One of the most common reasons why people seek medical help is return pain and joints. Maybe there are no people who have not been affected by these problems, and with age, unfortunately, back pain and joints remind themselves of more and more persistent.
One of the most common diseases of the musculoskeletal system is arthrosis. It is about him that we will show you in this article.
Arthrosis is a chronic joint disease of a degenerative-district nature, in which joint cartilage occurs, joint capsule. Bone tissue, which is directly under the porous cartilage, thickens unevenly, offsetting the loads, that is, joint deformation occurs.
Moreover, this disease is called: deforming osteoarthrosis of arthritis or arthritis, as the cartilage tissue damage initially occurs in the inflammatory process in the joint.
What is the difference between arthritis from arthritis
These two diseases are often confused with each other due to the harmony of names and because of the fact that both arthritis and arthritis affect the joints. In the meantime, these are different diseases and, which is very important, they are treated in different ways.
Arthrosis most commonly develops in old age (from 45 years and older), this is gradually developing age -related joint deformation.
Arthritis, on the contrary, most often begins at a young age (up to 40 years). Of course, there are exceptions, for example, after a cold or flu in an elderly person, arthritis can develop, or vice versa-in a young athlete seriously on the background of physical overload, arthritis of the knee joints occurs.
2% of the world's population suffers from different arthritis, and often young people. About 10% of our planet suffers from arthritis, and if the new arthritis affects relatively rarely, then in old age the number of patients with arthritis increases repeatedly. In the age group of 50-year-olds, each third person has these or other phenomena, and every second or another is among 70-year-old arthrosis.
If only the joints suffer from arthritis, and the whole body is usually not involved in the pathological process, then with arthritis, on the contrary serious threat to the patient's life.
With arthritis, inflammation in the joints is usually manifested by their rash, swelling, severe pain that does not descend to rest, and sometimes otherwise intensify at night.
With arthritis, pain manifests mainly only when moving or physical exercise, while it may not be very severe (especially at the beginning of the disease). That is why people often start the disease. In the second phase, the pain is already manifested with a slight load, and in the third - even at rest. However, unlike arthritis, it can be reduced if the patient manages to take an appropriate position.
With arthrosis, a severe dry crisis appears in the area of the affected joint, which occurs as a result of the destruction of the layer and the friction of the bones. The further destruction of the union progresses, the stronger the crisis becomes.
With arthritis, the amplitude of movement in the affected joint decreases, while arthritis is characterized by stiffness throughout the body or in the joint.
Inflammation of the joints in the arthritis is most often due to infection or failure in the activity of the immune system (autoimmune process), less often arthritis indicates a general metabolic disorder.
Types of arthrosis
Arthrosis is a whole set of common diseases that are of different origin, but close development mechanisms. Most often, arthritis affects large joints.
In terms of localization, some types of arthrosis are distinguished: gonarthrosis - deformation of the knee osteoarthrosis, coxarthrosis - deformation of the hip joint osteoarthrosis, deformation of shoulder joining is the most severe types of arthrosis.
Arthrosis of the small joints is less common, usually the elderly suffer from them.
Often arthritis of the ankle joints occurs.
Spondylarthrosis - arthrosis of the spine joints (often the spinal disease is encountered).
Symptoms of arthrosis
The main clinical symptoms of arthrosis are pain in the joint and a decrease in its mobility. The specific symptoms and their severity are determined by the arthrosis phase and depend on the degree of destructive changes in the joint.
Causes of arthrosis
How arthrose develops
Another arthritis associated with body aging develops according to the following scheme. The process begins with circulatory disorders in the periosteum capillaries, as a result of which the cartilage is concerned. Gradually, the cartilage is thinner, it loses its elasticity, the cracks appear on it, the softness of the articular surfaces is lost, the amount of synovial fluid is reduced, which ensures the sliding of the articular surfaces. As a result, pain and crises appear when moving. Over time, the joint width decreases, osteophytes (bone points) are formed on the articular surfaces. After all, the node is deformed, the amplitude of its movements is reduced.
The development of this form of arthritis occurs gradually, over many years.
Other forms of arthritis can develop according to a different mechanism (for example, post -traumatic arthrosis), but the pathological changes in the joint will be similar.
The treatment of arthrosis
If you are diagnosed with arthrosis or osteoarthritis, you have a difficult treatment, but it is very important not to give up and not lose hope for a successful result.
