Osteoarthritis

The arthritis (or osteoarthritis) is a disease borne by the joints, particularly of the spine and knees, which affects the cartilage, causing degenerative lesions of the same (osteofiti). A difference of arthritis (an inflammation), arthritis is a degenerative process. Manifested initially with regressive lesions of the joints (cartilage loss that is the head joints), or caused by overload and the actions of enzymes that attack the cartilage. I condrociti (cells that produce cartilage tissue) fall and debris that are formed by the degeneration of the tissue are phagocytosis by macrophages. The work of the latter occurs with the release of substances that produce local inflammation that further damages the cartilage until it is completely free.

There is alteration of surrounding bone, periarticular osteofitosi (osteofiti generation, abnormal bony excrescences), dystrophy, sclerolipomatosi periarticular. The arthritis can be localized and generalized. In the former case depends on factors specific to the affected area, such as trauma and malformations, while in the latter case is caused by a complex of factors, not all are identified: tissue senescence, endocrine abnormalities, articular overload factors such as obesity and metabolic disorders of various types. It is his age (affecting 80% of people with more of sixty years), but can also affect relatively younger subjects, and is manifested by a significant reduction of the articulation function.

The arthritis is initially characterized by slight pain, more frequent in the hours following the awakening, and those above the rest. The pain results from (which is devoid of nerve endings), but d infiammazione of the synovial membrane, by stretching the ligaments and capsule, from micro bone etc.. The symptoms are exacerbated with the progression of the disease, causing suffering and continuous reduction or inhibition of motor skills.
The diagnosis is easy, but some investigations (radiography, CT and resonance) may be useful to check the severity of the disease.

The treatment varies in relation to establishing and subject to the stage reached by the disease. The milder cases may benefit from physiokinesitherapy and anti-inflammatory drugs (especially inhibitors of COX-2 such as celecoxib that have less side effects of classical anti-inflammatory) and analgesic; infiltration of cortisone and the use of lubricating joints must be very cautious because over time may exacerbate the problem, in serious cases, when the disease is well advanced, it may be necessary to resort to surgery, replacing a damaged prosthesis articulation.

The results of the prosthesis are positive for both the duration (more than 90% of success after 12 years) and for recovery. Today is gaining increasing importance in preventing the use of antioxidants and substances such as glucosamine and hyaluronic acid .. In addition to age, predisposing factors are obesity, overwork (including sports) the joint, trauma, sex (after 55 years, women are the most affected). Only a small percentage of cases it identifies a genetic predisposition (defect in collagen production).

Can be of three types:
Primary, if it is caused by genetic factors or idiopathic. It occurs with Heberden nodules.
Secondary, if it is caused by trigger factors such as trauma, surgery or rheumatic diseases.
Professional type of Secondary Osteoarthritis, caused by extensive use (typical professional environment) of certain joints.

The arthritis frequently asked are:
Gonartrosi or osteoarthritis of the knee.
Rizartrosi or arthrosis of the articulation at the base of the thumb.
Coxartrosi arthritis or implants.
Spondilartrosi or arthrosis of the vertebral joints.

Nutritional Supplements

Among the nutritional supplements adjuvants to traditional treatments for arthritis and osteoarthritis remember those containing:
CMO
MSM
Glucosamine
Chondroitin sulfate
Vitamin C
Manganese
Molybdenum
Sea cucumber

Herbs: amor seco, cat's claw, Guache, iporuru, tayuya, Pica preto, chuchuhuasi, Nettle, mulungu, scarlet bush, gervâo, Kalanchoe, Samambaia, anamu, Manach, pau d'arco, mullaca, sarsaparilla, vassourinha, graviola, advance cabeludo, suma, copaiba (topical), andiroba (topical)

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