One of the most frequent reasons why people seek medical help are back pain and joints. There may be no one who is not affected by this problem, and with age, unfortunately, back pain and joints remind themselves more and more.
One of the most common diseases in the musculoskeletal system is arthrosis. It's about him that we'll tell you in this article.
Arthrosis is a chronic joint disease of degenerative-dystrophic properties, where joint cartilage, joint capsule, gradually occur. Bone tissue, which is below the cartilage, thicken unevenly, balances the load, that is, joint deformation occurs.
In addition, the disease is called: osteoarthrosis changes arthrosis or arthritis, as early damage to the cartilage leads to the inflammation of the joints.
What is the difference between arthritis from arthrosis
Both of these diseases are often confused between them due to the harmony of the names and due to the fact that both arthrosis and arthritis affect the joints. Meanwhile, this is a different disease and, which is very important, they are treated in different ways.
Arthrosis most often develops in older age (from 45 years and above), this gradually consumes age -related deformation.
Arthritis, on the other hand, begins at a young age (up to 40 years). Of course, there are exceptions, for example, after flu or flu in the elderly, arthritis can develop, or vice versa in a very young athlete to the background of physical advantages, knee joint arthrosis occurs.
2% of the world's population suffers from various arthritis, and often young people. About 10% of our planets have arthrosis, and if young arthrosis affects relatively rare, then in old age the number of patients with arthrosis increases repeatedly. In the age group 50, each third has this phenomenon or other, and each or the other is one of the 70-year-old arthrosis.
If only the joints suffer from arthrosis, and the whole body is usually not involved in the pathological process, then with arthritis, on the contrary, the whole body is inserted into the inflammation process, and only "ICBERG" is an inflammation with arthritis, because the internal organs cannot be restored, so if not, otherwise, if not, if not. Threats to the life of the patient.
With arthritis, inflammation in the joints is usually characterized by redness, swelling, severe pain, and sometimes it is increasing at night.
With arthrosis, the pain shows itself only when moving or physical, while it may not be very strong (especially at the beginning of the disease). That's why people often start the disease. In the second stage, pain was created at a slight load, and in the third - even resting. However, unlike arthritis, it can subside if the patient succeeded in taking a simple position.
With arthrosis, a rough dry crisis appears in the affected joint area, which is due to the destruction of the cartilagin and bone friction. Further the destruction of the joints lasts, the stronger the crisis becomes.
With arthrosis, the amplitude of movement in the affected joints decreases, while arthritis is characterized by stiffness throughout the body or joints.
Inflammation of the joints in arthritis is most often caused by infection or failure in the activity of the immune system (autoimmune process), less frequent arthritis indicates general metabolic disorders.
Type of arthrosis
Arthrosis is a group of joint diseases that have different origin, but the mechanism of development is close. Often, arthrosis affects large joints.
In terms of localization, several types of arthrosis are distinguished: gonartrosis - deformation of osteoarthrosis of the knee joint, coxarthrosis - deformation of osteoarthrosis of the hip joint, deformation of shoulder joint fraud is the worst type of arthrosis.
Small joint arthrosis is less common, usually older people suffer them.
Frequent arthrosis of the joints.
Spondylarthrosis - spinal joint arthrosis (often found in spinal disease).
Symptoms of arthrosis
The main clinical symptoms of arthrosis are pain in the joints and decreases in its mobility. Certain symptoms and severity are determined by the level of arthrosis and depend on the degree of destructive change in the joints.
The cause of arthrosis
- Joint and bone injuries, microtraumatization of tissue along with excessive loads of production or during sports, with obesity, mechanical damage to the joints during surgery and even with a posture or flat foot violation.
- Genetic disorders in cartilage tissue joints, leading to accelerated destruction. These can be congenital defects of the musculoskeletal system: displacement, hypermobile joints, flat feet or other defects that cause trauma to certain parts of the cartilage and, as a result, lead to the development of arthrosis. For example: reducing osteoarthrosis from the interforancing joints from the upper leg is found, as a rule, in women and inherited by the mother line.
- Autoimmune diseases (psoriasis, gout, rheumatoid arthrosis).
- Other joint diseases (acute and chronic arthritis, bursitis, synovitis and other inflammation of various etiologies can lead to the development of osteoarthrosis).
- Vascular disease.
- Diseases that cause blood circulation disorders in the periarticular tissue leads to dystrophic changes in the joints (varicose veins that control endarteritis, atherosclerosis of the vessels in the lower leg and even normal hypodynamics for all of us).
- Endocrine diseases, metabolic disorders, mineral deficiency, trace elements and vitamins cause changes in cartilage composition, joint fluid and bone tissue, which gradually leads to violations of the process of recovery and destruction of the joints.
