Arthritis is the common name for various diseases of an inflammatory nature: acute, chronic and recurrent. The general condition is as follows: malnutrition of the joint, accompanied by inflammation. Statistics claim that every hundredth person in Russia, and most often women, suffers from arthritis of certain joints.
Causes
Arthritis is a disease caused by the following causes:
- traumatic;
- immunological;
- infectious;
- genetic.
In simple terms, this is a metabolic disorder, infection of the joint. As a result, a noticeable deterioration in blood circulation, as well as nutrition of joint tissues.
Kinds
As mentioned above, arthritis is a systemic disease. He has several of the most common forms. Among them:
- arthritis of the knee ;
- the hip joint;
- shoulder joint;
- small joints (rheumatoid arthritis).
From a medical point of view, inflamed single joints are called monoarthritis, and multiple joints are called polyarthritis.
The clinical picture of the disease
First, arthritis affects small joints, and only then - large ones.
In humans, this manifests itself in pain with various movements, as well as during the lifting of heavy objects. In this case, the sutures begin to swell. They get hot. The skin in the affected areas blushes noticeably. The patient feels his physical stiffness.
Naturally, you should immediately consult a doctor. If this is not done in time, then the unpleasant symptoms will begin to worsen more than before:
- general weakness of the body begins;
- fever;
- in the blood, the number of leukocytes will increase markedly.
As a result, arthritis will become a chronic disease that lasts for years. From time to time it will be accompanied by outbreaks of rather acute pain ... Do you need this? To prevent this, you need to sound the alarm in time!
Insidious arthritis. Treatment
Before the treatment itself, it is necessary to be fully examined. This will help your doctor determine the exact cause of arthritis. The treatment itself is individual. It all depends on the degree of inflammatory processes, on their duration, on the main causes, as well as on factors such as:
- general characteristics of the body;
- age-related changes;
- degree of metabolic processes;
- the nature of the destruction of joint tissues;
- the presence of any diseases of the internal organs and musculoskeletal system.
Fortunately, most forms of this disease are quite treatable nowadays! Today, qualified clinics use an effective method based on comprehensive acupuncture, acupressure and other physiotherapy, combined with the use of herbal remedies for general and directed exposure. Experts say that such methods eliminate not only pain and concomitant inflammation, but also the causes that cause a disturbance in nutrition and metabolism in the human body, as well as its poor blood supply and decreased immunological function. Today, treating arthritis is an absolutely safe procedure. Remember, arthritis is not a sentence!