Arthritis (from the Greek arthro – joint, -itis – inflammation) is characterized by damage to articular tissues (cartilage, joint lining), the inflammatory process of the joint when exposed to any infection - bacteria, viruses or fungi. Typically, infection enters the joints through the circulatory system from another part of the body; this can occur during injury or surgery. As a rule, to varying degrees, symptoms of arthritis are present in osteoarthritis.
Arthritis is acute or chronic inflammation of the joints. Arthritis is a group of joint diseases of infectious origin or developing as a result of malnutrition of the joint. The cause of arthritis can be either an independent disease or a manifestation of some other disease. Arthritis is a serious medical and social problem because it is chronic and very often leads to temporary or permanent disability.
According to statistics, approximately every hundred people suffer from arthritis. Arthritis occurs at any age. Middle-aged women are especially likely to suffer from arthritis. The incidence of arthritis is 9.5 cases per 1,000 population; The prevalence is high among people of all ages, including children and adolescents, but arthritis most often develops in women 40-50 years old. Arthritis is a serious medical and social problem, since its protracted and recurrent course can cause disability and loss of ability to work.
Provoking factors for the development of arthritis are hypothermia, infections, inadequate physical activity, allergies, disruption of normal joint trophism, genetic predisposition, bad habits, and obesity.
Arthritis can affect one joint (monoarthritis), two or three joints (oligoarthritis), or several joints (polyarthritis). According to the course, a distinction is made between acute arthritis, which is characterized by severe pain, and chronic arthritis. It develops slowly, periodically exacerbating. The pain is moderate.
Main clinical signs of arthritis:
1. Pain in the affected joint. Occurs when moving or lifting heavy objects.
2. Feeling of stiffness.
3. In the joint area there is hyperemia, swelling, the skin over the joint is hot to the touch.
4. The joint has limited mobility.
Doctors recommend not to neglect a healthy lifestyle, including physical exercise, proper nutrition and serious attention to your psycho-emotional state. Regular exercise will help strengthen your muscles and improve your posture. Physical activity must be dosed. You cannot run, tennis, exercises with sudden jerky movements, or squats. You can’t do physical activity “through pain.” Exercises that stretch muscles, swimming, and race walking are shown.
You need to eat more foods containing grain fiber and collagen fibers (jelly, jellies, jellies). Food containing animal fats is extremely undesirable, as well as spicy and starchy foods, coffee, and strong tea.
A diet for arthritis patients is designed to reduce acidity. It should include fruits and vegetables in the form of salads or consist of at least two cooked vegetables. It has been noticed that it is useful to consume asparagus, apples, plums, sorrel, blueberries, rowan berries, sea buckthorn, and black currants in any form. It is also recommended to maintain a sufficient amount of foods with vitamin D in your diet, which is found in fish (you should eat it daily), butter, and yolks.
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