One of the most frequent reasons for which people seek medical help is the back and joints. There are probably no people who have not been affected by these problems and, unfortunately, the back and joint pain remembers increasingly persistently.
One of the most common diseases of the musculoskeletal system is arthrosis. It is about him that we will tell him in this article.
Arthrosis is a chronic joint disease of a degenerative-distribution nature, in which joint cartilage, the joint capsule, occurs gradually. The bone tissue, which is directly under the porous cartilage, thickens unevenly, compensating for loads, ie the deformation of the joint occurs.
In addition, this disease is called: deformation arthrosis or osteoarthritis deformation arthritis, since the damage initially occurring in the cartilage tissue leads to the inflammatory process in the joint.
What is the difference between arthritis of arthrosis
These two diseases are often confused with each other due to the harmony of names and the fact that both arthrosis and arthritis affect joints. Meanwhile, these are different diseases and, which is very important, they are treated in different ways.
Arthrosis most often develops in old age (45 years or older), this occurs gradually age -related deformation.
Arthritis, by contrast, begins more often at an early age (up to 40 years). Obviously, there are exceptions, for example, after a cold or flu in an elderly person, arthritis may develop, or vice versa-in a young man, seriously, an athletes against the physical overload fund, the knee joint arthrosis occurs.
2% of the world's population suffers from various arthritis and often young people. About 10% of our planet suffers from arthrosis and, if young arthrosis affects relatively rarely, then in old age the number of patients with arthrosis 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 arthrosis of 70 years.
IF ONLY JOINTS Suffer from Arthrosis, and the WHOLE BODY IS Usually Not Involved in the Pathological Process, Then with Arthritis, on the Contray, The Entire Body is included in the infmmatory process, and only the "icberg" is infmmation with arthritis, sense the internal organs almostAlways suffer (Most Often The Heart, Liver, Kidneys), Therefore, if Adequate Treatment is not Carried Out, Complications of Some Arthritis May Be Caried Out Pose to Serious threat to the patient's life.
With arthritis, inflammation in the joints generally manifests itself through its redness, swelling, serious pain that does not diminish at rest and sometimes, on the contrary, intensify at night.
With arthrosis, pain manifests itself mainly only when moving or physical exertion, although it may not be very strong (especially at the beginning of the disease). This is why people usually start the disease. In the second stage, the pain already manifests with a slight load and in the third - even at rest. However, unlike arthritis, it may decrease if the patient can take a convenient position.
With arthrosis, a dry crushing appears in the affected joint area, which occurs as a result of the destruction of the cartilaginous layer and bone friction. The more the destruction of the joint advances, the stronger the crisis will be.
With arthrosis, the amplitude of movement in the affected joint decreases, while arthritis is characterized by stiffness throughout the body or in the joint.
Inflammation of arthritis joints is more 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 an entire group of joint diseases that have different origin, but narrow development mechanisms. Most of the time, arthrosis affects large joints.
In terms of location, various types of arthrosis are distinguished: gonarthrosis - deforming knee joint osteoarthritis, thigh - deforming hip joint osteoarthritis, deforming shoulder joint fraud is the most serious types of arthrosis.
Arthrosis of small joints is less common, usually older people suffer from them.
Generally occurs arthrosis of the joints of the foot.
Spondylartrosis - Arthrosis of spine joints (often found spine disease).
Arthrosis symptoms
The main clinical symptoms of arthrosis are joint pain and a decrease in their mobility. The specific symptoms and their severity are determined by the stage of arthrosis and depend on the degree of destructive changes in the joint.
The causes of arthrosis
- Injuries in the joints and bones, microtraumatization of articular tissue with excessive charge in production or during sport, obesity, mechanical damage to the joints during surgery and even with violation of posture or flat feet.
- Genetic disorders in the tissue of the articulation cartilage, which leads to its accelerated destruction. This can be hereditary congenital defects of the musculoskeletal system: dysplasia, hypermobile of joint feet, flat feet or other defects that are the cause of trauma of certain sections of joint cartilage tissue and, as a result, lead to the development of arthrosis. For example, it is found osteoarthritis of interphalation joint deformation of the higher ends as a rule in women and is inherited by the maternal line.
- Autoimmune diseases (psoriasis, gout, rheumatoid arthrosis).
- Other joint diseases (acute and chronic arthritis, bursitis, synovitis and other inflammatory joint diseases of various etiologies can lead to the development of osteoarthritis).
- Vascular diseases.
- Diseases that cause circulatory disorders in periarticular tissues lead to dystrophic changes in the joint (varicose veins that regulate endartite, atherosclerosis of the lower extremity vessels and even such normal hypodinamia for all of us).
- Endocrine diseases, metabolic disorders, mineral deficiency, elements and vitamins cause changes in cartilage composition, joint fluid and bone tissue, which gradually leads to a violation of the restoration and destruction of the joint.
