Understanding the main symptoms of these diseases helps to obtain correct treatment and avoid complications in a timely manner, so we describe in detail the differences in this article.
The contribution of a precise diagnosis is possible after the exam:
- General blood and urine analysis,
- Biochemical Blood Examination,
- Samples and x -ray of the affected joint
- RM and the study of synovial fluid - if necessary.
Arthritis
Arthritis is a disease that is caused by an infection, a failure in the work of the immune system or metabolism. The main sign of arthritis is the inflammatory process: swelling, redness of the skin and fever in the affected joint area. The negative effect of arthritis can be extended not only to the joints: the heart, the kidneys and the liver are in the risk zone. There are more than two hundred arthritis species with different manifestations and causes in the risk zone, sock and middle -aged people. 18% of disability falls into arthritis according to WHO statistics
Symptoms
The first signs of the disease, as a rule, are:
- clear pain - in a state of movement or rest,
- edema in the sick joint area - constant or periodically emerging,
- redness and high temperature of the affected area - you can feel the touch,
- The restriction of movements in the morning.
Arthritis may occur hiddenly - in this case, symptoms appear after exposure to provocative factors: stress, overwork, hypothermia or infection.
Symptoms also include manifestations of the inflammatory process in the body:
- an increase in body temperature to 38-39 degrees;
- loss of strength and chills;
- conjunctivitis;
- Change in blood test indicators: for example, an increase in VHS and a high level of white blood bodies;
- Pain during urination.
The severity of arthritis manifestation may be different and progress is not necessarily fast. However, if you do not pay attention to the problem, arthritis flows to a chronic form and may lead to a violation of work from internal organs and disability: disability, modification of joints and members.
Treatment and Prevention
The prescribed treatment will depend on the severity of the diagnosis. If during the diagnosis, the patient did not find damage to the internal organs, the treatment is relatively simple. The patient can be prescribed:
- anti -inflammatory drugs and painkillers,
- physiotherapeutic procedures,
- compliance with diet and alcohol rejection,
- Reducing physical activity in the affected joint.
In the event that the disease was affected by the organs, the patient suffers additional to the main treatment program designed to support them:
- Additional examinations,
- Medicinal therapy,
- A special diet.
Among the various forms of arthritis, there are some serious diseases that are important to diagnose over time:
- Rheumatism is an inflammatory disease of connective tissue, which affects large and medium joints, and also has specific manifestations: it can manifest itself and convey different articulations, as if they were from one to another.
Rheumatism does not deform joints, but lack of treatment is full of severe complications: for example, kidney diseases and cardiac defect.
The cause of occurrence can be transferred infectious diseases: tonsillitis, otitis media and the like. Children from 7 to 14 years old usually enter the risk group. Heredity also affects the development of the disease.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease in which the inflammatory process affects joints and many organs. For example, eyes, lights, hearts and blood vessels. It belongs to the group of systemic diseases of connective tissue. Most of the time, women after 60 suffer from the disease.
Progress slowly, affects several joints at the same time and spreads symmetrically. As the disease develops, the joints lose mobility, pain and swell. In joints affected by inflammation, characteristic nodules appear.
A characteristic of the diagnosis of rheumatoid is the use of special laboratory tests that allow to establish a precise diagnosis. Rheumatoid arthritis is treated using powerful medicines. Therefore, it is very important to suspect and diagnose this disease in the early stages.
- Arthritis or gout gotric is a progressive joint disease that occurs due to a violation of the metabolism of uric acid in the blood and deposits of salts in joint tissues. Most of the time it begins with the lesion of the thumbs.
Usually older people, especially men, suffer from gout. But there are also cases of disease at a younger age.
The treatment of rheumatism, systemic diseases and drops differs from treatment, for example allergic or reactive arthritis. Only one doctor can prescribe the correct diagnosis and prescribe proper treatment.
The disease is easier to prevent than treat, so we recommend that you take care of prevention and carefully observe your health:
- Abandon bad habits - smoking, drinking alcohol, irrational nutrition;
- Develop the habit of practicing rational sports - collection, stretching and balanced training;
- Strengthen the immune system consult a doctor regarding mineral vitamin complexes, flu vaccines.
About arthrosis
70% of cases of the disease drops over people over 65 years old.
Arthrosis is a disease that leads to deformation and destruction of the joint capsule. The joint surface is a cartilage that covers the articulation surface and does not allow bones to contact each other: it provides free and painless movement. Most of the time, arthrosis develops in old age. It is also called "disease of pianists and athletes" that usually suffer from arthrosis due to constant load in the pulses and joints of the legs: hip, knee, ankle. Arthrosis, unlike arthritis, affects only joints and is not inflammatory.
Symptoms
The symptoms of arthrosis appear gradually as the disease progresses. At the beginning of development, they are nothing. This is the main reason for seeing a doctor in the final stages.
The first symptoms of arthrosis are:
- joint joint after sleep or long rest, which passes rapidly during movement;
- crispy, grinding and clicks that are accompanied by opaque sound;
- Pain during movement and load.
In the later stages of arthrosis, symptoms become more noticeable: joint immobility and pain syndrome is improved, "hard joint" syndrome also develops - the replacement of soft cartilage tissue with bone growth. The development of the chronic form of the disease leads to the impossibility of moving one or more joints.
Treatment and Prevention
Arthrosis is better to treat at the early stage of the disease. In addition, the chances of recovery depend on age - up to 40 years to get rid of the disease is much easier. Under these conditions, the patient receives charges prescribed in joint pain, shockwave therapy and the effects of the bone time and connective tissues with significant acoustic pulses of low frequency amplitude: 16 to 25 Hz. Other procedures can be used: for example, mud applications, electrophoresis with medicines. The chronic form of the disease, as well as arthrosis in old age, is not subject to cure. However, competent and regular therapy helps control the disease as much as possible: to suspend joint destruction and improve patient quality.
During this therapy, the doctor prescribes drug treatment, which activates the regeneration process and also provides recommendations on the lifestyle.
Primary prevention helps prevent the development of arthrosis. Basic Principles:
- Weight control - overweight increases the load in the joints;
- Regular physical activity - gymnastics, stretching and moderate training;
- The choice of high quality and comfortable shoes - the wrong load distribution causes increased pressure in the joints;
- Strengthening immunity and protection against hypothermia.
A visual comparison
Above, we describe the main causes, symptoms and methods of treatment of arthritis and arthrosis. In this block, we briefly answer the question of disease difference:
| Arthritis | Arthrosis |
| An inflammatory disease that affects the joints and may affect the normal functioning of the internal organs. | The disease is degenerative, destructive, character. Affects only joint joints. |
| It develops mainly in young people and middle-aged: 25-45 years. This also happens in children. | Basically, it goes beyond the elderly, as well as people whose activities are directly related to the load in the joints: athletes, musicians, artists. |
| It is manifested by inflammatory symptoms in the early stage: pain, redness and fever in the affected area. | It may not feel felt for a long time, progressing slowly - this complicates the diagnostic process at an early stage. |
Be healthy!