What you need to know about this disease
The destruction of the distribution of joint and cartilage is the most common joint disease all over the planet. Statistical data is amazing: four out of five people in the world suffer from one degree or another from the lesion of the joint tissue and all the consequences of such a pathological process.The disease is also often found in men and women. For a long time, it was thought that osteoarthritis was a joint disease in the elderly. But recently, the joints began to be affected by people under the age of 30.Such osteoarthritis is very dangerous because it can quickly lead to the development of immobility in a person. Unfortunately, annually, the number of degenerative joint changes increases.What is the difference between osteoarthritis and arthritis? With arthritis, inflammation of the intra-articular tissue occurs. But with osteoarthritis, a person suffers from progressive deformation damage to the musculoskeletal system.Why happensThe main cause of osteoarthritis is a violation of metabolism in the joint. For this reason, cartilage gradually loses elasticity. The causes of this joint disease are:pronounced disorders of the metabolic process; hormonal imbalance;decrease in the volume of blood which feeds the joint;rheumatoid arthritis;psoriasis;Increased physical activity on joints (including athletes), because of which they begin to collapse, which occurs at a relatively early age.The occurrence of osteoarthritis and its additional progression can affect these factors;injuries (the heavier they are and the heavier they were, the degree of development of pathology above);An increase in body weight (this leads to excessive load on the joint and, therefore, an even faster development of the disease);purulent arthritis;Age (in elderly patients, the disease occurs much more often);Poor quality and unbalanced diet;frequent hypothermia;penetration of infection into the joint;Some autoimmune pathologies;General poisoning of the body, including alcohol and nicotine;specific infectious diseases - such as syphilis, gonorrhea, tuberculosis;certain pathological states of the thyroid gland;haemophilia;Losses syndrome.FeaturesThe most obvious and characteristic sign of osteoarthritis is pain. He has fun if the affected organ is at rest and intensifies if it is subject to intensive loads. We learn everything about osteoarthritis, more on these groups of signs, because in some cases, they are the first to register for the development of bone lesions and cartilage. PainIf the joint begins to get sick, it is the first sign of its defeat. Unpleasant sensations are intensified if a person makes net movements. Location of symptoms of osteoarthritis pain - just where pain is. But in some cases, it can also apply to other sections of the musculoskeletal system, which are not affected by the pathological process.It is characteristic that at night, a person hardly feels pain. If he finds the optimal position of the body, then he will fall asleep calmly. Closer to the morning, they are activated, which forces a person to wake up. In the last stages of pathology, pain becomes so serious that it deprives a person of peace.Cryst in the jointsIt is a distinctive symptom of degenerative lesion: due to the fact that the elasticity of the organs is reduced, the bones begin to rub against each other, which are accompanied by a characteristic sound. Sometimes he can hear it from a distance.The sound will be brighter, the more this disease actively progresses. And in any case, it will be considerably different from crackling.Mobility limitationIn the initial stage of the development of pathology, the volume of active movements is preserved. But if osteoarthritis is progressing, then bone formations are starting to germinate in the cartilage fabric, which is why muscle spasm occurs. The active movements of this are violated, because the mobility of the joint is ensured by sufficiently developed cartilage.A decrease in the activity of movements also comes from the fact that the body cannot face conventional charges. This is why at the last stages of the development of this pathology, the movement is almost impossible. DeformationThis symptom emerges from the fact that growth appears on the surfaces of the bone, the cartilage. Due to constant irritation, the production of synovial fluid is activated, which is why the organ swells.Important! Deformation is one of the late symptoms of osteoarthritis. The joint is already affected by the disease to a large extent, and often a conservative treatment does not provide results.Steps of the disease
In total, doctors in the classification of the severity of the disease distinguish four stages (degrees) from osteoarthritis.At 1 degree, diagnostic osteophytes are not detected. There is a little narrowing of the joint gap.With damage to the 2nd degree joint, the space is slightly narrowed and the osteophytes have already managed to hit the surface of the bone. With acute osteoarthritis, very severe pain is observed.With 3rd degree damage, the gap is significantly narrowed, and on the surface of the bone, there are a large number of osteophytes. With exacerbation, temperature increases.The 4th stage of osteoarthritis of bones and joints is characterized by the fact that there is practically no joint deviation, and the cavity is almost completely affected.Depending on the type and the place of damage to the disease joints:Osteoarthrosis is a degenerative dystrophic disease of a support engine device with cartilage damage;Multiple degenerative damage to the joints; Spoken bone lesion;defeat