What to do if the joints hurt - treatment, a full description of the causes of pain

In recent decades, not only the elderly have complained of pain in the joints, but also that category of people whose age has barely reached 35 years. Why this happens, there is no exact information, however, the problem is becoming more urgent every year and intrigues an increasing number of people.

Introduction

If the joints hurt, you should not attribute the problem to such factors as weather changes, magnetic storms, hypothermia, heavy physical labor. This problem has completely different causes.

So, why do the joints hurt, what can be the causes of joint pain, how to treat diseased joints - this article is about all this.

Painful joints can express themselves in different ways: at first it can be just unpleasant sensations, then crackles (crunches), after numbness and numbness, and only then does the pain beginto manifest in different ways: back pain, sipping, burning. Joint pain is not a trivial phenomenon and its causes can be very different.

Causes of pain

Why there may be pain in the joint, is judged by the nature of the pain and the place of its localization.

• With infectious diseases (tonsillitis, bronchitis), pain in the joint pulls, hurts, as a rule, not one joint hurts, but several at once.
• During intoxication of the body (for example, in case of poisoning with mushrooms, alcohol), aching pains affect several joints at once.
• With the exacerbation of chronic diseases (cholecystitis, tonsillitis), joint pains are fluid in nature, that is, they can arise in one place and move to another.
• In inflammation, the pain in the joints is sharp, it pulls and pierces. As a rule, one joint hurts, in rare cases - several.

Thus, the causes of joint pain can be different: infectious, inflammatory, intoxication and chronic. At the same time, if the cause is not traumatological, rheumatological, orthopedic in nature, joint pain is far from the only symptom that will bother. Other signs of poor human health will mingle:

• Increased body temperature;
• Fever;
• Runny nose;
• tear;
• Loss of appetite;
• rattling in the chest;
• Nausea and vomiting;
• Diarrhea;
• White coating on tonsils and tongue;
• loss of voice;

This is not a complete list of all these signs that may occur.

Pain with musculoskeletal problems

When various diseases of the musculoskeletal system become the reason why the joints hurt, it's time to figure out which joint is unhealthy and what to do about it.

Joint pain from traumatic causes (and close to them) is completely different from others. As a rule, the symptoms in such cases can be the following:

• Swelling and redness of the affected area.
• The sore spot is painful to the touch, hot.
• Pain in a particular joint.

• Fever.
• Numbness and stiffness in movement.
• Sharp, piercing pain on motion, and sometimes at rest.
• Joint deformity.

So, the orthopedic causes of joint pain can be the following diseases:

• Rheumatism of the joints;
• Arthritis (polyarthritis);
• Arthrosis (polyarthrosis);
• rheumatic arthritis;
• Drop;
• Meniscus tear;
• Rupture of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus;
• Functional joint pain;

Brief information about diseases

Joint pain occurs for various reasons, sometimes it can be a symptom of a non-rheumatological (traumatic) disease when caused by infections. In such cases, it is useless to treat the joints without eliminating the source of infection. The pain will stop, but then all the symptoms will return. As a rule, joint pain disappears when the infectious process is suppressed.

Another, the most common reason why the joints hurt is the pathological processes that occur inside them or the injuries that have occurred.

1. Rheumatic arthritis (polyarthritis)- a disease whose catalyst is serious infectious diseases: tonsillitis, rubella, influenza, brucellosis. Generally the large joints are affected, while the lesion is symmetrical: two elbow or knee joints at a time. Joint pain is accompanied by high fever and fever during the period of exacerbation, which practically does not happen with other diseases of the joints.

