Treatment of osteoarthritis

When possible, always try to correct the triggers or aggravating obesity is corrects the difference in leg length and protected if there are joints. Exercising with diseased joints is essential. It must maintain joint movement and strengthen muscles to prevent the joint becomes flaccid and reduce rigidities.

Exercise should be gentle and not cause pain. Swimming and gentle walks are highly recommended. Osteoarthritis can medicate. Medications are used to relieve pain and reduce stiffness duration. There are many different types of drugs such as anti-inflammatory, taken as the degree of pain.

They have now developed a set of drugs and therapies designed to eliminate pain and improve function and joint mobility. These drugs stimulate the natural repair process of articular cartilage by relieving the pain by stopping the destruction of cartilage.

These drugs increase the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans, chondroitin sulfate and collagen, essential to repair damaged cartilage in osteoarthritis.

The causes of osteoarthritis

The causes can be manifold:
- Aging.
- Inheritance.
- Obesity.
- Overload disorders.
- Local lesions: fractures, injuries, sprains, inflammations.
- Excessive use: professional work.

Local symptoms include pain, stiffness, limited mobility and loss of function. The pain is usually the first manifestation. It gets worse when we move or do some activity and improves with rest. Is morning stiffness lasts half an hour, and gave to walking, to reappear after a period of inactivity.

Subsequently becomes more severe arthritis and pain is more continuous. Appears atrophy and muscle spasm. The alteration of the muscles causes more pain, altered joint mobility.

As late complications may occur deformities in flexion contracture and instability of the joint.