Insidious symptoms of arthrosis of the shoulder joint

To begin with, let's define arthrosis. This is a chronic disease characterized by dystrophic changes in cartilage and adjacent to it bone tissue. In other words, it is the appearance of any pathology of the joint that connects the bones.

Causes of development of arthrosis of the shoulder joint

The reason for the appearance of this disease is that in the course of human life its cartilaginous surfaces wear out, degrade and deform, and is accompanied by the appearance of salt deposits called osteophytes. In addition to the causes can be attributed to the presence of various inflammatory processes in the joint.

Symptoms of the disease

The symptoms of arthrosis of the shoulder joint include the appearance of pain, discomfort in the shoulder and shoulder area, both during the movement of the joint, and during the usual palpation of the scapula and the lower part of the clavicle. Often doctors use an exercise called "tying a lock" to determine this pathology.

For this, the patient is asked to cross his hands in the lock behind his back. In principle, for a normal healthy person this will not be difficult, and if pain or difficulty arises during this exercise, there is a suspicion of arthrosis. Symptoms do not appear gradually, they occur unexpectedly and abruptly, for example, after physical exertion on the upper limbs( banal lifting of weights), and also because of hypothermia.

Other signs of arthrosis of the shoulder joint include:

• Appearance of silent pain due to intense loads, growing into a more acute even at rest;
• Like the pain, the crunch in the joint also does not appear right away, starting with a barely audible rustle, growing into a louder sound that can be heard even from a distance;
• The appearance of difficulties in the movement of hands.

Progressive arthrosis leads to the fact that cartilage tissues are impoverished, wear out, and bone tissues grow, so that the pain progresses, the remaining symptoms become more pronounced, and the movement of the upper limbs to a person becomes more difficult.

More and degrees of arthrosis of the shoulder joint

Doctors distinguish four degrees of this disease. With minor damage to the cartilaginous tissues of the joints due to stress on the joint itself, arthrosis of the first degree joint is distinguished. But do not forget that the disease is progressing, and at the first stage it needs proper care and treatment.

For arthrosis of the shoulder joint of the 2nd degree, osteophytes appear, which reduce the load on the damaged area, and also characterized by a narrowing of the gap by a third. It is detected by X-ray.

With the third degree of the disease, the ability to move the arms decreases and is very limited. At the same time, the gap significantly decreases, and all this is accompanied by terrible pain sensations. In this case, the only treatment is the replacement of the cartilage with an artificial prosthesis.

The fourth degree, usually, is already observed in the elderly and is characterized by a complete narrowing of the cleft, accompanied by fusion of the ends of bones.

How to cure the disease?

Depending on the degree of the disease, a different treatment is prescribed. Thus, at the first degree, various chondroprotectors are usually prescribed, which allow the restoration of damaged cartilage. In the second to the above drugs are added various painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs.

In addition, folk remedies are used - porcine cartilage, various vegetables and fruits. When a third degree appears, the operation is imminent. And patients with the fourth degree of arthrosis of the shoulder joint are engaged only in rare highly skilled doctors.

Tips for caring for the joint and tips for avoiding the development of arthrosis

If you have pain due to bruising, physical overload, falls or for some other reason, you need to fix your hand in a certain position and contact a trauma center for help. Do not expect that the pain will pass by itself, because it can be a fracture, a dislocation, and the appearance of a crack in the bone, which will lead to fatal consequences.

If the pain has appeared after treatment of a fracture or dislocation, then you should abandon the various techniques involving the load on the joints and bones - this you will only make worse.
Also, when you have pain, you should completely give up various physical activities. Do not do anything by force, especially using various medications to suppress pain - this can lead to unpredictable consequences.

After the pain has passed, various physical exercises with their own weight and with additional loads are possible, but if you are not young and decided to "warm up", you should be careful. Initially, all exercises should be done with a minimum load, on average ј of the usual load, and you should regulate the growth of the load and the amplitude of movements, depending on your age, recovery period and rest time from these very physical exertions.

In addition, doctors can also prescribe various exercises for arthrosis of the shoulder joint, depending on the degree of development of the disease. It is also recommended that these exercises be performed in the presence of a specialist. If your city has an experienced orthopedic doctor who works in a private way - contact him, with arthrosis of the shoulder joint massage for recovery is simply necessary.