The more correct name for arthrosis is osteoarthritis . The main symptoms of arthrosis : severe pain in the joint when moving, joint deformation, decreased joint . If arthrosis immobility occurs . And the symptoms of arthritis are pain not only during movement, but also at rest, swelling, swelling, morning stiffness in the joints, the skin over the joints may be hot to the touch. Movements are painful, but do not stop, limited only by swelling of the soft tissues. The main difference between arthrosis and arthritis: with arthrosis, the main destructive activity is performed not by inflammatory, but by degenerative processes in the articular cartilage.
In simpler words:
If the joint is very painful and swollen, you feel “not very good”, movements in the joint are painful and there is a “crunching” when moving, the skin is hot to the touch - there is a high probability of arthritis.
If the joint hurts not acutely, it can be said to be constant and over time (months of suffering) changes its shape, while the leg, arm or back gradually become limited in the range of their movements, and from month to month we can say that it is getting worse and worse... Then greater likelihood of arthrosis of the joint(s).
What are the causes of joint pain?
Diseases of the joints and joints of the spine can be divided into two large groups: dystrophic processes and inflammatory processes. The causes of these conditions are different, therefore there is a big difference in the treatment of such processes. It is probably clear that the success of treatment largely depends on correct and thorough diagnosis and examination. As a rule, X-rays and laboratory blood tests are taken, and if a more detailed study is necessary, an MRI of the joints is taken.
Dystrophic diseases. The names of these diseases usually have the ending “-oz” - arthrosis OZ , osteochondrosis OZ , ligament OZ , etc. They manifest themselves as slow degeneration of cartilage tissue, ligamentous and capsular apparatus of joints. Characteristic symptoms are pain, limited mobility in the joint or spine, deformation of the joint over time, crunching when moving.
The development of dystrophic diseases of the spine and joints is primarily caused by the inevitable aging process of the body as a whole. And the hereditary factor, frequent immobile “working” position, diseases of the endocrine system, metabolic disorders (obesity), salt metabolism only accelerate its appearance and determine the rate of progression.
The fact is that each joint, like any tissue in our body, renews its cells with a certain frequency. The rate of death of cartilage cells in the joint is balanced with the rate of their new birth. This happens in young and middle age. Then the regeneration processes do not have time to replace cells that have spent their time. There are many factors involved in this process. One of them is joint nutrition. The joint is nourished by the joint fluid, which carries everything it needs for nutrition. As its amount decreases with age, the amount of components nourishing the joint decreases accordingly. In addition, the joint fluid acts as a lubricant, ensuring ideal gliding of two perfectly smooth articular surfaces. The coordinated functioning of joint structures can be disrupted by: chronic pain, long-term injuries, operations, disruptions and injuries to the central nervous system (concussion), depressive states, a sedentary lifestyle, or vice versa - excessive work overload. Deviation in the regulation of movement leads to damage to the articular cartilage or intervertebral disc first. As a rule, the damage is very minor in the first stages, almost unnoticeable at first, but the trauma is repeated with every movement and gradually, over the years, the joint or disc is destroyed, which leads to degeneration of the cartilage tissue and the joint as a whole. Over time, the body’s “cup of patience” becomes full and after a slight provocation (awkward movement, physical activity), a ligament tear, meniscal injury or disc damage appears, which causes obvious pain and significantly limits mobility.
Inflammatory diseases. The names of these diseases, as a rule, have the ending “it” - arthritis, spondyloarthritis, polyarthritis, etc. Ankylosing spondylitis also belongs to this group. Manifested by inflammation of the tissues of the joints of the arms, legs and spine. Characteristic symptoms are pain, morning stiffness, swelling of the joints, red and hot skin at the site of the swelling, limited mobility in one or more joints, the entire spine, deformation of the joints over time and the progression of the disease.
Inflammatory joint diseases can have the following origins:
· Autoimmune or infectious-allergic – aggressiveness of the immune system against joint tissues;
· Metabolic disorders – usually accompanied by the formation of salt crystals in the joint cavity and periarticular tissues, which leads to their inflammation;
· Infectious – bacterial or viral inflammation of one or more joints.
For a more detailed consideration of these two states, see the corresponding sections...
Osteoarthritis of the knee and arthritis in this place are diseases of the movable joints of the femur and tibia. They differ in the nature of damage to synovial tissues, the age category of patients and some clinical manifestations.
Both diseases cause pain and limited joint mobility, but the degree of pain varies significantly. Both diseases can cause disability and cause irreversible changes in the cartilage and bone structure.
