Osteoarthritis and arthritis

What is it? What is the difference?

There is a disease, arthrosis, and there is arthritis. Their names sound very similar, they were hit with these diseases have the same organs — joints, but by itself the foundation of these problems is different. What is the difference?

osteoarthritis and arthritis

What is osteoarthritis

One of the main characteristics of this disease — the defeat of the cartilage in the joint. Every arthritis there are pain the pain in the affected joint may appear swollen.

The cartilage in this disease ceases to cope with the load that on him falls, and he begins to crumble stronger than he can regenerate.

As a result of the cartilage layer between bones, which provides the normal sliding of the articular surfaces of the bones, can not cope with its functions, is beginning to crumble, and all the movements are accompanied by pain.

What is arthritis

It is a chronic inflammatory process in the joints. Arthritis is caused by serious disorders in nutrition of the joint. Often accompanied by swelling of the sick zone.

The symptoms of arthritis and osteoarthritis have a significant difference.

Osteoarthritis has in its symptomatology "volatility". Simply put, the inflammation, which in one joint, very rarely passes to the other joint, leaving the original in peace.

Arthritis — a "flying" character to be traced.

Difference of arthritis and arthrosis in the character of the pain.

Arthritis — the pain subsides, when a person actively moves, with the exception of the morning pain.

In osteoarthritis stiffness in the morning passes in a shorter period of time, when the movement of the joint "armor".

Anti-inflammatory drugs are not the steroid type, which are used in the treatment of arthritis, can eliminate the pain just for a moment. Arthritis can stop performing yourself, but then to attack with new force.

In osteoarthritis the reasons for which are beginning to break down articular cartilage, may be a violation of metabolism, overweight, reduced blood flow to the joint.

And yet, the most common cause is the regulatory burden on the joints.

In the physically oriented therapy use the techniques of somatic massage, which relieves tension in the muscles and joints, which bear a double burden, because of the affected joint.

Performs balancing of the muscle units, which take upon themselves the function of the protector. They need to help release tension, relax.

Soft manual technique to release the connective tissue around the joint contribute to an increase in blood flow and oxygen supply. Joint "begins to breathe."

Stimulation technique by hand, "wake up" the start of the attached muscles, which are on the back, along the spine, has a beneficial effect on the lymphatic system. Lymph works as a drainage system, purifies the organism of toxins and the removal of a large weighted particles from the inter fabric of space, but also adds to all the cells, hormones, proteins, and lymphocytes.

Appears an opportunity to feel better, how to get rid of stress, find contact with your body.

And, of course, that's just part of the journey.

He turned to the psychosomatic, is it possible to find the reasons for the development of adverse changes in the joints... is undoubtedly speed up the process of recovery.

Psychological causes of diseases of the joints in the following article.