Arthrosis is a condition of the joints that occurs with a natural course of years.Its main symptoms are the pain and limitation of movements.Arthosis is widespread: osteoarthritis is ill from 10 to 15% of all residents of the earth.It is impossible to cure osteoarthritis, such as old age, but paying attention to this process in time is to extend to its "youth of the joints" and move without problems!
All osteoarthritis is divided into primary and secondary.
Primary osteoarthritis is a disease that occurs naturally due to age -related changes in cartilage.Arthosis can be developed earlier or later in life due to hereditary predisposition, metabolic disorders, increased loads in the joints associated with working conditions or excess weight.The age of osteoarthritis has been recently younger and the disease has developed at the age of 30 to 40 years.At the same time, women suffer 2.5 times more often than men.In most cases, 30% of people already have changes in the joints in 50 years, and at the age of 60, certain manifestations of osteoarthritis appear in almost all and the difference in the field is already absent.
Secondary osteoarthritis is the result of the lesion once suffered.It can develop at any age.
The mechanism of development of osteoarthritis
Normally, the surface of the joint is absolutely uniform, smooth and elastic.They move freely, sliding thanks to the joint liquid that plays the role of lubrication.At the same time, the surface of the joint, due to its elasticity, folds slightly in places of greatest pressure, redistributes the load, which makes it more uniform and works, as a shock absorber.With osteoarthritis, the cartilage that covers the surface of the joint changes.It loses softness and elasticity.With osteoarthritis in some places, cartilage becomes thinner and degrades, in others it grows and changes, losing the normal structure.Small cartilage fragments appear in the joint fluid, and the joint fluid itself changes as and quantity.
Manifestations of osteoarthritis
At first, due to a decrease in the amount of joint fluid, the normal functioning of the joint is altered and pain appears during movement.As a general rule, they arise after intensive physical work, they pass, if it gives it the articulate rest, but it returns, it only needs to resume the load.At the same time, or a little later, the joint begins to hurt at night.Soft tissues surrounding the joint are inflamed, "swell" and excessive liquid can appear in the joint.Effusion.The result of a slow inflammatory reaction.It is due to the modification of its own joint fabric.Now the fabric is not native.It alters, a stranger!And it is good if the immune system does not begin to "attack" such fabric.Otherwise, the process enters the category of Autoimmune osteoarthritis.If the disease progresses, there is a limitation of movements, first due to pain and then, and due to the growth of the modified cartilage, which deforms the joint and does not allow it to move normally.
Arthosis is a chronic disease.Sometimes, the disease can happen for years, only occasionally, remembering itself, and in some cases it develops before a serious stage in a few months.It should be remembered that, in the first place, in any course, osteoarthritis does not appear suddenly and, secondly, if the disease is not treated, its symptoms increase over time, interfere with life, worsens the quality of life and, sometimes, lead to disability and immobility.
Osteoarthritic prevention
It is impossible to prevent the appearance of osteoarthritis!But to protect yourself from your rapid appearance and progression ... it is possible, necessary and necessary!It is necessary to exclude lesions and excessive loads in the joints.Moderate load is useful because it improves blood supply and joints.For the prevention of osteoarthritis, any repeated rhythmic movement is very suitable: walking, skiing.Those who have an excess weight need to reduce body weight to reduce the load in the joints.The normalization of metabolic processes slows the development of osteoarthritis, so it should treat endocrine diseases in a timely manner and eat well.
Treatment of osteoarthritis
If you notice the pain in the joints after the load, the short -term sensation of gravity and rigidity, the creak in the joints, the limitation of mobility or other signs of osteoarthritis, it is necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible, that will determine the degree of disease and prescribe the appropriate treatment of osteoarthritis.In addition, it is necessary to find out if it is really osteoarthritis.Similar symptoms may appear with arthritis, which, unlike osteoarthritis, have an inflammatory nature and are treated with another method.
The choice of treatment for osteoarthritis depends on which articulation the disease affects, how it expressed the symptoms and changes in cartilage.In the initial stages of the disease, conservative treatment methods are used: physiotherapy, massage, therapeutic mud and anti -inflammatory drugs.Although non -steroidal anti -inflammatory medications significantly reduce pain, they should be taken very carefully.With regular use, they affect liver function, change the composition of the blood and can cause the appearance of stomach ulcers and intestines.Therefore, one must give preference to homeopathic and non -ease that act more in the long term and do not violate the functioning of body systems.
Medicine still cannot change the changes that have already occurred in the joints.At the same time, with a timely qualified treatment, a significant decrease or a complete elimination of pain and the restoration of mobility is possible.The sooner the treatment begins, the easier it is to prevent unpleasant consequences of the disease.In some cases, when the disease has already developed, it is impossible to eliminate pain and return the mobility of the joint, the destroyed joint is surgically eliminated, replacing the endoprosthesis surgically.