Deforming arthrosis develops against the background of age-related changes in the human body. The disease affects patients over 45 years of age; in young people, the pathology is quite rare. Arthritis affects the middle-aged group.
With arthrosis in the knee joint, only the tissues of the movable joint are affected, while arthritis is accompanied by a general deterioration in well-being, severe symptoms of the inflammatory process, and disruption of the functioning of the immune and other body systems.
A visual demonstration of the structure of the knee joint.
Arthritis in the knee joint (gonitis) causes inflammation of the joint cavity; a large amount of serous or purulent fluid accumulates in the synovial bursa. The pathology is accompanied by the formation of severe edema, the skin over the knee is hyperemic. On palpation, tenderness and soft consistency of the tissues are noted.
Causes of arthritis:
The cause of infectious and reactive arthritis can be a bacterial or fungal infection that penetrates into the joint cavity through open wounds, during surgical operations, or from a source of chronic bacteremia in the body.
Secondary arthritis forms against the background of osteomyelitis, diseases of the lungs, digestive tract, circulatory system, sarcoidosis, and malignant tumors.
Arthrosis is a degenerative-dystrophic lesion of the knee joint that has a chronic course. The disease leads to the destruction of cartilage tissue, pathological changes in articular ligaments, muscles, synovial capsule, and bone structures.
Peculiarity! The disease develops gradually and begins to manifest itself with moderate pain, knee stiffness, and discomfort in the limb when performing physical activity.
Later, the pain intensifies, flexion of the joint is accompanied by a dry crunch. The discomfort goes away after rest, but cramps may bother you.
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In order not to fully rely on the affected leg, a person begins to limp, as a result, increased load is placed on the opposite knee, which can also trigger the appearance of symptoms of arthrosis or arthritis.
Most often there is no swelling; fluid accumulation is observed only with reactive synovitis.
Reasons for the development of arthrosis in the knee joints:
A provoking factor may be hypothermia, the onset of menopause in women, living in an unfavorable environmental environment, or congenital abnormalities of joint development.
Let us consider the manifestations of arthrosis and arthritis and identify their differences.
The main sign of the development of arthritis is acute pain in the joint, worsening at night between 3 and 5 am. A person wakes up and cannot get rid of uncomfortable sensations for a long time. After waking up, stiffness remains in the knee and throughout the entire limb.
With arthrosis, pain occurs only when making movements and subsides at rest.
On a note! A distinctive feature of arthritis is a decrease in pain after physical activity and active movements (for example, squats).
The attack is quickly relieved after taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, especially with gout or ankylosing spondylitis.
It is not possible to get rid of discomfort in knees affected by arthrosis with the help of NSAIDs. The disease tends to worsen seasonally and progresses with changing weather conditions. Patients complain that their joints ache and twist. Dry heat and warming ointments help reduce pain.
In the rheumatoid form of arthritis, the pathological process usually involves several groups of joints, and symmetrical damage to the legs is observed. The deforming type of arthrosis occurs only in one knee; later, due to the increased load on the second limb, signs of the disease may appear in the second movable joint.
Gouty arthritis is characterized by a reactive course, intense pain, the synovial joint swells greatly, and the skin over it turns red. After a few days, the symptoms go away even without any treatment, but the other joint swells.
Knee arthritis is often accompanied by an increase in body temperature to 37.5° and above. Depending on the form of the disease, skin dermatoses, allergic symptoms, increased sweating, and disruption of the gastrointestinal tract may be present.
Patients with arthrosis complain of limited mobility of the affected limb, the range of motion is reduced to a minimum. This is due to spasm of the surrounding muscles and ligaments, a decrease in the joint space, and the formation of bone growths - osteophytes. When the joint is bent, a characteristic crunching sound appears, caused by the friction of the articular surfaces against each other.
Arthritis also causes limited mobility, but the cause is severe pain and swelling. At an advanced stage, contractures, subluxations, bone ankylosis, and exostoses occur.
Arthritis does not cause destruction of bone and cartilage tissue, so the appearance of the joint does not change. A long course of arthrosis leads to irreversible deformation of the mobile joint. Cartilage is replaced by bone fragments, osteophytes, and calcareous deposits.
Watch a fragment of the program “Live Healthy!” with a story about gonarthrosis and its symptoms.
Therapy for both diseases is aimed at relieving pain, restoring knee mobility and preventing the development of complications. For arthritis, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used as painkillers: Diclofenac, Celecoxib, Nurofen. Medicines are taken orally and used in the form of ointments for external treatment of the joint.
