Arthosis 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: arthrosis is sick from 10 to 15% of all the residents of the earth.It is impossible to take care of arthrosis, like old age, but paying attention to this process is to extend your "joint youth" and move without problems!
All arthrosis is divided in primary and secondary.
Primary arthrosis is a disease that occurs naturally due to age -related changes in cartilage.Arthosis can develop previously or subsequent in life due to the hereditary predisposition, metabolic disorders, increase in loads on the joints associated with working conditions or excess weight.The era of arthrosis was recently 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 changes in the 50 -year joints and at the age of 60, some arthrosis events appear in almost everyone and the difference on the field is already absent.
Secondary arthrosis is the result of the injury once suffered.It can develop at any age.
The mechanism of arthrosis development
Normally, the surface of the joint is absolutely uniform, smooth and elastic.They move freely, sliding thanks to the joint fluid that plays the role of lubrication.At the same time, the surface of the joint, due to its elasticity, bends slightly in places of maximum pressure, redistributes the load, making it more uniform and works, like a shock absorber.With arthrosis, the cartilage that covers the surface of the variations of the joint.It loses softness and elasticity.With arthrosis in some places, the cartilage becomes more subtle and degrades, in others it grows and changes, losing the normal structure.Small fragments of cartilage appear in the joint fluid and the joint fluid itself changes as and quantity.
Manifestations of arthrosis
Initially, due to a decrease in the quantity of joint fluid, the normal functioning of the joint is disturbed and the pain appears during the movement.As a rule, they present themselves after an intense physical work, they pass themselves, if you give the joint rest, but you come back, you just have to resume the load.At the same time, or a little later, the joint starts to hurt the night.The soft tissues surrounding the joint are inflamed, "swell" and an excessive liquid may appear in the articulation.Payment.The result of a slow inflammatory reaction.It is due to the modification of its joint tissue.Now the fabric is not native.He alters - a stranger!And it is positive if the immune system does not begin to "attack" such a tissue.Otherwise, the process goes into the category of autoimmune arthrosis.If the disease progresses, there is a limitation of movements, first due to pain, and therefore and because of the growth of the changed cartilage, which deforms the articulation and does not allow it to move normally.
Arthosis is a chronic disease.Sometimes the disease can occur for years, only from time to time remembering and in some cases develops before a serious phase in a few months.It should be remembered that, in the first place - in any course, arthrosis does not suddenly and secondly - if the disease is not treated, its symptoms increase over time, interfering with life, worsening the quality of life and sometimes leading to disabilities and immobility.
Prevention of osteoarthritis
It is impossible to prevent the appearance of arthrosis!But to protect you from its rapid aspect and progression ... it is possible, necessary and necessary!Excessive injuries and loads must be excluded on the joints.The moderate load is useful because it improves the flow of blood and the consumption of the joints.For the prevention of arthrosis, any repeated rhythmic movements are suitable: walking, skiing.Those who have an excess weight must reduce body weight to reduce the load on the joints.The normalization of metabolic processes slows down the development of osteoarthritis, therefore it is necessary to treat endocrine diseases in a timely manner and eat well.
Treatment of osteoarthritis
If you notice the joint pain after the load, the feeling of gravity and short -term rigidity, the creak in the joints, the limitation of mobility or other signs of arthrosis, it is necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible, which will determine the degree of illness and prescribe the adequate treatment of osteoarthritis.In addition, it is necessary to understand if it is really arthrosis.Similar symptoms can appear with arthritis, which, unlike osteoarthritis, have an inflammatory nature and are treated with another method.
The choice of treatment for arthrosis depends on which articulation affects the disease, on 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.Although non -pound anti -inflammatory drugs significantly reduce pain, they must be taken very carefully.With regular use, they influence the liver function, change the composition of the blood and can cause the appearance of ulcers in the stomach and intestine.Therefore, preference should be given to homeopathic and non -pharmacological methods that act longer and do not violate the functioning of body systems.
Medicine cannot yet transform the changes that have already occurred in the joints.At the same time, with a qualified timely treatment, a significant reduction or a complete elimination of pain and the restoration of mobility is possible.The first 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 restore joint mobility, the destroyed articulation is surgically removed, surgically replacing the endoprotesis.