of the shoulder joint;Coksartrose is knee osteoarthritis;Reactive osteoarthritis is damage to joints after infectious disease;wandering - transient osteoarthritis;Lesions of the ankle joint, wrist joint;Hand degenerative diseases.What is the danger of osteoarthritisWithout the desired treatment, this disease is dangerously multiple:Complete destruction of the organ;significant deformation;damage the peripheral joints;Almost complete impossibility of carrying out any movement that threatens the development of disability;Violation of the spine, development of intervertebral hernies;A significant decrease in the quality of the patient's life.Diagnostic methodsThe diagnosis of joint diseases includes:General inspection;palpation;a procedure that allows you to diagnose the volume and amplitude of the movements carried out;blood test (general and biochemical);urine analysis;joint x -Ray;Study of a fragment of cartilage tissue under a microscope;Ultrasound;MRI.How to treat the jointIt is necessary to start treating osteoarthritis as soon as possible - this is the only way to suspend the development of pathology and prevent the patient's complete immobilization. The main task of the doctor and the patient is to eliminate the causes of destruction, the elimination of inflammatory processes, the pain. Remember that it is impossible to completely restore the joints, but the treatment can improve its condition. The principles of treatment of the disease are as follows:get rid of excessive loads;Medical gymnastics classes in osteoarthritis;prescription of physiotherapy;the goal of walking on the knees;Spa treatment;Oxygen therapy;drug treatment;Optimization of the diet.These drugs are prescribed drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis.Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. With their help, you can effectively relieve pain, reduce the intensity of inflammatory processes. In addition, the prescription of ointment drugs will be the most effective - they eliminate damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa.Corticosteroid drugs relieve inflammatory phenomena and pain in the process exacerbation. Intra-articular drug administration is shown (such a procedure is carried out only under clinical conditions). Such products can be used for rheumatoid osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis tablets that help restore the cartilage tissue of the joint. These funds should be used until pronounced improvement and an increase in the volume of joint movements made. It is shown that it uses all medications based on hyaluronic acid. The use of these drugs is often justified in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint. With osteoarthritis, the use of other means is indicated. Improvement after the start of treatment with such drugs does not occur earlier, as in a month, provided that the drug is applied constantly. Effective treatment with these drugs is possible if the patient complies with all the doctor's prescriptions and, above all, has dropped excess weight.With very serious pain, the doctor can prescribe analgesics of the narcotic series. However, their use is limited due to the risk of complications.Treatment of osteoarthritis with folk remedies can be used as auxiliary therapy. In addition, the doctor selects the most effective tool for each patient. An important place in such therapy is occupied by good nutrition.Be careful! The healing of osteoarthritis, including the distorting osteoarthritis of the knee joint, is completely impossible. With the help of effective treatment, it is possible to more suspend the destruction of the tissues and prevent the patient's immobilization.Nutrition and osteoarthritis
With the gradual chronic destruction of joint cartilage, great attention should be given to good nutrition. The origin is strictly prohibited, because excess body weight can cause additional destruction of the joint. To reduce weight, flour products should be excluded from the diet, sweet. It is forbidden to drink alcoholic drinks and mainly beer.But the fish should be on the table with osteoarthritis every day. It is preferable that it is low in terms of fog. It is particularly useful for the destruction of the joint. It contains a large amount of collagen health. It is very quickly absorbed by the body and reconstructs the lack of fabric of the cartilage. The regular use of this tasty and healthy dish makes the joints mobile, and the cartilage makes it elastic. The daily menu must have more products and dishes containing vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine. It is in legumes, nuts, potatoes, greens. It is useful to eat eggs, liver, dairy products - they are rich in riboflavin.Osteoarthritis preventionThe methods of preventing this disease are as follows:normalization of motor activity, elimination of hypodynamia;A occupation only of sports which do not require excessive load (the physical form and the aerobic will be very useful for such a person);avoid heavy physical work, which leads to intensive destruction of the joints;prevent overeating, fight overweight in any way available and harmless;eradication of all bad habits;Regular walks in fresh air;Swimming;Exclusion of stressful situations.Osteoarthritis is much easier to warn than to treat it later. During the first appearance of pain in the joint, crunch and the doctor's restrictions, you should immediately visit the doctor to check the joints. The start of timely treatment will start the development of complications. Osteoarthritis is dangerous because a person can become disabled because of him.