NSAIDs are also prescribed for the treatment of gonarthrosis, but their effectiveness is much less. Antispasmodics and muscle relaxants help enhance the analgesic effect.
Attention! Infectious drives are treated with antibiotics, glucocorticoids and cytostatics. For arthrosis, hormonal drugs are injected into the joint cavity only for synovitis.
To strengthen bone and cartilage tissues, patients are prescribed treatment with chondroprotectors, vitamin and mineral complexes, and a balanced diet.
Intra-articular injections with hyaluronic acid help restore joint mobility, compensate for the lack of synovial fluid and reduce friction during arthrosis.
Patients suffering from gonitis should not undergo warming procedures on the knee area, as this intensifies the inflammatory process. Ointments with antibiotics, NSAIDs and analgesics are used locally. On the contrary, patients with a deforming type of arthrosis are recommended to use vasodilating, warming gels (Voltaren, Menovazin, Nicoflex) to improve blood supply to the joint and normalize metabolic processes.
Watch a video in which the famous practicing rheumatologist Pavel Evdokimeko talks about the differences between diseases such as gonarthrosis and gonarthritis.
Gonarthritis and gonarthrosis have similar symptoms, but they manifest themselves somewhat differently. The etiology of diseases, the nature of damage to synovial tissues and treatment methods differ. To establish the correct diagnosis, you need to contact an orthopedist or traumatologist. The doctor will prescribe the necessary tests and select a treatment regimen individually for each patient.
Joint damage for patients of any age is the No. 1 problem for medical institutions. The etiological cause of inflammatory pathologies of the musculoskeletal system has been studied very poorly, although many factors have been identified that can provoke the development of cartilage tissue diseases. Most often, large joints are affected: knees, hips, and sometimes shoulders.
In 10-12% of cases, a detailed examination reveals gonarthrosis of the knee joint, which must be carefully differentiated from arthrosis. How arthrosis differs from gonarthrosis of the knee joint, and what are the main differences in the treatment of this pathology are described in detail in this article.
The cause of pain in large joints can only be named theoretically, since a direct connection between these two phenomena could not be proven.
Theoretical causes of inflammation of the knee joint:
All of the above reasons are the main risk factors for the occurrence of both arthrosis and gonarthrosis.
Diseases can be identified only after a thorough clinical examination and evaluation of the results of laboratory and instrumental studies.
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is a chronic inflammation of the cartilage tissue of the knee. The disease is characterized by an increase in the volume of the limb, a change in the shape of the joint, the occurrence of varying intensity of pain and other signs of the inflammatory process.
Clinical signs of knee arthrosis:
Impaired function - this symptom is especially felt by morning stiffness; you can often hear the phrase from patients: “Until I get going...”.
Diagnostic feature! Considering the entire clinical picture of the disease, it should be noted that with arthrosis of the knee there is no impairment in the range of motion in the joint.
X-ray arthrosis is manifested by the following signs:
Gonarthrosis (osteoarthrosis of the knee joint) is an inflammatory disease characterized by damage to the cartilaginous surface of the knee joint, inflammation of the articular membrane and the musculo-ligamentous apparatus.
Cause of pain in osteoarthritis:
The inflammation gradually transfers the inflammatory process to the ligaments and small muscles surrounding the knee. Moreover, muscle spasm occurs as a reflex when there is pain in the joint.
Clinical manifestations in the joint with gonarthrosis and arthrosis are repeated, but in the first case there are a couple more symptoms that are indicators of osteoarthritis of the knee.
Important symptoms for gonarthrosis of the knee joint:
Essentially, the differences between arthrosis and gonarthrosis are the limitation of movements of the knee joint. If the affected joint is large, inflamed, painful, but moves after “needing to move apart” - this is arthrosis.
If a person has night or constant pain, which intensifies with physical activity on the leg, which bends and unbends poorly even after kneading, and there are also radiological signs of osteophytes on the x-ray image, this is gonarthrosis.
Of course, the course of arthrosis is much easier compared to gonarthrosis, which is why more powerful anti-inflammatory therapy is prescribed for osteoarthritis.
Among all diseases of the human body, you can find examples of similarities and differences in treatment. A comparative treatment regimen for arthrosis and gonarthrosis is no exception.
The same stages of treatment for gonarthrosis and arthrosis of the knee joint:
Differences in the treatment of osteoarthritis and arthrosis:
The intensity of anti-inflammatory treatment for gonarthrosis is much higher than for arthrosis. Here, glucocorticosteroids are often prescribed, which have a powerful anti-inflammatory effect and improve the patient’s condition.
