Causes of inflammation of the joints

Under arthritis is understood the disease of joints of an inflammatory nature. The very word "artir" means inflammation of the joints. Its origin is from the two Greek words athron and itis, which in translation means "joint" and "inflammation" respectively. Therefore, when speaking about inflammation of the joints, they usually have arthritis in mind.

The causes of inflammation of the joints depend on the variety of arthritis. It can be an infection, a disease of the nervous system, hypothermia, a malfunction in the body's immune system, various injuries.

The most common cause of inflammation of the joints and their subsequent defeat is an infection. Always when a bacterium, fungus or virus enters the human body, a protective mechanism - immunity - is activated. The immune system produces immune complexes, however, in the presence of disturbances in the system of produced substances, it becomes too much, so they destroy not only harmful bacteria, but also attack useful ones, and attacks on joints also begin. Thus, infectious arthritis develops.

Traumatic arthritis appears, as a rule, after the received injuries, accompanied by damage to the joints. Also, its occurrence is possible after excessive loads on the joints, which lead to violent movement in the joints. This kind of arthritis is also called vibrational. With inflammatory arthritis, the resulting injury can lead to the development of arthritis or exacerbation. If microtraumatism occurs continuously, then the so-called professional arthritis develops. The mechanical factor can also be the cause of the development of this disease, when there are degenerative-dystrophic joint injuries. The spread of the disease in people who have some professions: the masseurs, tailors, hairdressers;As a rule, they develop arthritis of the fingers. If a person is engaged in heavy physical labor, then he develops arthritis of the spine. If arthritis develops in people who are overweight, this also indicates an excessive strain on the joints. There are congenital dislocations of the hip, inflammatory processes of a chronic nature, intraarticular and periarticular fractures - all this causes permanent trauma, and therefore leads to the appearance of arthritis.

Some diseases of the nervous system lead to joint diseases and arthritis.

A sufficient number of patients with arthritis have signs that indicate a malnutrition of the bones, some have a vascular tone, and joint damage is symmetrical, indicating involvement in the nervous system

. Current changes in the body's reactivity that lead to allergies or auto-allergies contribute toThe development of certain inflammatory joint diseases, as a rule, to non-specific polyarthritis. There are other infectious arthritis, which are allergic: gonorrhea, tuberculosis, dysentery.

Endocrine arthritis occurs as a result of disorders in the endocrine glands. This is confirmed by the appearance of dystrophic or rheumatoid arthritis during menopause, when hormonal changes occur in the female body.

The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. The reason for this is prolonged physical activity. These loads can be associated not only with the profession, but also with sports, injuries, excessive body weight, genetic predisposition. Because of the load, cartilage tissue is destroyed, this leads to the development of arthritis.

Improper diet, if too much protein or alcohol is consumed, overweight or genetic predisposition sometimes leads to the appearance of gouty arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease. The causes are changes that occur in the immune mechanisms of the human body, and they can arise as a consequence of physical exertion, transferred viral infections and stresses.

There is also a reactive arthritis. This type of arthritis is a complication of another disease - sore throats, pneumonia, etc.