Arthrosis/Facet joint problems

The term arthritis refers to a "joint disease" that exceeds the level at this age. Cause an excessive load (such as increased body weight), congenital or traumatic causes, as seen deformities of the joints, or bony deformity of bone diseases such as osteoporosis.

When it comes to increasing Gelenkabnützung roughening of the cartilage. This results in the further result in increased wear in the joint and thereby inflammatory responses. It also comes with an increasing cartilage damage in addition to bone changes in the joint environment. Osteoarthritis can also be secondary to another disorder, such as a joint inflammation (arthritis caused) or with an overuse effusion accompanied Basically, all joints of arthritic changes are affected. In Germany the disease is most frequently localized in the knee and finger joints.

In an initial osteoarthritis cartilage damage leads to changes later in the bone.

To relieve acute joint pain, the doctor prescribed painkillers, which also suppress the inflammation in the joint. These are the so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to them, including Aspirin, ibuprofen and diclofenac are. In mild cases, their effect is usually sufficient. However, during continuous treatment side effects, ranging from pains in the stomach on stomach ulcers to kidney damage.

In acutely painful, inflammatory arthritis can be directly injected cortisone into the affected joint. Pain, joint swelling and inflammation are formed then falling rapidly. Since cortisone many side effects, such as may have, for example, increased blood pressure, rash, weight gain to follow, use is made of injection of endogenous substances, such as the Orthokine, Autologous Conditioned plasma ACP or targeted Inhektionen with hyaluronic acid.