The ankle joint is most prone to traumatization, since it has the greatest burden - the mass of the entire body. Very often arthritis and arthrosis are observed in people who have problems of the musculoskeletal system, in particular osteochondrosis, lumboeishalgia, intervertebral disc herniation in the lumbar spine.
The development of the disease consists in the fact that the tissues forming the joint begin to gradually break down. Microscopic trauma and malnutrition in the hyaline cartilage lead to its thinning, and with loss of strength it undergoes the appearance of cracks. Calcium salts deposited in these cracks lead to even more destruction of it, bone tissue that participates in the formation of the joint grows, which leads to its deformation (deforming arthritis).
Diseases of the joints can be divided into two types - it is degenerative-dystrophic and inflammatory. It is common to call degenerative-dystrophic diseases medics arthrosis. With arthrosis, all the elements of the joint and the cartilage itself and the joint membrane, ligaments, periarticular muscles and bone are affected.
Symptoms of arthrosis
stiffness of movements
restriction of mobility
pain in the depth of the joint (increases with load, decreases - at rest)
a crunch in the joints.
Causes of development of arthrosis
excess weight
injuries
hormonal diseases (in women often in the menopausal period and after it)
Inflammatory diseases of joints include arthritis. Arthritis is an inflammation of the joint, it differs from arthrosis with certain symptoms and course of the disease. The main difference is acute pain, which becomes unbearable during movement, the shape of the joint changes, redness and swelling in the area of the affected joint (possibly a rise in body temperature)
The reasons that can serve the development of arthritis are similar to arthritis, but they can also add metabolic disorders, a lack of vitamins, allergic reactions, infections, diseases of the nervous system.
Diagnosis and treatment of the disease
To diagnose ankle diseases, doctors prescribe radiographic examinations, in some cases to clarify the diagnosis - tomography, as well as the analysis of periarticular fluid and a detailed blood test.
At the stages of exacerbation, a medicamentous method is used for treatment, which is aimed at the removal of the pain syndrome and the inflammatory process (analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids). For external (local) use often prescribed ointments and rubbers (with analgesics).
Physiotherapeutic procedures (electrophoresis, phonophoresis, ultrasound) are also prescribed, using these procedures, micromassage is performed in the affected tissues, which helps improve the nutrition of the joint.
In any case, self-medication is undesirable, it is better to turn to a specialist, because a timely diagnosis is the first step on the road to recovery.