Pain in the joint indicates that inflammation occurs in it.
The reasons for them may be different. So, for example, the transferred flu, can serve as a push in the development of arthritis.
The main symptom of arthritis is
- joint pain,
- stiffness in the affected area,
- puffiness.
It is advisable to consult a specialist at the first signs of this disease. Some try to be treated at home, with the help of folk remedies. But not everyone is helping. And the disease can go into a chronic form, and then it is more difficult to cure it.
Now in pharmacies a lot of funds that help to relieve inflammation in the joint. It is also necessary to take pain medication for the first time, since the healing process takes time, and the joint can not completely immobilize.
Osteoarthritis and arthritis differ in their origin. Arthritis is a joint infection with an infection, such as:
- bacteria,
- viruses and fungi.
Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that is characterized by a serious lesion associated with hormonal disorders in the body. Most often it occurs in old age, and affects mainly the knee joints.
Treatment of these diseases is significantly different. Treatment of arthritis is aimed at removing the inflammation of the synovial membrane of the joint, to remove fluid from its cavity.
It is formed in it due to the fact that the joint itself is a closed capsule and when a serous effusion forms during the inflammatory process, it has nowhere to go how to remain in the joint. The liquid is either pumped out of its cavity, or a treatment aimed at resolving the intracavitary fluid is prescribed.
Drug treatment for joints affected by arthritis is prescribed by a physician. It can be a corticosteroid drug to relieve inflammation. Necessarily prescribe medications for pain relief and decongestants.
During medical treatment it is better to prescribe physiotherapy procedures. It can be phonophoresis with hydrocartisone ointment or heparin. One of the new methods of treating arthritis with the involvement of articular cartilage is a drug electrophoresis with caripain.
This is a natural product made from pineapple extracts. It helps to restore the affected cartilage. You should also perform special physical exercises for the joint. But after the anti-inflammatory drug treatment, when the acute period of the disease has passed. At treatment it is necessary to spend various preventive actions, to carry out the doctor's recommendations.