The best treatment for gonarthrosis is to replace the diseased joint with an artificial one, while for arthrosis, stable remission of the disease can be achieved using weight loss, pharmacological agents, traditional medicine methods and exercise therapy.
Considering the above, we can say that gonarthrosis and arthrosis of the knee joint clinically do not have much difference and without examination it is practically impossible to distinguish them. For differential diagnosis, an x-ray examination, a clinical blood test are prescribed, and after evaluating the results, a final diagnosis is made.
Many patients wonder what is worse: gonarthrosis or arthrosis. The answer to this complex question lies on the surface. There is no good or bad disease, there is the attitude of the patient towards it, who either takes his health seriously or is irresponsible. When the patient carefully monitors the course of the disease and seeks medical help promptly, complications occur very rarely.
If the patient is characterized by irresponsible behavior towards himself, this will lead to many complications even of the most harmless disease at first glance.
In the medical literature there are many names of diseases that include the word arthrosis. Here are the most commonly used: osteoarthrosis, gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, arthrosis deformans, polyarthrosis. When a person far from medicine reads or hears these names, he cannot understand whether they are synonyms, or names of different diseases, different forms of the same disease. What is the difference between arthrosis and gonarthrosis of the knee joints, is there a difference between arthrosis and osteoarthritis, what is DOA? What diseases is arthrosis similar to, by what signs can it be recognized, how to treat it correctly and can it be cured? This article is devoted to answering these questions.
The name of the disease “arthrosis” comes from an ancient Greek word that means “joint”. This is the name of a group of degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the joints. With arthrosis, cartilage tissue is damaged, resulting in the destruction of hyaline articular cartilage. This leads to limited mobility, pain, and, over time, to deformation of the articulating bones. Therefore, the disease is often called osteoarthritis. Arthrosis, osteoarthrosis, deforming arthrosis, deforming osteoarthritis (DOA) - all these are synonymous concepts, different names for the same disease. Sometimes the name osteoarthritis is also used.
Arthrosis, according to the international classification of diseases (ICD 10), is one of the types of arthropathy, which includes arthritis. But arthritis is an inflammatory lesion of the joint, and arthrosis occurs without signs of inflammation. If the destruction of articular cartilage is accompanied by an inflammatory process, doctors talk about arthrosis-arthritis, although there is no such disease in ICD 10.
Quite often, arthrosis affects several joints; this condition is called polyarthrosis. If one joint or symmetrical joints of the limbs are affected, their name is added to the word arthrosis to clarify the diagnosis. For example: arthrosis of the shoulder joint, arthrosis of the temporomandibular joint. The most common types of arthrosis have their own names. Arthrosis of the hip joint is called coxarthrosis, and arthrosis of the knee joint is called gonarthrosis. Thus, the difference between arthrosis and gonarthrosis is that arthrosis is the name of a group of diseases, and gonarthrosis is the name of a specific disease. The phrase gonarthrosis of the knee joint, which occurs quite often, is a tautology. It is more correct to say “arthrosis of the knee joint” or simply “gonarthrosis”.
Arthrosis in general and gonarthrosis in particular have similar manifestations to a number of other diseases. This leads to diagnostic errors, which happen quite often. Correct diagnosis is extremely important, since the effectiveness of treatment depends on it. Therefore, if arthrosis is suspected, a comprehensive examination is prescribed: examination, functional tests, radiography and other imaging diagnostic methods (ultrasound, CT, MRI), tests.
Gonarthrosis is easily confused with the following diseases and conditions:
How do these diseases differ from gonarthrosis? Meniscopathy develops rapidly, begins with sharp pain after unsuccessful movement, and the symptoms of arthrosis increase over the years. If meniscus damage is not treated, the pain will periodically recur, but bone deformation will not occur. With coxarthrosis, pain often radiates from the hip joint to the knee, so you need to focus not on subjective sensations, but on the mobility of the leg in both joints. To identify differences, it is enough to carry out the simplest functional tests:
Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that develops suddenly and manifests itself with more acute symptoms: swelling, swelling of the knee, fever, pain that intensifies at night. Arthritis usually occurs in the form of polyarthritis, with simultaneous damage to multiple joints. Vascular pain is associated with impaired blood supply to the joint capsule. They often occur during a period of accelerated growth of organs and systems, and after 20 years their intensity decreases. Such pains are of a specific nature, weather-dependent (knees twist due to the weather), are easily relieved with warming ointments, and do not affect joint mobility. Periarthritis is also not accompanied by limited mobility, and pain is localized in the lower part of the inner surface of the knee.
