Arthrosis is a severe damage to the joints.It is manifested by constantly progressive dystrophy of cartilage, thinning and destruction.As a result, bone tissue and ligament apparatus join the pathological process.
In this case, the treatment of arthrosis will aim to interrupt the development of the disease, reducing pain, preventing complications and restoration of high quality the ability to move the joint.
How does arthrosis manifest itself?
The disease initially affects the knees and then applies to hip joints and thumb joints.Much less often, the patient can plague arthrosis of the distal interfalanx joints.
The usual sound crisis in the joints, which is not accompanied by pain, is completely harmless.Does not indicate the presence of a disease and not the cause.
Medicine knows 4 symptoms of arthrosis:
- Strong pain in the joints affected during movement.In the early stages of the disease, they are expressed very weakly and do not bother the patient.Over time, pain syndrome develops even with a small physical effort in the painful joints and, at the last stage, can harm even in a stationary state.If the patient suffers from heart disease and blood vessels, then, in this case, pain can occur when changing weather conditions;
- Rough and dry crunch in the hip joint, or in other parts of the body.Its occurrence is explained by the friction of erased joint surfaces on each other.The second and third stages are characterized by a significant increase in this crispness;
- A gradual decrease in the ability to move the affected joint.This condition is explained by muscle spasms, a decrease in the size of the joint gap and the occurrence of osteofit (bone tissue growth in peaks);
- Changing the appearance of the painful joints.There is a clear deformation of articulated bones, the additional development of osteophytes with an increase in synovial fluid volume, which presses the joint inside.
The main difference between the pain of arthritis of arthritis pain is that in the first case it hurts with motor activity and during the day and second - regardless of movement and night.Much clearer and more intense arthritis pain.
The treatment of joint arthrosis, as a rule, occurs for a long time and requires an integrated approach.
It is impossible to respond unequivocally how to treat arthrosis.The doctor in each case will select the treatment methods individually.All therapy methods are conditionally common to be divided into 4 groups:
- medicinal;
- No -Drug;
- surgical;
- Traditional medicine.
Degree of arthrosis disease of the joints
There are 3 stages of the disease:
- Step I.Proceed almost without symptoms.In some cases, small pains are possible, but only during movement and with another physical effort in the affected joints.In this case, the pathological process occurs in the shell and synovial liquid with a change in its composition.The muscles are gradually weakening, but visually is not yet visible;
- Stage II.At this stage, arthrosis begins to modify the joints, the first osteophytes occur.It hurts pronounced, but quite tolerant.A characteristic crisis in the joints affected by the disease is more different.Muscle functions are gradually interrupted due to failure in reflex neurotrophic regulation;
- Stage IIIThe most difficult.With it, irreversible pathological deformations of support sites in the painful joints occur, which manifests itself by a change in the axis of the limbs.The 3 -step joint bag is significantly rude, ligaments are reduced.The chronic inflammatory process develops, the patient is tormented by constant pain.Motor activity is reduced due to the impossibility of performing the most elementary movements.There is a change in the proper points of connection of muscle value and significant deformation of muscle tissue according to the type of contraction and stretching.The capacity of the muscles is reduced, there is trophic disorders.
Methods to treat arthrosis without drugs
If the patient's condition is normal and the disease is not in operation, it is quite possible to cure the disease without the use of medications.You can do this with:
- a balanced diet and a healthy way of life.To avoid subsequent development of arthrosis, you must clearly observe the day regime, rest and eat only natural and healthy products;
- Reduce the daily load at the affected joints.If a person has overweight, to relieve arthrosis, it is better to reduce it.This will make it possible to normalize metabolic processes in the body and relieve joint tension;
- Daily involved in physical therapy exercises.Exercise therapy is allowed only in a state of remission and is performed in a position lying on the back or sitting in a chair.No less useful will be swimming in the pool;
- The use of physical therapy methods.It is good to influence the affected area with moderate heat.It may be paraffin applications, ultrasound, laser therapy and electrical stimulation of nerve endings.A special device for joint treatment is used;
- Using discharge devices.With arthrosis of the lower ends, it is recommended to use a sugarcane and dorsal spine wedges.This will help to significantly reduce load in painful joints and thus reduce the symptoms of the disease;
- Conducting massage courses.At the same time, blood circulation improves and joint mobility is restored.
People who suffer from arthrosis show a spa resort recovery.Rest will have a beneficial effect in the state of the whole body.This treatment of joint arthrosis should occur in a state of remission and after a thorough examination of the doctor and consider his desires.