How arthrosis develops
Another arthrosis related to body aging develops according to the following scheme. This process begins with blood circulation disorders in the periosteum capillaries, as a result of the cartilage nutrition is disrupted. Gradually, the cartilage is thinner, loss of elasticity, cracks appear on it, the smoothness of the articular surface disappears, the amount of synovial fluid is reduced, which ensures the sliding of the articular surface. As a result, pain and crisis arise while moving. Over time, the width of the joints decreases, osteophytes (bone spikes) are formed on the articular surface. In the end, the joints are defective, the amplitude of the movement is reduced.
The development of this form of arthrosis has occurred gradually, for years.
Other forms of arthrosis can develop according to different mechanisms (for example, post -traumatic arthrosis, but pathological changes in the joints will be the same.
Arthrosis treatment
If you are diagnosed with arthrosis or osteoarthritis, you have difficult treatment, but it is very important not to give up and not lose hope for successful results.
In the case of pain in the joints, damaging their function and other symptoms, you must consult your doctor. An expert involved in a joint problem is a rheumatologist.
The main task of treatment is the release of pain, the recovery of the affected joint structure (especially the cartilage) and the functioning of the joint motor. Success can only be achieved by the onset of timely therapy. If you start treating arthrosis in the early stages, it is possible not only to suspend the development of the pathological process, but partially restore the destroyed cartilage.
If the cause of the disease is known, you must try to eliminate it. If you have excess weight, you must lose weight. In the event of a violation of metabolism or hormone background, you should direct power to its normalization. In the event of a problem due to employees or sports burdens-to change the field of activity, not to abuse the sport.
The choice of medicine is a doctor's job, you cannot prescribe them. Often, the combination of the following drug groups is used for treatment:
- Analgesic (analgesic);
- Anti -hormone and non -sorts of hormone drugs;
- Protector (Fund feeds and restore cartilage).
Losing excess weight is the most important link in arthrosis therapy, as overweight increases the burden on the joints not only during movement, but also rest. In patients who can lose weight, the disease is slower than those who are unsuccessful. However, the medal has the other side. If you put the disease itself, weight loss is not possible at all. When the joints hurt a lot, the performance of the training easiestly turns into torture.
Therefore, you need to act in several directions at once: try to lose weight, treat underlying diseases and change your lifestyle.
Protector
All patients with arthrosis are funds set from a group of sites that prevent the destruction of cartilage and even recover them. The composition of these drugs includes glucosamine and sulfate (or their combination) which helps to moisturize the cartilage, improve its elasticity, improve nutrition, and activate the recovery process. Such funds also have analgesic effects, but this effect develops some time after the onset of entry.
Medicinal Treatment -People's Medicine Arthrosis
Since ancient times, folk medicine has been successfully used in the treatment of arthrosis and arthritis. Their main task is the normalization of metabolism, stimulates the regenerative process of the cartilage, cleansing the toxins, eliminating the process of inflammation in the joints and periastal tissues, eliminating pain and edema in it. This meaning includes:
Sables - relieves inflammation in the joints, reduces pain and swelling in the joints.
Dandelion root - improves joint elasticity.
IVA Bark contains lignin, tannins, salicyide glycosides, ascorbic acid, anthocyanis, pectin.
Horsetail field - helps with the recovery of cartilage tissue.
Birch leaves - as tinctures remove urinary acids from the kidneys and joints, and with external use are used in steamers and massages in the bath.
Tin - contributes to collagen synthesis.
Forest strawberries - reducing tissue swelling around the joints.
A series -has an anti -anti -inflammatory effect, bathing with a series increases blood circulation in peri -human tissue.
Ointment from juniper, leaves and cow oil to relieve joint pain.
Ointment made from horseradish roots and petroleum jelly - relieves pain and reduces inflammation in the joints.
Jerusalem artichoke - for the preparation of baths to relieve inflammation in the joints and reduce pain.
Burders - Increase metabolism and remove salt from joints.
Herbal tea from thyme, lingonberry, rosehips, oregano and mint - to remove toxins and toxins from the body.
Tincture from gold mustache for oral administration
Cut 10 - 15 joints, roll them along and down, pour 0.
Apply one tablespoon 3 times a day, an hour before meals. You can't drink or have any jams. The course of treatment is 7 - 10 days.
The same infusion can be used as a compress in the joints.
The golden must
These ointments are prepared based on petroleum jelly, baby cream or internal fat. Blend the leaves and stems of the golden mustard, squeeze the juice from the resulting gruel and mix with the cream or fat in a 1: 3 ratio. Store the refrigerator. It is used to rub the joints for arthrosis and arthritis.
Dear with aspirin from joint pain
Blend 10 tablets of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) into the powder and mix thoroughly from 200 g of honey (as good as liquid). Put the mixture for 10 days in a dark warm place, mixing regularly. Lubricate joint pain with the resulting tool, then cover with polyethylene and wrap it with a wool. Leave compress all night. Perform procedures until relief comes.
Under the influence of this tool, redness of light and burning sensation may appear, but these effects pass over time. This recipe is not suitable for people with allergies to bee products or aspirin.