Gonarthrosis is characterized by limited mobility in the knee joint combined with pain. At the onset of the disease, the symptoms are mild, the manifestations are short-term (stiffness in the morning, pain at the beginning of movement and after prolonged exercise). But at this stage, the microstructure of the cartilage is already damaged, and the mechanism of destruction has begun. Cartilage tissue is capable of repairing itself, but the possibilities for self-healing are not unlimited. If you help the body at this stage and undergo a course of treatment with chondroprotectors that contain components of cartilage tissue, the degenerative-dystrophic process can be stopped.
Unfortunately, most patients do not consider moderate pain and slight limitation of mobility a sufficient reason to see a doctor. Therefore, grade 1 arthrosis is most often diagnosed accidentally, during a medical examination or examination for another disease. Cases of complete cure of gonarthrosis are extremely rare; usually the disease progresses. The pain becomes prolonged, contracture (limitation of mobility) is severe. When pain occurs with minor loads and does not go away immediately even at rest, and the range of motion is reduced by more than half, grade 2 arthrosis is diagnosed. At this stage, bone deformations are felt, the joint capsule is involved in the process (its inner shell becomes inflamed), muscles (atrophy begins).
Some patients consult a doctor only at stage 3:
Starting from stage 2, the formation of articular mice (intra-articular bodies) is possible. These are fragments of bone growths (osteophytes) and dead fragments of cracked cartilage. Moving in the joint capsule, these bodies cause acute pain, pain blockade and inflammation of the synovial membrane - synovitis. When synovitis occurs, the knee swells and excess joint fluid can flow into the popliteal fossa, forming a Baker's cyst.
Making a diagnosis begins with interviewing the patient, analyzing complaints, examining the knee with palpation and conducting functional tests. The doctor assesses the range of movements, pays attention to the crunching sound that accompanies them, and asks the patient how painful the movements are. Then instrumental examinations are prescribed, first of all, radiography in at least 2 projections. If photographs in frontal and lateral projections are not informative enough, additional ones are taken from a different angle. At an early stage, when the symptoms are not sufficiently pronounced and specific, differential diagnosis is mandatory.
In recent years, arthrosis and arthritis have taken leading positions among diseases. Although the terminology is similar, because both diseases affect the joints, the pathologies are different. Arthritis of the knee joint is not at all the same as osteoarthritis of the knee joint. So what is arthrosis and arthritis?
In order to accurately determine the difference between arthritis and arthrosis, it is necessary to give a detailed description of these diseases. They belong to varieties of a rheumatic nature: arthrosis thins, destroys articular cartilage tissue, arthritis provokes inflammatory processes that destroy the connective tissue of the joint under the influence of harmful enzymes.
The process of destruction is more rapid than the course of inflammation. Arthrosis, another name for which is osteoarthritis, is age-related and chronic. It is localized mainly in one large joint of the human body.
With the onset of pathology development, inflammatory processes come into play. With this disease of the joints, the synovial membrane, joint capsule, and synovial fluid are affected (acts as a nutrient and lubricant for diarthrosis, making the tissues more dense).
Patients diagnosed with arthritis are increasingly hearing complaints about joint stiffness and pain. The area of inflammation turns red, and the temperature rises at the site of origin of the disease. There are precedents that pain is felt in a paired joint of the arms or legs. The patient is concerned about swelling of the external tissues.
Despite all the problems, the structure of the bad joint is not deformed. The disease only causes inflammatory processes in the cartilage tissue, which can be a consequence of metabolic disorders, injuries or infections. This disease is completely curable, if you take it seriously, you should not self-medicate, otherwise it can lead to joint degradation.
The disease provokes pathological processes inside the joints. Cartilage tissue is nourished by synovial fluid because it does not contain blood vessels. As a person ages, metabolic processes slow down and cartilage becomes thinner because there is no optimal nutrition. They fail to cope with shock-absorbing properties and become thinner. When a joint is used, a person begins to experience pain. This is how arthritis differs from arthrosis of the knee joint, which affects a large number of people of different genders and ages.
When diagnosing arthrosis, you should not take anti-inflammatory substances, because there is no inflammation. The pathology most often affects adults, but not everyone. If a person adheres to a proper diet, his physical activity is normal, and his daily life is not full of bad habits, then the disease does not occur.
