The cold, humidity and wind "throw into despair" all those who suffer from bone pain, which is a huge number of people. Doctors estimate that every tenth inhabitant of our country has some disease of the bone-joint system. The problems caused by these diseases are badly affected by winter, primarily because of the high humidity, so the symptoms worsen.
Due to complaints that significantly affect their daily activities, people affected by diseases of the bone and joint system reach for painkillers more than medicine tolerates, thereby risking damage to other organs, primarily the stomach.
Rheumatology wards are normally overcrowded, because the population is generally getting older, and with age, diseases of the bone and joint system are more common. When it comes to deformities, patients are mostly older, that is, those who are over 55 years old. They mostly suffer from arthrosis, degenerative diseases, mostly knees and hips, and osteoporosis is common in women due to hormonal imbalance after menopause.
Diseases of the bone-joint system, if detected in time, can be successfully treated. There are several methods: from physical therapy, through the injection of hyaluronic acid into the joints, which should restore the cartilage, to the use of various gels and creams for pain relief and spa rehabilitation. All of this, when applied on time, can, as doctors claim, delay the operation even up to 10 years.
WOMEN SUFFER MORE
Women complain of rheumatic pains more often than men, and not without reason, because the experience of doctors confirms that women, due to hormones, are three times more susceptible to these diseases than the "stronger sex". New research shows that some rheumatic diseases mainly affect women. These are rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and fibromyalgia. The first three are autoimmune diseases, while fibromyalgia is a neurological disease.
Although many patients move less because of joint pain, doctors say that this is wrong and that those suffering from bone and joint diseases should be physically active. This helps to "move" the joints, as physical activity has a similar effect to analgesics.
With inflammatory and degenerative rheumatism, osteoporosis, but also after injuries and operations, for example, after the installation of an artificial hip or knee, physical therapy, as well as rehabilitation in spas, is extremely important.
One of the most serious rheumatic diseases is rheumatoid arthritis. If it is not treated properly, in two years it leads to joint damage, due to which disability develops, and these patients suffer constant pain. This disease mostly threatens the joints of the hands and feet and leads to irreparable damage. It can also affect other organs such as the kidneys, heart or lungs, and in children even the eyes, which can lead to blindness, reports Novosti.
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