Patients should attend special schools where doctors illuminate arthrosis treatment methods.Such courses help to quickly adapt to the disease and combat it efficiently.
Medicines for Arthrosis
The primary and main method of therapy is the medicines.At the moment, the choice is not so large and, therefore, it is usual to divide them into 2 main groups:
- Symptomatic medications (affect the manifestation of the disease).This includes painkillers, glucocosteroids, non -esteroid agents that remove the inflammatory process.Using them, pain syndrome in the member affected by arthrosis disappears for a while;
- Condroprotectors (restore damaged cartilage fabric).Preparations qualitatively affect metabolic processes due to the activation of blood circulation in cartilage and stimulation of the formation of new cells.
The doctor absolutely prescribes all symptomatic drugs first, because they aim to relieve the painful symptoms of the disease.
Condroprotectors interrupt disease progression and provide long reception.
Symptomatic
As the main symptom of arthrosis is the pain caused by the inflammatory process, painful and anti -inflammatory drugs are required to eliminate it.For the fastest result, arthrosis can be treated with local forms of drugs in the form of gels and ointments;However, the effect on the affected joint is short term.
This disease can be facilitated by removing inflammation.To treat joint arthrosis disease, it is best to use selective anti -inflammatory drugs because they mainly affect the affected joints without affecting the nearby organs.
Each patient should know that more than one non -steroid anti -inflammatory drug cannot be used.
If the treatment does not provide the expected result, the doctor, after 14 days, should replace the most suitable drug for the patient.A minimum dose will be recommended to significantly facilitate the manifestation of the disease.
Glicocorticosteroids have a double effect on body and arthrosis.On the one hand, the cartilage tissue is reliably protected by the hormone and the inflammation is removed.On the other hand, subject to prolonged use, the same cartilage will be destroyed.This is why treatment should occur under the strict supervision of the doctor.
It is more effective to use arthrosis glucocosteroids in the form of intra -articular injections.This therapy provides fewer adverse reactions.
Chondoprotectors
The therapy scheme using chondroprotectors provides a late effect.As a rule, it occurs 2-8 weeks after starting treatment.The medicines in this group stimulate the cartilage and may even take a little pain, but do not completely treat arthrosis
Folk Medicine for Arthrosis
You can complement treatment with traditional techniques with the help of traditional medicines recipes.Frequently, positive treatment dynamics occurs after application:
- Dyes for internal administration.They help remove the inflammatory process;
- Local funds in the form of solutions for external use (dyes, ointments, compresses).They can be made at home.Inflammation occurs and stimulation of cartilage restoration.
It is necessary to treat arthrosis recipes for traditional medicine only if the preliminary consent with the assistant doctor.At the same time, drug therapy cannot be excluded.
Surgery
Surgical methods for the treatment of arthrosis should be used in situations where drugs did not have the proper effect on patient health.
It is customary to distinguish these types of therapy:
- Arthroscopy.This treatment is low -traumatic and can be used to diagnose joint disease.Using small cuts (without opening the joints) and special devices, the doctor has the opportunity to perform an operation and visually evaluate the degree of damage of the limbs.It is thanks to arthroscopy that the period of rehabilitation and the patient's permanence in the hospital may decrease significantly.In addition, the number of complications is reduced both in the operational period and after it;
- Arthrodesis.During this operation, complete immobility of joint surfaces is guaranteed.The technique makes it possible to relieve pain if other surgical measures cannot be applied;
- Arthroplasty.This intervention provides for the replacement of articular cartilage tissue by a joint.It can be removed from the patient's own tissues or made of artificial materials.Operation significantly interrupts pain syndrome and relieves the patient's condition.In this case, motor activity will be restored;
- Replacing the affected joints.The technique is required to treat arthrosis in their advanced stages.This implies a complete replacement of all parts of the board.The prosthesis is made based on a special league not rejected by the body.The life of such a transplant is about 10 years.Thanks to the operation, limb efficiency can be completely restored.
Modern medicine develops surgical intervention methods with cartilage and tissue transplantation carts.They mainly aim to prevent disease progression and remove their symptoms.
Even despite the fact that this disease cannot be completely healed, subject to earlier comprehensive treatment, it is possible to interrupt the destructive process and preserve the mobility of the affected joints as much as possible.With the exact observance of all the doctor's requirements, you can avoid deficiency and improve the quality of life.