Arthritis
Arthritis
Definition of Arthritis
Arthritis is a general term for inflammation (inflammation) and swelling in the joints.
Cause of Arthritis
Arthritis can be osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (AR), but the most of the encounter is osteoarthritis. In the main causative factor of OA the trauma or the wear of joints, whereas the AR immunological factors play a role.
Clinical Overview of Arthritis
- Symptoms of arthritis vary depending on which joint is involved. OA is more frequent
attacking backer joints weight. Therefore, obesity should be avoided. Meanwhile, AR initially more frequently attack the joints small joints such as wrist or foot, but in advanced can also attack large joints such as shoulder and hip joints.
- Another complaint is similar to the actual arthritis is reumatism derived from soft tissues outside the joint. Which in layman known as gout most are reumatism.
- The joints affected are usually swollen, red and painful.
- AR attack usually begins with prodromal symptoms of weakness, loss of appetite, pain and stiffness throughout the body. Symptoms in the joints is usually occur gradually after few weeks or months.
- Joint pain in the AR is intermittent, there is a period of remission, are symmetrical bilateral, and associated with cold air.
- Attacks are usually sesisi OA. The main symptoms are joint pain associated with the motion. Patients also feel stiff in the joints
attacked.
- On radiological examination usually shows widening of the joint OA at an early stage, osteophytes, bone sclerosis and narrowing of the cavity between joints at an advanced stage.
- Deformities can occur in OA and AR after the destruction of the health center joints
Diagnosis of Arthritis
Pain and swelling in the joints.
Management of Arthritis
- Complaints to the joints or soft tissues around it could be solved with regular analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs given after eat.
• asetosal 1 gram 3 times daily
• Fenilbutason 200 mg 3 times daily
• ibuprofen 400 mg three times daily
- Resting the joint is required in the acute situation. Later in the OA, patients may need to improve posture, reduce weight, or physiotherapy.
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