The tissues of healthy joints are composed of cells that can recover from damage (regeneration). Bone, cartilage, synovium and other components may be unhealthy. Damaged dead cells accumulate in certain tissues. They have no ability to divide and inhibit regeneration. They are difficult to remove, which is the main problem in restoring joint health.
Under any physical labor, strong mechanical stress can damage cells and cause their death. The already diseased joints have difficulty bearing the load. It is difficult to cure. In order to avoid or overcome diseases, it is necessary to understand the defense mechanisms of joint tissues and cells. In terms of joint damage, arthritis, arthritis, polyarthritis and other diseases are distinguished. Let us consider the difference between arthritis and arthritis in detail.
The number one cause of disease
The joints are protected by neuromuscular cushioning. Because of the muscle contraction control system, it will not produce or reduce the effect of electric shock. The nervous system ensures smooth movement and load distribution. In a calm state, the muscles also stimulate micro-vibration, which leads to the release of lubricant and the removal of dead cells.
Due to poor conduction of nerve pathways, neuromuscular damping is weakened. For example, fatigue weakens the defenses of joints. Dead cells begin to accumulate without time to be excreted. The result is inflammation. The weakening of defense capabilities will not only accelerate the degeneration of joints, but also accelerate the degeneration of the spine.
Many factors increase the risk of joint disease, starting from blows, bruises, overload, and hypothermia. Arthritis-inflammatory process occurs. If it cannot be cured for a few months, deformity-arthropathy will begin.
What is arthritis: causes, symptoms
You can specify the reason:
- The food is incorrect.
- Bad habits: alcoholism, smoking.
- Systemic hypothermia.
- Injured.
- Excessive pressure on the joints.
- Past diseases, consequences of infections.
The disease was detected with the following symptoms:
- Swelling of the joint area, pain, increased sensitivity, and limited mobility (ie synovitis).
- Severe pain during exercise and rest.
- Stiff in the morning due to swelling overnight. One hour after the start, the event ends.
In addition to the signs listed, symptoms of inflammation may also occur: weakness, sweating, chills, fever. Some people have headaches and lose weight. Sometimes it happens with disease: the heart and lungs are affected.
What is arthritis: causes and symptoms
Due to progressive arthritis, in most cases arthritis symptoms only appear after 40 years.
The disease is characterized by the following manifestations:
- Pain does not appear in a calm state, but during fatigue. When walking, using a ladder or exercising, the hip or knee joints may feel discomfort. This initial soreness will disappear with further exercise. When bending and straightening, there will be a strong pain and tightening.
- The pain that occurs when you start to move after a rest is formed by the deposition of debris on the friction surface-the product of cartilage and bone destruction. This feeling may stop after 15 minutes because the deposit is pushed out.
When suffering from arthritis, inflammation usually occurs. In addition to pain, swelling (such as arthritis) is also observed. If there are symptoms of both diseases, the diagnosis is arthritis.
Long-term joint disease can cause limited mobility. In muscles, tendons begin to degenerate (contract) and then deform. In this case, make a diagnosis-deformed arthritis or osteoarthritis.
Use computed tomography to distinguish the stage of the disease determined by X-ray images:
- 1 degree-slight changes in cartilage and bones. Moderate exertion can cause painful swelling, which will be relieved after a period of rest.
- 2 degrees-Cartilage destruction, bone tissue growth in the form of marginal bone tissue. The joint space is narrowed and there is constant pain. The edema has also become stable.
- 3, 4 degrees-Extensive destruction of cartilage and bones. The swelling will not go away, the ligaments and muscles will not work properly and will deform. The load axis in the joint is disturbed.
The risk factors for arthritis are:
- lacks mobility.
- Overweight.
- Age factor.
- Infection caused by insufficient blood and lymph flow, stagnation.
In all cases, the tissue does not have time to recover from the destruction of the joint.
The difference between arthritis and arthritis
Arthritis and arthritis are becoming more common. The names of diseases affecting joints are similar. The difference lies in the nature of the onset of symptoms and the negative changes that occur during their development. Arthritis pain is the result of tissue inflammation. The synovium is affected, its blood supply and lymph are destroyed, and the disease affects nerve endings. The joints stopped eating, and they were unable to produce lubricant. Cartilage suffers.
The disease can be found not only in adults, but also in children (adolescent form). The disease can affect any joint, even small joints such as fingers, and it can also cover several joints (polyarthritis).
Arthritis is the result of long-term arthritis. Cartilage and entire joints do not get nutrients from synovial fluid (lubricant) for a long time. Usually, inflammation exacerbates the condition. First, the cartilage is destroyed like the covering layer of bone, and the bone tissue may suffer damage in the next stage. The cartilage area does not have time to regenerate, they will soften. Pain occurs due to violation of the sliding surface in the joint.
This disease occurs 40 years later. Affects large joints (hip joint-hip joint disease or knee joint-knee joint disease), can cause disability and make a person disabled. The fingers (osteoarthritis) and feet are less affected. And the disease can be observed in the temporomandibular, elbow, shoulder and other joints.
Therefore, arthritis is the result of the development of arthritis symptoms and is in a destructive stage.
Prevention and treatment
Arthritis should not exacerbate the nutritional deficiencies of cartilage and joints. While using anti-inflammatory drugs to repay the lesion, the cause must be eliminated. If no action is taken, the disease may evolve into arthritis. If you suspect both of these diseases, you need to be diagnosed correctly and consult a specialist. This is done by rheumatologists, plastic surgeons and surgeons. Need to go to the clinic. In some diagnostic centers, such patients are served by arthritis specialists.
The important principle of healing is to stop destruction while stimulating recovery. This method will help prevent irreversible changes. To this end, it is necessary to remove damaged cells in the tissues due to injury or infection. Increase blood and lymph flow, nutrition. Insufficient conduction of nerve connections from the spine is usually the cause of arthritis and arthritis development. When signs of disease appear, it is necessary to reduce the burden on the joints.
Medications include:
- Non-steroidal drugs that inhibit inflammation and relieve pain.
- Injections in the form of hormones.
- Cell inhibitors can reduce the number of antibodies that kill cells.
- Cartilage protective agent can restore cartilage and synovial fluid.
will not stimulate the lymph fluid that cleans the affected cells. However, there is a method of vibration therapy that involves exposure to the micro vibrations of vibration therapy (30 to 20, 000 Hz). And also use physical therapy, exercise. In the third and fourth stages of the disease, they turned to prosthetics.
Conclusion
The pain and dysfunction in the joint area cause many serious troubles. However, the bigger problem is the process of inflammation, disruptive activity, restriction of movement, resulting in deformation and disability. It is important to correctly identify the disease so that treatment can be carried out on time. It is necessary to understand the causes of these problems and understand the available methods to solve them.