Arthrosis is the condition of the joints, which involves the natural course of the years.Its main symptoms are pain and restrictions.Arthrosis is widespread -arthrosis is ill of 10-15% of all inhabitants of the Earth.It is impossible to cure the joint as old age, but the temporal attention is to extend the "youth of the joints" and move without problems!
All arthrosis is primary and divided into secondary.
Primary arthrosis is a disease that is naturally due to changes in the cartilage.Arthrosis may result in life earlier or later due to hereditary predisposition, metabolic disorders, increased burden on working conditions or excessive weight joints.Joint age has recently been younger and the disease developed at the age of 30-40.At the same time, women suffer 2.5 times more often than men.In most cases, 30% of people already have joint changes at the age of 50, and by the age of 60, almost everyone has some manifestations of arthrosis and the difference in the area is missing.
Secondary arthrosis is the result of former injury.Develops at any age.
The mechanism of joint development
Usually the surface of the joint is completely even, smooth and elastic.They move freely, slipping, thanks to the joint fluid that plays the role of lubrication.At the same time, due to the elasticity of the joint surface, it is slightly bent in the highest pressure places, redistribute the load, makes it smoother, and works like a shock absorber.In the case of arthrosis, the cartilage, which covers the surface of the joint.Loses smoothness and flexibility.In some places, in the case of arthrosis, the cartilage becomes thinner and degraded, increases in others and changes, losing the normal structure.Small fragments of cartilage appear in the articular fluid and the articular fluid itself changes as and quantity.
The joint manifestations
At first, due to a decrease in the amount of joint fluid, the normal function of the joint is disturbed and the pain appears during movement.As a general rule, they arise after intense physical work, surrender themselves if you give the joint relaxation but return, you just have to continue the load.At the same time, or a little later, the joint starts to hurt at night.The soft tissues around the joint are inflamed, "swollen", and excessive fluid may appear in the joint.Emptying.The result of a slow inflammatory reaction.The reason for this is to modify your own joint tissue.Now the fabric is not native.Changes - stranger!And it is good if the immune system does not begin to "attack" such a substance.Otherwise, the process will fall into the category of autoimmune arthrosis.If the disease progresses, there is a restriction of movements, first due to pain and then changed cartilage, which deforms the joint and does not allow it to move normally.
Arthrosis is a chronic disease.Occasionally, the disease can occur for years, only from time to time if you call back and, in some cases, develops before a few months of severe stage.It should be remembered that, on the one hand, in any course, arthrosis does not appear suddenly, second - if the disease is not treated, its symptoms increase over time, disturbing life, aggravation of quality of life, and sometimes leading to disability and mobility.
Preventing a joint
It is impossible to prevent joint appearance!But to protect yourself from quick appearance and progress ... it is possible, necessary and necessary!Injuries and excessive burden on the joints should be excluded.Moderate load is useful as it improves blood supply and joint diet.To prevent arthrosis, all rhythmic repeated motion fits well: walking, skiing.Those who have excessive weight should reduce body weight to reduce joint loads.Normalization of metabolic processes slows down arthrosis, so endocrine diseases need to be treated in time and eat correctly.
Treatment of joint treatment
If you notice joint pain after load, short -term severity and stiffness, crunching of joints, mobility restriction or other signs of arthrosis, you should consult the doctor as early as possible, who determines the degree of disease and prescribes proper treatment of arthrosis.In addition, it must be figured out that it is indeed arthrosis.Similar symptoms may occur in arthritis, which, unlike arthrosis, are inflammatory and treated by another method.
Choosing the treatment of arthrosis depends on the effect of the joint on the disease and how it expressed the symptoms and changes in the cartilage.In the initial stages of the disease, conservative treatment methods are used: physiotherapy, massage, therapeutic mud and anti -inflammatory drugs.While non -teroid anti -inflammatory drugs significantly reduce the pain, they need to be taken very carefully.During regular use, they affect liver function, change the composition of the blood, and cause ulcers in the stomach and intestine.Therefore, homeopathic and non -drog methods need to be preferred that act in the long run and do not violate the functioning of body systems.
Medicine cannot yet reverse the changes that have already been made in the joints.However, with timely treatment, a significant reduction or complete elimination of pain and restoration of mobility are possible.The sooner the treatment begins, the easier it is to prevent the unpleasant consequences of the disease.In some cases, when the disease has already developed, it is impossible to eliminate pain and return joint mobility, the destroyed joint is surgically removed and the endoprothesis is replaced by surgery.