Such osteoarthritis is very dangerous because it can quickly lead to the development of immobility in a person. Unfortunately, annually, the number of degenerative joint changes increases. What is the difference between osteoarthritis and arthritis? With arthritis, inflammation of the intra-articular tissue occurs. But with osteoarthritis, a person suffers from progressive deformation damage to the musculoskeletal system. Why happens
The main cause of osteoarthritis is a violation of metabolism in the joint. For this reason, cartilage gradually loses elasticity. The causes of this joint disease are: pronounced disorders of the metabolic process; hormonal imbalance; decrease in the volume of blood which feeds the joint; rheumatoid arthritis; psoriasis; Increased physical activity on joints (including athletes), because of which they begin to collapse, which occurs at a relatively early age. The occurrence of osteoarthritis and its additional progression can affect these factors; injuries (the heavier they are and the heavier they were, the degree of development of pathology above); An increase in body weight (this leads to excessive load on the joint and, therefore, an even faster development of the disease); purulent arthritis; Age (in elderly patients, the disease occurs much more often); Poor quality and unbalanced diet; frequent hypothermia; penetration of infection into the joint; Some autoimmune pathologies; General poisoning of the body, including alcohol and nicotine; specific infectious diseases - such as syphilis, gonorrhea, tuberculosis; certain pathological states of the thyroid gland; haemophilia; Losses syndrome. Features
The most obvious and characteristic sign of osteoarthritis is pain. He has fun if the affected organ is at rest and intensifies if it is subject to intensive loads. We learn everything about osteoarthritis, more on these groups of signs, because in some cases, they are the first to register for the development of bone lesions and cartilage. Pain
If the joint begins to get sick, it is the first sign of its defeat. Unpleasant sensations are intensified if a person makes net movements. Location of symptoms of osteoarthritis pain - just where pain is. But in some cases, it can also apply to other sections of the musculoskeletal system, which are not affected by the pathological process. It is characteristic that at night, a person hardly feels pain. If he finds the optimal position of the body, then he will fall asleep calmly. Closer to the morning, they are activated, which forces a person to wake up. In the last stages of pathology, pain becomes so serious that it deprives a person of peace. Cryst in the joints
It is a distinctive symptom of degenerative lesion: due to the fact that the elasticity of the organs is reduced, the bones begin to rub against each other, which are accompanied by a characteristic sound. Sometimes he can hear it from a distance. The sound will be brighter, the more this disease actively progresses. And in any case, it will be considerably different from crackling. Mobility limitation
In the initial stage of the development of pathology, the volume of active movements is preserved. But if osteoarthritis is progressing, then bone formations are starting to germinate in the cartilage fabric, which is why muscle spasm occurs. The active movements of this are violated, because the mobility of the joint is ensured by sufficiently developed cartilage. A decrease in the activity of movements also comes from the fact that the body cannot face conventional charges. This is why at the last stages of the development of this pathology, the movement is almost impossible. Deformation
This symptom emerges from the fact that growth appears on the surfaces of the bone, the cartilage. Due to constant irritation, the production of synovial fluid is activated, which is why the organ swells. Important! Deformation is one of the late symptoms of osteoarthritis. The joint is already affected by the disease to a large extent, and often a conservative treatment does not provide results. Steps of the disease
In total, doctors in the classification of the severity of the disease distinguish four stages (degrees) from osteoarthritis. At 1 degree, diagnostic osteophytes are not detected. There is a little narrowing of the joint gap. With damage to the 2nd degree joint, the space is slightly narrowed and the osteophytes have already managed to hit the surface of the bone. With acute osteoarthritis, very severe pain is observed. With 3rd degree damage, the gap is significantly narrowed, and on the surface of the bone, there are a large number of osteophytes. With exacerbation, temperature increases. The 4th stage of osteoarthritis of bones and joints is characterized by the fact that there is practically no joint deviation, and the cavity is almost completely affected. Depending on the type and the place of damage to the disease joints: Osteoarthrosis is a degenerative dystrophic disease of a support engine device with cartilage damage; Multiple degenerative damage to the joints; Spoken bone lesion; defeat of the shoulder joint; Coksartrose is knee osteoarthritis; Reactive osteoarthritis is damage to joints after infectious disease; wandering - transient osteoarthritis; Lesions of the ankle joint, wrist joint; Hand degenerative diseases. What is the danger of osteoarthritis
