Arthrosis and arthritis

What is it? What's the difference?

Have the disease arthritis, and have arthritis. Their names sound very similar, these diseases are striking the same bodies — joints, but the very basis of these diseases is still different. What is the difference?

arthrosis and arthritis

What is arthrosis

One of the main characteristics of the disease — lesion of cartilage tissue in the joint. In any osteoarthritis is aching pain in the affected joint may appear swollen.

The cartilage in this ailment can no longer cope with the pressure he is under, and he begins to break down is stronger than time to recover.

The result is a layer of cartilage between the bones, which ensures the normal gliding of the articular surfaces of the bones, can not cope with its function, begins to break down, and any motion accompanied by pain.

What is arthritis

Is a chronic inflammatory process in the joints. Called arthritis a serious breach in the nutrition of the joint. Often accompanied by swelling patient area.

The symptoms of arthritis and osteoarthritis have a significant difference.

Arthrosis has no symptoms, "volatility". Simply put, inflammation arising in one joint, rarely passes on to the next joint, leaving the previous calm.

Arthritis — "volatile" nature is traced.

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

Arthritis — the pain subsides when the person is actively moving, except for the morning pain.

With osteoarthritis the stiffness in the morning is for a short period of time, the motion of the joint is "crunches".

Anti-inflammatory drug is not a steroid type that is used in the treatment of arthritis, can eliminate the soreness is only temporary. Arthritis may not manifest itself, but then to attack with renewed vigor.

When osteoarthritis causes, which begin to break down articular cartilage, can be metabolic disorders, excess weight, reducing blood flow to the joint.

Still, the most common reason is not normative stress on the joints.

In body-oriented therapy techniques used somatic massage, which relieves tension in the muscles and joints that carry a double burden due to the patient's joint.

Is balancing muscle connections, which take over the function of protector. They need help to release the stress and relax.

Soft manual technique of relaxation of the connective tissue around the joint to promote increased blood flow and oxygen supply. The joint "begins to breathe."

The technique of stimulation by hand, "awakening" the beginning of the attached muscles, which are on the back, along the spine, has a beneficial effect on the lymphatic system. Lymph works like drainage system, cleansing the body of toxins and removing large particles from the tissue space, as well as supplying all the cells, hormones, proteins and lymphocytes.

There is an opportunity to feel better, to get rid of the stress to find contact with your body.

And, of course, is only part of the way.

Addressing psychosomatic, you can find reasons of development of adverse changes in the joints... This will certainly speed up the recovery process.

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