Understanding the main symptoms of these diseases helps to obtain correct treatment and avoid complications in a timely manner, so we have described in detail the differences in this article.
The contribution of an accurate diagnosis is possible after the exam:
- General analysis of blood and urine,
- biochemical blood test,
- Samples and x rays of the articulation concerned
- MRI and study of the synovial fluid - if necessary.
Arthritis
Arthritis is a disease 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 area of the articulation concerned. The negative effect of arthritis can be extended not only to the joints: the heart, the kidneys and the liver are in the risk area. There are more than two hundred species of arthritis with different demonstrations and causes in the risk of young and medium risk. 18% of disability falls on arthritis according to WHO statistics
Symptoms
The first signs of the disease, as a rule, are:
- acute pain - in a state of movement or rest,
- edema in the sick joint area - constant or periodically source,
- Redness and high temperature of the affected area: you can hear the touch,
- The constraint of movements in the morning.
Arthritis can occur in a hidden form - in this case, the symptoms appear after exposure to provocative factors: stress, supera, hypothermia or infection.
Symptoms also include manifestations of the inflammatory process in the body:
- an increase in body temperature at 38-39 degrees;
- loss of strength and chills;
- conjunctivitis;
- Change of blood test indicators: for example, an increase in the ESR and a high level of white blood bodies;
- Pain during urination.
The severity of the clay manifestation can be different and progress is not necessarily rapid. However, if you do not pay attention to the problem, arthritis flows in a chronic form and can lead to a violation of the work of the internal organs and disability: inability, modification of joints and limbs.
Treatment and prevention
The prescribed treatment will depend on the gravity of the diagnosis. If during the diagnosis the patient has not found damage to the internal organs, the treatment is relatively simple. The patient can be prescribed:
- anti -inflammatory and analgesic drugs,
- physiotherapy procedures,
- compliance with the diet and rejection of alcohol,
- Reduce physical activity on the articulation concerned.
In the event that the disease has been influenced by the organs, the patient is further subjected to the main treatment program aimed at supporting them:
- Further exams,
- Medicine 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 the connective tissue, which affects the joints of large and medium -sized and also has specific manifestations: it can manifest itself abruptly and transmit different joints, as if it moves from one to the other.
The rheumatism does not deform the joints, but the lack of treatment is irritated with serious complications: for example, kidney diseases and heart defects.
The cause of the occurrence can be transferred infectious diseases: tonsillitis, media otitis and the like. Children aged between 7 and 14 often enter the risk group. The legacy also influences the development of the disease.
- Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease in which the inflammatory process affects both the joints and many organs. For example, eyes, light, heart and blood vessels. It belongs to the group of systemic connective tissue diseases. Very often, women suffer from the disease after 60 years.
Progresses slowly, it affects several joints simultaneously and spreads symmetrically. As the disease develops, the joints lose mobility, pain and swelling. On the 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 an accurate diagnosis. Rheumatoid arthritis is treated, using powerful drugs. Therefore, it is very important to suspect and diagnose this disease in the early stages.
- Arthritis or Gotta Gotric is a progressive joint disease that occurs due to a violation of the metabolism of uric acid in the blood and the deposits of the salts in the joint tissues. Very often it starts with the injury of the thumbs.
Usually, elderly people, mainly men, suffer from gout. But there are also cases of diseases at a young age.
The treatment of rheumatism, systemic diseases, gout differs from the treatment, for example allergic or reactive arthritis. Only a doctor can prescribe the correct diagnosis and prescribe adequate treatment.
The disease is easier to prevent than to be treated, so we recommend that you take care of prevention and carefully observe health:
- abandon bad habits - smoking, drinking alcohol, irrational nutrition;
- Develop the habit of rational game sport: recharging, stretching, balanced training;
- Strengthen the immune system consult a doctor regarding mineral-vitamine complexes, flu vaccinations.
On arthrosis
70% of cases of disease falls over people over the age of 65.
Arthosis is a disease that leads to deformation and destruction of the joint capsule. The joint surface is a cartilage that covers the surface of the joint and does not allow the bones to get in touch with each other: it provides a free and painless movement. Very often, arthrosis develops in old age. It is also called "pianists and athletes disease" that often suffer from arthrosis due to constant load on the wrists and the joints of the legs: side, knee, ankle. Arthosis, unlike arthritis, affects only the joints and is not inflammatory.
Symptoms
The symptoms of arthrosis appear gradually, as the disease advances. At the beginning of development, they are not at all. This is the main reason to see a doctor in the late phases.
The first symptoms of arthrosis show themselves:
- joint articulation after sleep or long rest, which passes quickly during movement;
- Scrick, grinding and click that are accompanied by a boring sound;
- Pain during movement and load.
In the subsequent stages of arthrosis, the symptoms become more evident: the immobility of the joints and pain syndrome has improved, the "hard articulation syndrome" also develops: the replacement of the tissue of the soft cartilage 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
Arthosis is better to treat in the initial phase of the disease. In addition, the recovery possibilities depend on age - up to 40 years to get rid of the disease is much easier. Under these conditions, the patient is prescribed loads on the painful articulation, the effects of shock-shor-short waves on bone and connective fabrics with acoustic impulses of significant amplitude of the low frequency: from 16 to 25 Hz. Other procedures can be used: for example mud applications, electrophoresis with drugs. The chronic form of the disease, as well as arthrosis in old age, is not likely to complete the cure. However, competent and regular therapy helps to control the disease as much as possible: to suspend the destruction of the joint and improve the quality of the patient.
During this therapy, the doctor prescribes the pharmacological treatment, which activates the regeneration process and also provides recommendations on lifestyle.
Primary prevention helps prevent the development of osteoarthritis. Basic principles:
- Weight control - excess weight increases the load on the joints;
- Regular physical activity - gymnastics, lengthening and moderate training;
- The choice of high quality and comfortable shoes: the distribution of the incorrect load causes greater pressure on the joints;
- Strengthen immunity and protection against hypothermia.
A visual comparison
Above, we have described the main causes, symptoms and methods for the treatment of arthritis and arthrosis. In this block, we briefly answer the question of the difference in diseases:
| Arthritis | Arthrosis |
| An inflammatory disease that affects the joints and can affect the normal functioning of the internal organs. | The disease is degenerative, destructive, character. It affects only the joints of the joints. |
| It develops mainly in young and middle-aged people: 25-45 years. It also happens in children. | Basically the elderly people overtake, as well as the people whose activities are directly related to the load on the joints: athletes, musicians, artists. |
| It manifests itself from inflammatory symptoms in the initial phase: pain, redness and fever in the affected area. | It may not be heard for a long time, progressing slowly - this complicates the diagnostic process in an initial phase. |
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