes -such as they can be used, but they do not have a strong or long -term effect.
- Hormone corticosteroids. This group of drugs is most effective during arthrosis hunting. But the same category of drugs in pharmacies is also represented in the form of plaster, ointment - it is only used externally, you can expect a quick and powerful effect.
- Chondroprotector. These medicines contribute to the recovery of cartilage tissue. Please note: the course of therapy with these medicines is very long, but if there is no positive results within 6 months, then chondroproprotector either cancel or adjust their dose.
Often, in the process of treating arthrosis, experts prescribe drugs that contribute to the degradation of cartilage tissue. But doctors warn their patients that you should not wait for a quick effect - a significant positive transition will start earlier than two weeks after taking the drug.
Please note: if the patient is hospitalized with arthrosis at the worst stages of development and pain syndrome, the doctor cannot produce any painkillers, then narcotic analgesics may be prescribed, but this is extremely rare.
Diet
Proper nutritional importance to arthrosis is difficult to evaluate - if the patient ignores the dietary recommendation, then the treatment of the pathological process being considered can be postponed for years, and the results will not be very high.
What to keep in mind of patients who have to undergo therapy against arthrosis:
- Be sure to correct your weight - it is strictly forbidden to starve (the cartilage nutrition in the joints will be broken), but it is worth leaving flour and sweet dishes;
- It is forbidden to drink alcohol, especially the first beer, they are not compatible with many drugs and can cause active allergic reactions, and second, it is alcohol and beer that serves as the cause of an additional set of pounds;
- In the diet, it is necessary to introduce jelly - this product restores connective tissue and strengthens cartilage.
- Be sure to control the intake of vitamin B. Vitamin B. You can, of course, use the vitamin complex, but it is very possible to get the required amount of ingredients and from the products - fish, nuts, legumes, cabbages and tomatoes should be present in the menu daily.
- Diet should have bananas, nuts, chicken liver, milk, eggs and mushrooms. Folic acid, riboflavin and pyridoxine will enter the body from this product - they are very helpful in the treatment of pathological processes under consideration
Treatment of folk arthrosis
There are dozens of people's methods of treating arthrosis, but all will only relieve unpleasant symptoms, but will not eliminate inflammation or the main cause of the development of the disease. Of course, compressing and applications, ointments and gels with horse chestnuts, cabbage leaves and lilacs tincture will have analgesic effects and even allow patients to return to normal rhythm for a while.But a doctor's consultation will be required:
- First, it is necessary to ensure that the joints are properly influenced by arthrosis;
- Second, taking certain drugs significantly reduces the recovery process;
- Third, doctors will be able to establish the right reasons for the development of damaging processes in the joints, directing the team to eliminate it, leading to complete healing.