How arthrosis develops
Another arthrosis 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 cartilage nutrition is disturbed. Gradually, cartilage is thinner, loses its elasticity, cracks appear in it, the smoothness of joint surfaces is lost, the amount of synovial fluid is reduced, which ensures sliding of joint surfaces. As a result, pain and crisis appear when moving. Over time, the width of the joint slit decreases, the osteophytes (bone peaks) are formed on the joint surfaces. Finally, the joint is deformed, the amplitude of its movements is reduced.
Development of this form of arthrosis occurs gradually over many years.
Other forms of arthrosis may develop according to a different mechanism (eg post -traumatic arthrosis), but pathological changes in the joint will be similar.
Treatment of arthrosis
If you have been diagnosed with arthrosis or osteoarthritis, you have a difficult treatment, but it is very important not to give up and not lose hope of a successful result.
For any joint pain, it has damaged your function and other symptoms, you should consult a doctor. An expert involved in joint problems is a rheumatologist.
The main tasks of treatment are pain relief, restoration of affected joint structures (mainly cartilage) and the motor function of the joint. Success can only be achieved with a timely start of therapy. If you start treating arthrosis at an early stage, you can not only suspend the development of the pathological process, but also partially restore 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 case of violation of metabolism or hormonal background, you must direct the forces to its normalization. In case of a problem due to workers or sports loads to change the sphere of activity, not to abuse sports.
The selection of medicines is the task of a doctor, you should not prescribe it. Most of the time, combinations of the following drug groups are used for treatment:
- Analgesics (painkillers);
- Hormonal and non -steroid anti -inflammatory drugs;
- Protectors (backgrounds feed and restore cartilage).
Getting rid of overweight is the most important connection in arthrosis therapy, because overweight increases the load in painful joints not only during movement, but also at rest. In patients who were able to lose weight, the disease progresses much slower than those who were unsuccessful. However, the medal has another side. If you put the disease on your own, weight loss is unlikely to be possible. When the articulation hurts a lot, the performance of the simplest exercises turns into torture.
Therefore, you need to act in many directions at the same time: try to reduce weight, treat the underlying disease and change your lifestyle.
Protectors
All patients with arthrosis are prescribed funds from a group of steps that inhibit cartilage destruction and even restore it. The composition of such drugs includes glucosamine and sulfate substances (or their combination) that help moisturize cartilage, increase its elasticity, improve nutrition and activate recovery processes. These funds also have an analgesic effect, but this effect develops some time after the onset of admission.
Treatment of popular arthrosis remedies
Since ancient times, folkloric medicines have been successfully used in the treatment of arthrosis and arthritis. Its main task is the normalization of metabolism, stimulating regenerative cartilage processes, cleaning toxins, eliminating inflammatory processes in the joints and periano tissues, eliminating pain and edema in them. These means include:
SABLES - Relieves inflammation in the joint, reduces pain and swelling in the joints.
Dandelion's root - Improves joint elasticity.
VAT bark contains lignin, tannins, salicéia glycoside, ascorbic acid, anthocynis, pectins.
Field field field - Helps in restoration of joint cartilage fabric.
Birch leaves - How dyeing removes urinary acid from kidney and joints, and with external use are used in steam and massage in the bath.
Timyan - contributes to collagen synthesis.
Forest Strawberries - Reduces the swelling of tissues around the joints.
A series -has an anti -inflammatory effect, the baths with a series improve blood circulation in the peri -Human tissues.
Pin -berry ointments, nettle leaves and cow oil to relieve joint pain.
The ointment made of crushed root of rabban and oil waste - relieves pain and reduces the inflammatory process in the joint.
Jerusalem Artichoke - For the preparation of a bath to relieve inflammation in the joint and reduce pain.
FURDERS - Improve metabolism and remove salts from the joints.
Tome's herbal teas, lingonberries, roses, oregano and mint - to remove toxins and toxins from the body.
Dye of a golden mustache for oral administration
Cut 10 - 15 joints, grind them 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 cannot drink or block anything. The course of treatment is 7 to 10 days.
The same infusion can be used as compaction in a painful joint.
Gold mustache
This ointment is prepared based on Vaseline, baby cream or inner fat. Move the leaves and rods of the gold mustache, squeeze the resulting porridge juice and mix with cream or fat in a ratio of 1: 3. Keep refrigerated. It is used to rub the painful joints for arthrosis and arthritis.
Honey with joint pain aspirin
Grind 10 acetylsalicylic acid tablets (aspirin) powder and mix well with 200 g of honey (preferably liquid). Put the mixture for 10 days in a dark dark place, mix periodically. Lubricate the painful joints with the resulting tool, then cover with polyethylene and roll it with a wool scarf. Leave compaction all night. Do procedures until relief comes.
Under the influence of this tool, the redness of light and burning sensation may appear, but this effect goes over time. This recipe is not suitable for people with beekeeping or aspirin products.