In the case of any pain in the joints, damaged their function and other symptoms, you should consult a doctor. A specialist who is engaged in common problems is a rheumatologist.
The main treatment tasks are pain relief, restoration of affected joint structures (mainly cartilage) and motor function of the joint. Success can only be achieved with a time in time of therapy. If you start treating arthrosis at an early stage, it is possible not only to suspend the development of the pathological process, but also to partially restore the destroyed cartilage.
If the cause of the disease is known, you should try to eliminate it. If there is excess body weight, you should lose weight. In the event of a violation of metabolism or hormonal origin, you must direct the forces until its normalization. In the event of a problem due to workers or sports loads to change the field of activity, not to abuse sports.
Drug selection is the duty of a doctor, you should not prescribe it yourself. Most often, the combinations of the following medication groups are used for treatment:
Getting rid of excess weight is the most important bond in arthrosis therapy, because excess body weight increases the load on the injured joints not only during movement but also at rest. In patients who were able to lose weight, the disease progresses much more slowly than those who did not succeed. However, the medal has another side. If you put the disease on its own, weight loss is unlikely to be possible at all. When the connection hurts a lot, the performance and even the simplest exercises turn into torture.
Therefore, you need to act in several directions immediately: try to reduce weight, treat the underlying disease, and change your lifestyle.
Defense counsel
All patients with arthritis are prescribed funds from a set of violations that hinder the destruction of the cartilage and even restore it. The composition of such medicines includes glucosamine and sulfate (or combination) substances that help hydrate cartilage, increase its elasticity, improve food and activate recovery processes in it. Such funds also have an analgesic effect, but this effect takes place some time after the start of admission.
Treatment of folk remedies of arthrosis
Since ancient times, folk remedies have been successfully used in the treatment of arthritis and arthritis. Their main task is to normalize metabolism, stimulate regenerative cartilage processes, cleansing from toxins, elimination of inflammatory processes in the joints and periastal tissue, eliminating pain and edema in them. These tools include:
Sables - relieves inflammation in the joints, reduces pain and swelling in the joints.
The root of dandelion - improves joint elasticity.
Iva belly contains linjin, tannins, criticism glycoside, ascorbic acid, anthocyanis, pectins.
Horsetail in the field - helps restore joint cartilage tissue.
Broin leaves - while tinctures remove urinary acid from the kidneys and joints, and with external use are used in evaporation and massage in the bathroom.
Timyan - contributes to the collagen synthesis.
Forest strawberries - reduces tissue swelling around the joints.
A series -has an anti -inflammatory effect, baths with a series improve blood circulation in peri -inhuman tissues.
Ointments from juniper berries, nettle leaves and cow oil to relieve joint pain.
Ointment made from the crushed horseradish root and the vasel - relieves the pain and reduces the inflammatory process in the joint.
Jerusalem artichoke - for preparing a bath to relieve inflammation in the joints and reduce pain.
Buries - improve metabolism and remove salts from the joints.
Herbal teas from thyme, languages of languages, roses, oregano and mint - to remove toxins and toxins from the body.
Tincture of a golden mustache for oral administration
Cut 10 - 15 knots, grind them along and down, pour 0. 5 liters of vodka and insist in a dark place for two weeks.
Apply one tablespoon 3 times a day, one hour before meals. You can't drink or block anything. The course of treatment is 7 - 10 days.
The same infusion can be used as a compress in a sore joint.
Golden
This oil is prepared on the basis of oil jelly, baby cream or interior fat. Grind the leaves and stem of golden mustache, squeeze the juice from the resulting savagery and mix with cream or fat in a ratio of 1: 3. Hold in the refrigerator. It is used for rubbing sore joints for arthritis and arthritis.
Honey with aspirin from joint pain
Grind 10 acetylsalicylic acid tablets (aspirin) in the powder and mix thoroughly from 200 g of honey (preferably liquid). Put the mixture for 10 days in a dark dark place, mix periodically. Lubricate the injured joints with the resulting tool, then cover with polyethylene and wrap it with a woolen scarf. Leave the compression all night. Do the procedures until the relief comes.
Under the influence of this tool, slight rash and burning sensation may occur, but this effect passes over time. This recipe is not suitable for people with allergies to beekeeping or aspirin products.