06/06/2023
SIGNS TO KNOW 5 MOST FREQUENTLY COMMON BOLD DISEASES
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease caused by chronic inflammation in the synovial fluid.
Rheumatoid arthritis is easily confused with other joint diseases.
This is also a very difficult disease to treat because it is related to the autoimmune system, in the body produces substances that fight against the joints and cause pain. The treatment of rheumatism usually lasts from 1-2 months to several years, sometimes even lifelong treatment.
Rheumatoid arthritis is mainly seen in women, manifested as episodes of swelling, heat, redness, and pain in many joints. In particular, the most common parts are small joints in the hands, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles, toes on both sides.
If the disease is not treated, the joints will quickly become deformed and ankylosing. In the late stages, the disease is common in joints such as shoulders, hips, and cervical spine with symptoms such as pain and stiffness in inflamed joints, difficulty in movement in the morning, after waking up.
2. Gout
Gout is a type of arthritis that is quite common in our country, seen mainly in people over 40 years old and accounts for the highest proportion in the elderly. Gout is divided into acute and chronic stages. The cause of the disease is a metabolic disorder, including an increase in uric acid in the blood.
The disease is common in men and is related to the patient's diet such as eating too much protein, drinking too much beer, alcohol ...
Symptoms of Gout are inflamed, swollen, hot, painful joints. In addition, an increase in uric acid in the blood will cause the formation of stones in the kidneys.
Most gout patients have recurrent attacks within a few years, depending on their condition and lifestyle.
3. Disc herniation
A herniated disc is caused by the nucleus pulposus of the disc in the spine coming out of its normal position.
The causes of disc herniation are genetic factors, wrong posture in work, movement, natural degeneration or accidents, spinal injuries...
People with herniated discs usually focus on the main forms such as: cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation and dehydrated disc herniation.
The disease causes symptoms of numbness and pain spreading from the waist down to the buttocks and legs, or pain from the neck, nape and then spreading to the shoulders, spreading to the arms, hands, ... In addition, the disease also causes pain in the spine and Nerve pain with each episode can last from 1 to 2 weeks.
In the beginning, the pain may be dull, but later on, the pain becomes more and more intense.
4. Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a condition that damages the joint cartilage and subchondral bone, accompanied by inflammatory reactions and reduced joint fluid. Age, obesity, or minor or chronic injuries to the joints are important factors associated with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis includes cartilage, joints, and degenerative lesions in the intervertebral discs. The disease is characterized by degeneration of cartilage and bone hypertrophy at the joint surfaces.
Manifestations of osteoarthritis are dull pain at the junction between the two bones and stiffness, swelling in one or more joints, a crunching sound when stretching the knee joint, the more you move, the more you move. more and more pain. Osteoarthritis usually occurs in the cervical spine, lumbar spine, knee joints, hip joints, finger joints, etc.
Above is information about the most common osteoarthritis diseases that you can refer to to take good care of yourself as well as the loved ones around you.
