Deforming arthrosis primarily affects articular cartilage, on which cracks, erosion, and sores occur. Damage leads to the fact that
the cartilage is so thin that the bones begin to rub against each other, and each
movement causes pain. Deforming arthrosis most commonly affects the knee and hip joints. Simultaneously with the cartilage, bone tissues also change, forming growths along the edges of the joint that compensate for the loss of cartilage. Deforming osteoarthritis at first causes slight pain when walking or climbing stairs. Gradually, the pain intensifies and becomes permanent. Deforming arthrosis often leads to disability.
Deforming spondylarthrosis (another name for the disease) is diagnosed using studies of synovial fluid, a blood test, and radiographs of the joints. Additional examination methods are ultrasound and thermographic examination, revealing inflammatory processes in the joints and tissues. Magnetic resonance imaging allows you to assess the condition of the cartilage and ligamentous apparatus in layers, which makes it possible to accurately determine the damaged area. Deforming arthrosis must be treated. First of all, you need to normalize weight, limit the intake of carbohydrates and fats. Doctors
recommend changing body position more often, moving more. With movements, nutrition of the joints and blood circulation improves. It is believed that swimming is the best physical activity in this disease. Cartilage does not
it is loaded, but the muscles that surround the joint are strengthened and trained.
Patients with arthrosis are very useful for therapeutic exercises. It is advisable to wear a bandage and knee pads, for support it is better to use a cane or wand. In the absence of contraindications, physiotherapeutic treatment is prescribed, massage is useful. Massage therapy courses help to improve well-being, relieve
painful muscle spasm, improve cartilage nutrition and blood circulation.
Medications are prescribed depending on the degree of joint damage. Good results are shown by the drug arthrofoone, which contains special proteins, thanks to which the immune system restores the damaged joint. Painkillers should be used with extreme caution.
It is very useful to take chondroprotectors, which not only relieve pain, but also
help maintain and strengthen healthy cartilage cells by slowing the progression
arthrosis. Folk recipes include cabbage leaf wrap,
coltsfoot, burdock, poultices from flax seeds, compresses from radish and horseradish.
Well helps Russian steam room and self-massage. But these procedures are contraindicated in vascular diseases.
With the defeat of most of the cartilage, endoprosthetics using surgical intervention are necessary. This operation is complex and expensive, but its results have been preserved for 20 years. The load on the operated limb may begin in the first few days after the operation.
For arthrosis of the knee joint, lower limb massage is useful. In this case, direct load on the diseased joint should be avoided, otherwise the development of inflammatory processes in it can be accelerated. With minor damage to the cartilage tissue , agents that contain glucosamine sulfate, which is obtained from the shells of marine animals, help. These
drugs significantly improve joint mobility and metabolism in
cartilage tissue. Successful treatment largely depends on what stage the disease is at and which joint is affected. Balneotherapy, mud and treatment in a marine climate are indicated.