2. Arthrosis (polyarthrosis)- pathological processes leading to partial or complete (with advanced forms of the disease) destruction of cartilage. Joint pain is accompanied by impaired motor activity in the joint. Symptoms of arthrosis and arthritis are similar, but there is one difference: a sore spot with arthrosis hurts when trying to move, which cannot be said about arthritis (with it, thejoint hurts even at rest).
3. Arthritis- degenerative processes occurring in the joint, associated with inflammation of the joint tissue and its deformation.
4. Drop- a violation of calcium and salt metabolism in the body, due to which growths appear on the joint, which become inflamed and injured. Characteristic features - pain at night.
5. Meniscus tear- Injury to the knee (or scapula), associated with a violation of the integrity of the meniscus. In such cases, the pain occurs in the knee and gives it back, when moving, you can hear a crunch in the joints.
6. Functional joint pain occurs whennervous system disorders, it makes no sense to do anything with the joint, since the problem must be sought elsewhere. When it is eliminated, the discomfort will pass.

This, of course, is an incomplete list of reasons why joints hurt, however, these reasons are the most common. What to do in such situations should be decided only by the doctor after a thorough examination and diagnosis.

Treatment

The treatment of joint pain is rather a secondary task, the first goal is usually the elimination of inflammation and the causes of its occurrence.

It is important for the patient to understand that self-medication will not help him in any way and will only delay the treatment process, aggravating the situation.All a sufferer should do is see a doctor.If it happens that the feeling of stiffness and pain in the joints manifests itself at night and does not allow you to fall asleep, then you can drink an anesthetic and rub with warming ointment as needed.

The doctor begins the treatment of joint pain only after a thorough examination, obtaining the results of the examination and making a diagnosis.

Most orthopedic diseases are treated by folk methods, and the use of surgical methods is carried out only as a last resort, when a long course of drug treatment has proved powerless.

Medical treatment (conservative method)

Conservative methods are the most popular in this case.

Not a single treatment for these diseases was complete without an appointment:

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which are used in various dosage forms: ointments, injections, tablets, patches, suppositories. At the same time, it is not uncommon for a doctor to decide to prescribe NSAIDs in several forms at once: injections and ointments, tablets and suppositories with ointments. The course of admission is very long, the conditions of treatment are determined taking into account the individual characteristics of a person: age, physique. When prescribing, the presence of other diseases, contraindications and possible side effects should be taken into account.
• Painkillersused in different dosage forms. With a strongly pronounced pain syndrome, powerful injections are prescribed, if it hurts slightly, it is quite possible to cope with pills, warming ointments, patches.

If NSAIDs did not help, then resort to:

1. Corticosteroidswhich have both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of treatment with these drugs are that the effect can be achieved much faster than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and the lack of hormones, which do not have a very favorable effect on the body as a whole and leadunpleasant consequences in the form of hormonal imbalance, weight gain. Therefore, doctors are in no hurry to prescribe corticosteroids.
2. Chondroprotectors, which are injected into the affected area in order to optimize the level of synovial fluid, normalize friction, pressure and movement of the joint.

After the end of drug treatment, you can continue it with folk remedies.

Set the treatment correctly:

• massage therapy;
• Gymnastics, swimming;
• Physiotherapy.

An important role is played by the prevention of recurrence of the disease; for this, prophylactic treatment in the form of taking vitamins is carried out twice a year.and NSAIDs.

Operational methods

If conservative treatment turns out to be powerless, and the joint still hurts, then surgery is prescribed, which operation will be performed, depending on the degree of tissue damage and the diagnosis. If it is arthrosis in the third stage, it is worth making prostheses, that is, replacing the joint with an artificial joint. If we are talking about a rupture of the meniscus, then with the help of special punctures it is sewn together. In any case, the doctors will do everything possible to avoid surgery, and the pain has stopped no matter what.

Conclusion

Thus, the joint can hurt for various reasons, it can be infectious and neurological problems. Joint pain is the main cause of pain. Don't ignore the pain, try to heal yourself, or smother the pain with painkillers.

There are two main methods of fabric processing:

1. conservative method.
2. Treatment procedure.

Cases when surgical methods begin treatment immediately, without resorting to conservative methods, are quite rare. However, such cases also occur, for example, if a person is immobilized, and the degenerative processes are at the stage when there is no need to treat with drugs. In such cases, it hurts so much that a person can pass out due to the intensity of the pain.