Our hands help us cope with any of the most difficult jobs, and this is primarily due to the mobility of the finger joints.
But, unfortunately, they are very often subject to various injuries and diseases.
Of the diseases most often affect the joints of arthrosis of the fingers and arthritis, these pathologies are serious enough ailments that cause a lot of suffering to the sick.
What is rizartrose?
- Traditional medicine to help
What is rizartroz?
A variant of arthrosis of the joints of the fingers is rizartroz.
Risartrose is an arthrosis affecting the joint of the thumb, which is located at the base of the finger and integrating the wrist joint with the metacarpal bone.
This pathology is characterized by rapid progression, pronounced pain syndrome, and further deformation of bones and joints, and also their thickening. In many cases, the course of the disease is accompanied by frequent exacerbations.
Older people and women are more often affected by the disease after 40 years, who are prone to hormonal failures.
Risiarthrosis can be primary and secondary, that is, develop on a healthy joint or on an injured one. If the treatment of the disease is not started in time, the ailment can progress and lead to a serious restriction of the motor activity of the finger.
Anatomy of the joint
The hand consists of five tubular metacarpal bones. The thumb of the thumb is larger than all the others, although shorter. The thumb of the hand is different from the rest by two phalanges and the presence of the carpometacarpal joint.
This joint is flat, located between the 2 adjacent bones of the wrist and 2-4 near the metacarpal bones. It is formed by the distal saddle joint surface of the bone-trapezium and the saddle joint surface of the base of the first metacarpal bone.
Consists of a joint of the joints, joint bag and cavity, which is located in the bag, is strengthened from the outside with ligaments.
Causes of the pathology of
Today, there are many reasons that cause thumb rasatrosis. In most cases, the ailment is found in those who have a strong load on the thumb when working with the 
.
Also the cause of the disease can be heredity, a metabolic disorder in the body, a period of hormonal adjustment in women. When the disease occurs at a young age, as a rule, the cause is autoimmune pathologies or various injuries such as fractures, ligament rupture, etc.
Calling up rizartroz can and hypothermia of the hands, frequent respiratory diseases, allergic processes, thyroid problems.
Symptoms of the disease
The first signs of rizartrose are the pains in the thumb that appear with significant loads. Over time, when the disease begins to progress, the symptoms of this ailment begin to manifest more pronounced.
There is pain inside the wrist and with slight motion of the finger, it can occur not only with loads, but also at rest.
The joint is leaking, the skin turns red, sometimes itches. There is also a crunch when you move your finger, a feeling of stiffness in the joint, often numbness. Often, patients have poor health, chills.
On examination, the deformity of the ossicles of the affected joint is noticeable, and if an X-ray is taken, it can be seen clearly.
Diagnostic procedures
The primary diagnosis of thumb throat is usually based on a doctor's examination and the patient's testimony.
For more accurate diagnosis, an X-ray examination of the joint is performed, and a clinical blood test and blood test for rheumatological tests are prescribed. As a rule, X-ray images show deformity of the bones of the thumb and narrowing of the joint gap.
Complex of therapeutic measures
In case of an exacerbation of the disease, the initial treatment of thumb-rizartrosis consists of analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs that help to stop pain and relieve inflammation.
If necessary, experts prescribe drugs that stimulate the cartilaginous tissue, due to which the destruction of the joint ceases.
Favorably affects the joints of the fingers of hands regular massage, it improves blood circulation and relieves spasms.
In addition, you can achieve good results when using physiotherapy, which includes:
- application of various baths;
- compresses;
- laser therapy;
- electrophoresis, etc.
Sometimes, to achieve a more rapid effect, the doctor can prescribe intraarticular and periarticular injections. It should be remembered that treatment should be comprehensive and long enough.
In severe cases, when drug treatment is ineffective, they seek the help of surgeons, they perform surgery on the affected joint.
Traditional medicine to help
The treatment of rizartrose with people's methods is not bad.
Special attention deserves compresses, rubbers and lotions on the aching joint. In addition, folk treatment offers various decoctions and tinctures based on the saber, birch, fern, horseradish, etc.
Also effective therapy is carried out with mud therapy. This method allows you to remove the inflammation of the joint, reduce pain and regain mobility. Do not forget that along with the treatment of folk remedies, it is necessary to observe a diet, exclude salty, spicy, fatty, various smoked products.
Preventive measures
In order to avoid the disease, certain preventive measures must be followed. First of all, 
should be avoided of various injuries and injuries, try not to load the joints of the thumb, avoid hypothermia of the hands.
Also a good preventive tool is regular gymnastics for the hands and massage. Considerable importance should be given to nutrition, it should include a number of vitamins, microelements, nutrients that strengthen the joint tissue.
It should be remembered that suspicious pain in the thumb is an alarm signal, because it is in this place that the inflammatory processes of can be formed.
Therefore, having discovered any symptoms of rizartrose, you should immediately consult a doctor, in order to conduct a timely diagnosis and, if necessary, begin treatment. Early treatment is able to minimize the development of the disease, and sometimes completely stop it.
