Arthritis is the most common disease in the world, as this disease causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints, and its severity may reach the influence of the kinetic ability of humans, but with medical development it has become possible to deal with its symptoms.
Although it is a chronic disease and affects the quality of life, but early awareness, careful diagnosis, and the commitment to the treatment and healthy lifestyle, enables the patient to adapt to the disease and follow his life normally.
Types of arthritis
There are more than 100 types of joint infections, but there are types that are the most common, including:
The bonelessness that occurs due to the erosion of cartilage that covers the ends of the bone.
Rheumatoid arthritis, a self -immune disease in which the immune system attacks the joints.
Gout: resulting from the accumulation of uric acid in the joints.
Red lupus and psoriasis arthritis, which are immune diseases that affect joints and other organs in the body.
Symptoms of arthritis and its causes
Arthritis causes stiffness in the morning period for up to more than 30 minutes every day, as well as swelling and redness in the affected joint.
With pain in the joint, it increases with movement or after a long comfort, as it leads to a decrease in the extent of movement or the ability to use the joint naturally.
In addition to fatigue and feeling general fatigue (especially in immune species such as rheumatoid).
The causes of arthritis are due to genetic factors, as some people have a genetic susceptibility to infection, as well as infection or autoimmune diseases.
The chances of infection with aging and aging increases, in addition to injuries that can lead to later infections, especially with the extra weight that presses the joints.
Ways of treatment from arthritis
There are many ways to deal with arthritis, foremost of which are drug therapy and pain analgesics: such as paracetamol, as well as NSAIDS such as ibuprofen, immunosuppressive drugs used in cases such as rheumatoid and lupus, up to cortisone injections in the joint.
In some cases, it may need surgical intervention such as replacement of the joint, in addition to physical therapy, which is exercises to improve elasticity and muscle strength around the joint, and teach the patient to properly move to protect the joint.
How does the patient coexist with arthritis?
Like other chronic diseases, there are a number of measures that the patient must take to deal with the disease among them: exercising regularly, following a balanced health and therapeutic system to reduce weight.
