Joint joint -The disease that has many factors and is related to degenerative-dynist damage to the joints. One is a violation of metabolic processes in the body. The development of the disease by arthrosis is associated with circulatory disorders in the capillaries of the periosteum layers and, as a result, violate the nutrition of the cartilage tissue. At the same time, the structure of the cartilage itself changes and becomes thinner, becoming less flexible, and smooth the joint surface. However, the decrease in cartilage tissue quality is a significant reduction in the volume of synovial fluid and deterioration of the lubrication of the affected joint.
The folk name of the disease by arthrosis is the "deposition of salts", which is not true, since in the case of arthrosis disease, the cartridge and joint capsules are destroyed, which includes an increase in the burden on the affected joint and, as a result, deformation of the bone. As a result, it is crisp in the joint, often accompanied by pain, as osteophytes (bone spikes) are formed along the edges of the joint surface - that is, the folk name of the disease by arthrosis.
Arthrosis usually affects older people. Uns J ereakable statistics show that sixty and about half of the age of sixty and about half receive arthrosis at the age of seventy.
Although this disease is based on the lesion of the joints of the joint, the process of the disease is also striking in adjacent tissues - synovial membrane, periarticular muscles, inner layers of the joints, bone structures and leagues.
Joint symptoms
Symptoms of the disease are symptomatic, above all, the occurrence of severe night pain during the change of body or other movement. Pain, at rest with arthrosis, usually does not appear. One of the symptoms of arthrosis can be considered a characteristic crisis in pain -related joints. Arthrosis is also often characterized by overly pronounced Meteo sensitivity to patients - the manifestation of pain depending on the weather changes.
Basically, arthrosis affects the hips and knee joints. Less often - this affects the joints of the arms and legs and the ankle joint. At the initial stage of the disease, the general symptoms of arthrosis are short -term and weak pains that do not have clear localization and are accurately increased during physical activity. We observe the poor mobility of the joint, after the resting place and the increasing discomfort. With the development of arthritis, the clinical picture deteriorates and, over time, the pain is increasingly protruding, the characteristic crunch of the joint is a constant character, and the ever -increasing pain leads to the muscle spasm, which is related to the amplitude of the affected joint. In later stages of arthrosis, lameness appears with damage to the joints of the lower limbs, and the patient should use crutches or reeds.
The joint sections
In accordance with classification based on radiological properties, four stages of the formation of arthrosis are distinguished:
- Grade - dubious arthrosis: The pain is almost not felt, regularly and only at the beginning of movement and starts quickly. There is a slightly limited movement in the joint after the rest area, passing quickly with the beginning of the movement. At the beginning of bending, there is a pronounced crunch in the joint, but without pain, so patients rarely come for help.
- II. This is characterized by an increase in pain after great physical effort - they become acute and longer. The cartilage tissues in the joint begins to lose their depreciation, the osteophytes (bone spikes) are noticeable on the X -rails and the joint gap is narrowed. The patient can no longer do some work and reduce his ability to work. At this stage, the patient is usually looking for the doctor.
- III. This is characterized by severity and neglect of arthrosis. Increase in fluid accumulation in the joint cavity and subsequent bone tissue growth involves deformation of the joint itself. The patient is even tortured at rest due to the nearby muscle joint, while the engine amplitude can be seen. The smallest load of the joint suffers from the patient.
- Degree IV - severe arthrosis: This is characterized by a significant narrowing of the joint gap, large osteophytes and irreversible bones. The patient can no longer move, and only implanting an artificial joint prosthesis can help prevent disability through surgery.
The joint reasons
Arthrosis is the result of impaired functions of cartilage tissue due to changes in structure. The cartilage tissue of the joint is softened and relaxed, while the joints that carry the load develops ulcers.
The occurrence of the disease by arthrosis is divided into two methods:
- Primary Arthrosis (idiopathic) occurs without visible reasons. There may be hereditary factors: genetic disorders in the cartilage, congenital errors in the muscle system, and others, in some way: the hypermia of the joints, flat legs and so on.
- Secondary Arthrosis is caused by the development of abnormal processes: joints, injuries, metabolic disorders, many endocrine diseases, congenital disorders of specific and non -specific inflammation.
Treatment of joint treatment
Effective treatment of arthrosis is only comprehensive and should be done after consultations with the specialist. The main stages of treating arthrosis are as follows:
- Anesthesia with painkillers.
- Removal of inflammation with anti -inflammatory drugs.
- Restoring the cartilage tissue with drugs that are considered to be separately chosen for several months.
Combined with these three stages, physiotrosis is an integral part of the treatment of arthrosis - magnetic arthrosis, electrophoresis, acupuncture and massage. However, it is not irrelevant and inadequate for the correctly selected diet.
Preventing a joint
In order to prevent arthrosis, the static load of the joints should be minimized. Avoid wearing a high -ranking shoe. It is not advisable to sit on the foot on the leg. More often, the provisions of the meeting and the job must be changed. If you have overweight, you have to get rid of it. The best diet for the prevention of arthrosis is the food of overweight foods of carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, limiting protein and calcium intake. Try to avoid weight lifting. In the summer, set up a "vacation" for your joints - swim as much as possible!