Without the desired treatment, this disease is dangerously multiple: Complete destruction of the organ; significant deformation; damage the peripheral joints; Almost complete impossibility of carrying out any movement that threatens the development of disability; Violation of the spine, development of intervertebral hernies; A significant decrease in the quality of the patient's life. Diagnostic methods
The diagnosis of joint diseases includes: General inspection; palpation; a procedure that allows you to diagnose the volume and amplitude of the movements carried out; blood test (general and biochemical); urine analysis; joint x -Ray; Study of a fragment of cartilage tissue under a microscope; Ultrasound; MRI. How to treat the joint
It is necessary to start treating osteoarthritis as soon as possible - this is the only way to suspend the development of pathology and prevent the patient's complete immobilization. The main task of the doctor and the patient is to eliminate the causes of destruction, the elimination of inflammatory processes, the pain. Remember that it is impossible to completely restore the joints, but the treatment can improve its condition. The principles of treatment of the disease are as follows: get rid of excessive loads; Medical gymnastics classes in osteoarthritis; prescription of physiotherapy; the goal of walking on the knees; Spa treatment; Oxygen therapy; drug treatment; Optimization of the diet. These drugs are prescribed drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. With their help, you can effectively relieve pain, reduce the intensity of inflammatory processes. In addition, the prescription of ointment drugs will be the most effective - they eliminate damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa. Corticosteroid drugs relieve inflammatory phenomena and pain in the process exacerbation. Intra-articular drug administration is shown (such a procedure is carried out only under clinical conditions). Such products can be used for rheumatoid osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis tablets that help restore the cartilage tissue of the joint. These funds should be used until pronounced improvement and an increase in the volume of joint movements made. It is shown that it uses all medications based on hyaluronic acid. The use of these drugs is often justified in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint. With osteoarthritis, the use of other means is indicated. Improvement after the start of treatment with such drugs does not occur earlier, as in a month, provided that the drug is applied constantly. Effective treatment with these drugs is possible if the patient complies with all the doctor's prescriptions and, above all, has dropped excess weight. With very serious pain, the doctor can prescribe analgesics of the narcotic series. However, their use is limited due to the risk of complications. Treatment of osteoarthritis with folk remedies can be used as auxiliary therapy. In addition, the doctor selects the most effective tool for each patient. An important place in such therapy is occupied by good nutrition. Be careful! The healing of osteoarthritis, including the distorting osteoarthritis of the knee joint, is completely impossible. With the help of effective treatment, it is possible to more suspend the destruction of the tissues and prevent the patient's immobilization. Nutrition and osteoarthritis
With the gradual chronic destruction of joint cartilage, great attention should be given to good nutrition. The origin is strictly prohibited, because excess body weight can cause additional destruction of the joint. To reduce weight, flour products should be excluded from the diet, sweet. It is forbidden to drink alcoholic drinks and mainly beer. But the fish should be on the table with osteoarthritis every day. It is preferable that it is low in terms of fog. It is particularly useful for the destruction of the joint. It contains a large amount of collagen health. It is very quickly absorbed by the body and reconstructs the lack of fabric of the cartilage. The regular use of this tasty and healthy dish makes the joints mobile, and the cartilage makes it elastic. The daily menu must have more products and dishes containing vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine. It is in legumes, nuts, potatoes, greens. It is useful to eat eggs, liver, dairy products - they are rich in riboflavin. Osteoarthritis prevention
The methods of preventing this disease are as follows: normalization of motor activity, elimination of hypodynamia; A occupation only of sports which do not require excessive load (the physical form and the aerobic will be very useful for such a person); avoid heavy physical work, which leads to intensive destruction of the joints; prevent overeating, fight overweight in any way available and harmless; eradication of all bad habits; Regular walks in fresh air; Swimming; Exclusion of stressful situations. Osteoarthritis is much easier to warn than to treat it later. During the first appearance of pain in the joint, crunch and the doctor's restrictions, you should immediately visit the doctor to check the joints. The start of timely treatment will start the development of complications. Osteoarthritis is dangerous because a person can become disabled because of him.