Another significant factor in how to distinguish arthrosis from arthritis is the fact that with arthrosis there is no redness or swelling.
The difference between arthritis and arthrosis lies in the symptoms. Both diseases have common features, namely:
Such symptoms are characteristic of these diseases, but the pain itself is different, the area of its origin, and the duration are different. In most cases, the doctor is guided by these indicators to correctly identify the disease.
With arthritis, the pain is sharp, even cutting, while the difference between arthrosis is aching, prolonged pain that occurs after prolonged walking or physical activity. With the onset of the disease, a barely noticeable discomfort is felt, which only intensifies.
Arthritis is characterized by pain at night or early in the morning. Many patients aggravate the problem themselves by taking self-treatment with any substances that are advertised on social networks. Any experienced doctor will tell you that self-medication is fraught with serious consequences.
Although arthritis and arthrosis have significant differences, both lead to joint deformation. At first, arthritis provokes only inflammation, which is accompanied by redness, swelling, a rise in local temperature, and the appearance of nodes. Weakness, psoriasis, and increased sweating may also occur.
Only certain types of disease can change the joint: traumatic arthritis and osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis does not have such obvious external indicators. Tissue deformation actively progresses in a hidden way, depleting the cartilage of the hands, feet or other joints.
These two pathologies are noteworthy in that one disease can follow the other. First, the joint is affected by inflammatory processes. If you ignore them and do not consult a doctor for a long time, who will select a comprehensive treatment by determining the cause of the inflammation, then after several months the progressive course of osteoarthritis deformity begins. One joint can become inflamed, for example, arthritis of the knee joint, or several – polyarthritis of the hands, for example. This is where the difference between the diseases lies: arthrosis never entails the occurrence of arthritis.
Also, arthrosis is accompanied by a clearly audible crunching sound. This is because the cartilage tissue is worn away, which causes a feeling of pain during the interaction of the bones. Arthrosis of the knee or hip joint is easily recognized in elderly patients precisely by the presence of a crunch.
Arthritis is never accompanied by clicking or crunching sounds. The cartilage performs its role, although the joint is swollen and may not even function.
When determining whether you have arthrosis or arthritis, you should pay attention to these differences; they characterize the presence of a particular disease.
Having figured out whether you have arthritis or arthrosis, and what the difference is, you can begin to properly treat the disease. A competent doctor considers each patient's case on an individual basis, because arthritis can affect anyone, even a baby. Older people are more likely to suffer from arthrosis.
Getting rid of arthrosis and arthritis has its own specifics and also differs in the methods used. In the case of osteoarthritis, the doctor selects appropriate painkillers and hormonal medications. If the case is particularly neglected, then drugs with glucosamine sulfate are used or surgical intervention is prescribed.
Arthritis is treated only after its stage is accurately determined. The doctor selects a suitable diet for the patient and recommends minimizing physical activity, taking into account the affected joint, be it pathology of the little finger, hand, etc. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics are actively used, injections of which are injected directly into the joints.
For both diseases, therapeutic exercises, massage and physiotherapeutic procedures significantly improve the course of therapy.
Arthritis and arthrosis have common treatment procedures:
It is impossible to completely cure arthrosis. The main goal of therapy is to eliminate the causes that led to the disease, as well as to maintain the cartilage in the most satisfactory condition.
If therapy does not give the expected result, the disease is at a dangerous stage of development, and the cartilage is destroyed, then surgical intervention is used. In this case, a specialized prosthetic joint is installed.
There is not much difference between arthrosis and arthritis in a patient if it is necessary to formulate a dietary diet. In one case or another, highly digestible food with low calorie content is recommended. An individually selected diet is not only a preventive measure, but more of a therapeutic one.
There are a number of specific foods that should be excluded from the diet if you have arthritis or arthrosis: baked goods and pastries, pork and beef, tomatoes, potatoes, sweets, high-fat dairy products. Often the negative consequences of their use exceed the taste and personal preferences of the patient.
Conversely, you should add to your diet : fatty fish, vegetables, nuts, herbs, spices, fruits. Various microelements, fatty acids, vitamins, tannins have a beneficial effect on the general condition of the patient as a whole, especially on the affected areas in particular.
Understanding what arthrosis-arthritis is and what the difference is, you should not leave everything to chance and expect that improvement will come on its own and the disease will disappear. Timely diagnostic measures and correctly selected therapy can save a person from surgery and irreversible destruction of cartilage tissue. Qualified help from a doctor in this case is the right decision. Only a doctor can choose the therapy that will benefit the patient and not harm it.