Osteoarthritis is a severe degeneration of the cartilage in the joints without inflammation. This disease is very common, because it is directly connected to begin the aging processes of the body. Often suffers from a little over 10% of the population of the country. Often this disease occurs in people of middle age. Often osteoarthritis appears in those under the age of as a result of fractures and limb injuries.
The most traumatic place — the knee and phalangeal joints. The disease often occurs there. The patient little bit of time can really feel the pain. The pain can occur in situations where the municipality acts a certain load. If the load is not present, then the pain may also be absent, and the patient can't imagine that is sick.
In consequence of this disease cartilage highly, lose their elasticity. All, there are 2 types of osteoarthritis.
- Primary osteoarthritis. Occurs without special reasons. Its victims are teenagers, you will find a few joints at the same time. Most often occurs in people age 40 years. Because of these great changes in the cartilage just start to crumble from the inside;
- The secondary osteoarthritis. In this osteoarthritis are manifested in changes in the metabolism and circulation (blood circulation, salt exchange is worse). In women also very often, you will encounter hormonal disorders due to changes in the general hormonal background.
Then, which often suffers from osteoarthritis:
- Overweight people;
- People with an innate predisposition to the disease;
- The elderly;
- The people who work hazardous to health positions associated with high workloads;
- People with metabolic disorders and the lack of trace elements in the body;
- The people who have suffered a series of accidents;
- Some of the athletes.
They also share the degree of arthrosis to the severity of the disease.
- The manifestation of arthritis of the first degree is not accompanied by any visible symptoms. The pain may occur only during physical activity. However, irreversible changes, and weakening of the muscles manifest themselves already at this time;
- Osteoarthritis of the second degree. This stage is already quite severe and is associated with the beginning of a deformation of the joint and the emergence of the early osteophytes. The pain, the perception of the patient, still tolerable, but already clearly expressed. Of the affected joints occurs scrunch. Violated muscle functions;
- Osteoarthritis of the third degree. The more severe stage of development. The cartilage at this time already strongly depleted. The muscles when emaciated and covered with worms cartilage significantly lose their ability to contract.
Signs of osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis has the following aggregate marks of events:
- Pain cider, growing from the cold and, in the case of rain;
- The joint deforms and increases greatly in volume;
- Increase the temperature of the skin around the patient's joint, and can also an increase in the temperature of the whole body;
- There is swelling, you experience painful swelling;
- During the physical activity and the appearance of any loads (like the stairs) and the joints starting to creak and squeak.
If during the disease, the blood stagnates, and within-bone increases the pressure, the pain may be less portable.
The symptoms of osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis has decided to give to a group of chronic diseases. Can often occur in a matter of a few years, manifesting only mild discomfort during the tension of the muscles and joints. But it so happens that for the rapid development of disease quite a few months. Therefore, the appearance of the following symptoms, it is worth to consult a doctor immediately.
- Occurs a pain annoying. Often occurs during the loads;
- Pain and crunching. Pain often occurs in the presence of low temperatures. Crunch at the beginning almost does not feel, but while the development of the disease can become audible to others;
- Appear swelling. This symptom is typical and how the disease of arthritis. This is accompanied by an annoying dull pain.
Prevention of osteoarthritis
The prevention of this disease is needed for all those who have at least a small predisposition to him. First of all, don't forget the physical activity, as well as mashed articulation remains more fluid and the muscles retain the ability to properly to decline. Not to forget a correct diet and abuse of vitamins.
The treatment of osteoarthritis
The treatment of this disease is still present the above mentioned problem, that you scrape the head, and the doctors. And even if you have developed a significant amount of drugs, finally treat the disease fails to any of them. Listed below are the medications and their purpose.
- Ibuprofen, diclofenac and other NSAIDS. These drugs are able to significantly reduce the inflammatory process. Diclofenac has been designed for the lubrication of the outside of the patient's joint;
- The introduction of special current medications to the inside of the joint. These drugs are characterized by a rapid resolution of the inflammatory process and the normalization of mobility;
- The introduction within the joint special "lubricant", as the hyaluronic acid. This measure applies after you have removed all the inflammatory processes. Acid plays the role of lubricant, significantly reduces friction in joints and improves mobility.
Immediate intervention in the worsening of the disease
If the drugs do not help, he must have recourse to the operation. Among these, the most effective are listed below.
- Arthroplasty. Is the complete replacement of the cartilage in the joint, specially made from the strip. As A result of an operation reduces pain and improves mobility;
- Arthroscopy. Prevents the destruction of the joint. As A result of an operation are removed, inflammation;
- Prosthesis. In this case, all the parts of the joint are completely replaced with artificial components. These components are made of materials that cannot be reiciendis body. The duration of a prosthesis in an average of 10 years.
If the disease is aggravated, it is not worth to delay the surgery, as well as the progressive arthrosis may seriously affect the mobility.
After taking medicines and operations that are not forget exercise. The result of this exercise should be to prevent the weakening of the ligaments. On the complex necessary exercises, it is best to consult a doctor. A medical expert for you to select the exercises that you perform after a week after the disappearance of pain. As A result of running exercises to restore the joint mobility, increases flexibility and strength of muscles and joints.