Arthrosis: Symptoms, stages and treatment

arthrosis -A disease that has many factors and has to do with degenerative-district damage to the joints. One of them is a violation of metabolic processes in the body. The development of the disease from the arthrosis is associated with circulatory disorders in the capillaries of the periosteum layers and, as a result, a violation of the cartilage tissue of the joint. At the same time, the cartilage structure itself is changing, and becoming thinner, becoming less elastic, the softness of the surface of the joint also decreases. A decrease in the quality of cartilage tissue leads, in turn, to a significant decrease in the volume of synovial fluid and a deterioration in lubricating the affected joint.

The popular name of the disease from arthrosis is "salty deposition", which is not true, as in the event of arthrosis disease, cartridges and joint capsules are destroyed, which involves an increase in load on the affected joint and, as a result, bone deformity. As a result, a crisis appears in the fusion, often associated with pain, as osteophytes (bone points) form along the edges of the joint surface - that is, the popular name of the disease from arthrosis.

Arthrosis, as a rule, mainly affects older people. Unforgettable statistics show that more than 30% of people over sixty years old and about half, at the age of more than seventy, receive arthritis.

Although this disease is based on the cartilage lesion of the joint, the process of the disease is also gorgeous in the neighboring tissue - synovial membrane, periarticular muscles, inner layers of the joint bag, bone structures and ligaments.

Symptoms of arthrosis

Arthrosis of the disease is symptomatic, first of all, the appearance of severe night pain during a change in body or other movement. Pain, at rest with arthrosis, usually do not appear. One of the symptoms of arthrosis can be considered a characteristic crisis in pain joints. Also, often, arthritis is characterized by the marked sensitivity of the meteos and the patients - the manifestation of pain depending on the weather changes.

Basically, arthritis affects the hip and knee joint. A little less often - affects the finger joints in the arms and legs, as well as the ankle joint. In the initial stage of the disease, the usual symptoms of arthrosis are short -term and weak pains that do not have a clear localization, and intensify exactly during physical activity. The poor motility of the node is marked after a state of rest and feeling of increasing disturbance. With the development of arthritis, clinical photography can deteriorate and over time the pain becomes more pronounced, the characteristic crisis of the joint acquires a constant character, and increasingly pain leads to muscle spasm in relation to the limitation of amplitude of movements in the affected joint. In the later stages of arthrosis, with damage to the joints of the lower extremities, dementia appears and the patient should use crutches or cane.

Stages of arthrosis

In accordance with a classification based on radiological traits, four stages of arthrosis development are distinguished:

I Grade - Dipar Arthrosis:  Pain almost does not feel, manifests periodically and only at the beginning of movement and quickly passes with its onset. In union, there is a small limited movement after a state of rest, passing quickly with the onset of movement. At the beginning of curvature in the coupling there is a pronounced but painless crisis, so patients rarely come to a specialist in help. II Grade - Mild arthrosis:  It is characterized by an increase in pain after great physical exercise - they become more acute and longer. The cartilage fabrics in the joint begin to lose their depreciation qualities, osteophytes (bone points) are visible in X -rays and the common gap is narrowed. The patient cannot already perform some work and his ability to work is reduced. At this stage, the patient usually is already looking for a doctor. Grade III - moderate arthrosis:  It is characterized by its severity and its neglect of arthrosis. An increase in fluid accumulation in the joint cavity and subsequent growth of bone tissue, as a result, implies deformation of the joint itself. The patient has even been tormented by pain at rest due to the spasm of the nearby muscle joint, while a decrease in engine amplitude is observed. The smallest load on the joint causes suffering to the patient. Grade IV - severe arthritis:  It is characterized by a significant narrowing of the common gap, large osteophytes, and irreversible bone deformities. The patient can no longer move and only implantation of the artificial joint prosthesis can help avoid disability through surgery.

Causes of arthrosis

Arthrosis is a consequence of damaged functions of cartilage tissue due to changes in its structure. The cartilage fabric of the joint is softened and becomes loose, while in the joint, which carries the load, the ulcers begin to form.

The appearance of the disease by arthrosis is divided into two methods:

primary  Arthrosis (idiopathic) occurs without any obvious causes. They can be, as inherited factors: genetic disturbances in cartilage, congenital defects of the muscular system, as well as others, somehow: nodal hypermites, flat feet, etc. Middle  Arthrosis is caused by the development of pathological processes: congenital joints of the joints, damage, metabolic disorders, a number of endocrine diseases, specific and non -specific and specific inflammation.

The treatment of arthrosis

Effective treatment of arthritis is only comprehensive and should be done after consulting a specialist. The main stages of arthrosis treatment include:

Anesthesia taking analgesics. Removing inflammation with anti -inflammatory drugs. Restoring union cartilage tissue with the help of medicines they contain in their composition of medicines individually selected by course for several months.

In combination with these three stages, physiotrosis is an integral part of arthrosis treatment - magnetotherapy for arthrosis, electrophoresis, acupuncture, and massage. It is not irrelevant, at the same time, and compliance with a correctly selected diet.

Prevention of arthrosis

To prevent arthrosis, it is necessary to minimize static load on the joints. Continuous dressing of high jump shoes should be avoided. It is not recommended to sit in the "Putting of the foot" position. Most often, the provisions of landing and attitude must be alternated. If there is excess weight, then you have to get rid of it. The best diet for preventing arthrosis is food for foods with a predominance of carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, limiting protein and calcium intake. Try to avoid lifting weight. In summer, fix a "rest" in your joints - swim as much as possible!