Osteoarthrosis of the foot. Causes and Treatment

This is a chronic disease. And it is associated with the destruction of the cartilage of the joints, as well as with the inflammatory process of the soft periarticular tissues. The main symptom of the disease is pain, which always occurs during movement and even happens at rest. There may also be painful calluses, and the person's gait will also change. After all, the patient can not tread on the affected joint. The load is transferred to the outer edge of the affected foot.

Patients with foot disease very quickly become tired, work capacity is reduced. The disease can even lead to disability.

Causes of the disease
The causes are numerous. The main part is due to the mobile rhythm of modern life, as well as impaired blood circulation in the organ. But the underlying causes of the disease include incorrect joint formation, a wide foot or flat foot, as well as a distorted form of the lower leg or a shortened limb.

Long stay on legs, overload of joints, sports injuries increase the risk of osteoarthritis of the toes. Danger and hypothermia of the foot.

Endocrine and chronic diseases, impaired metabolism. Osteoarthritis or arthritis in close relatives also increases the risk of this disease.

Development of the disease
Articular cartilage, which must protect the bones, deform and then collapse. Cartilage lose its elasticity, bone surfaces suffer from heavy loads, there is a violation of microcirculation in areas subject to overload.

Treatment should begin at the first sign. Otherwise, the joint surfaces will change, and the muscles will atrophy. The danger is that the signs of osteoarthritis of the foot pass unnoticed. Treatment of the disease is complicated. There is inflammation, swelling and severe pain that occurs even with a weak touch.

Specialists divide the disease into several stages:
Osteoarthritis of the foot in the initial stage. There is little pain, a person is very quickly tired.

The second stage is characterized by severe pain, limitation of movement in the joints. Bones thicken and expand. In the absence of treatment, the affected organ experiences an increased load. This leads to an increase in degenerative processes in the joints.

The third degree of osteoarthritis is characterized by considerable deformation of bones, restriction of their movement or even complete lack of foot mobility.

Symptoms of the disease
Symptoms are very diverse. Destructive processes and degree of inflammation depend on the degree of development of the disease. Patients complain of deformity of the fingers and minor pain sensations. It is necessary to distinguish osteoarthritis of the foot from arthritis, their signs are very similar.

For osteoarthritis of the foot, a crisp crunch is characteristic. It arises from uneven surfaces of the joints. Pain occurs with physical activity, and after their cessation begins to subside. Pain can intensify during the cold season or when exposed to water.

Treatment of the disease:
Patients always receive comprehensive treatment. It is aimed at restoring motion and reducing pain in the joints. The main methods of treatment include:

The method of physical rehabilitation. In this case, the doctor correctly selects the physical regimen for the patient. Perhaps, he will prescribe physiotherapy, exercise therapy or manual therapy. Very useful massage. He is able to restore the mobility of the joints. But it should only be done by an experienced
specialist.

Conservative treatment. The patient in this case is offered anti-inflammatory non-steroid drugs. Steroid drugs are injected into the joints. This leads to a rapid improvement in the metabolism in the cartilage. If the listed methods of treatment of foot diseases do not give the desired results, then patients are strongly recommended by the doctors for surgical intervention.