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Arthrosis
Made by: Jorge Marín and
Fernando Martín.
What is Arthrosis?
 This
illness is also called
degenerative
arthritis or degenerative
joint disease or
Osteoarthritis.
 It is the degeneration or
breaking down of the
cartilage in a joint.
 It can be classified into
either primary or
secondary depending
on whether or not there
is an identifiable
underlying cause.
What are the main causes?
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Mechanical stress on joints, overweight; loss of
strength in muscles supporting joints; and
impairment of peripheral nerves, leading to
sudden or uncoordinated movements that
overstress joints.
Acording with the causes we can difference two
types of arthritis:
Primary osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative
disorder related to, but not caused by aging. As a
person ages some cartilages became smaller and
they start to break down.
Secondary osteoarthritis is caused by other factors
like diabetes, inflamatory disease, obesity,…..
Symptoms
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The main symptom is pain, causing loss of
ability and often stiffness. Pain is generally
described as a sharp ache, or a burning sensation
in the associate muscles and tendons. Humidity
and cold weather increases the pain in many
patients.
It also can cause a crackling noise when the joint
is moved and patients may experience muscle
spasms and contractions in the tendons.
Sometimes in joints, like the fingers ,can be
enlarged, but it is not always painful. Some people
notice these physical changes before they
experience any pain.
Treatment
 There
was no possible cure.
 Recently
cure it.
improved orthopaedic treatment can
 Analgesics
 Stick
and inflammatorys to prevent pain.
for the knee and hip arthrosis
Treatment
 Doing
exercise
 Eating
a healthy
 Avoid
smoking
diet
Incidence
 50%
of the people
above 65 years
have it,and 90%
when there are 70
or above
 Young
people can
also have it
 Katherine
hepburn
 Roosevelt
 Jefferson
 Ferdinand
Marcos
Websites
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http://www.healthtipsandguides.net/what-isarthrosis-its-causes-symptoms-andtreatment.html
http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/a/arthrosis/intr
o.htm
http://medicaldictionary.thefreedictionary.com/arthrosis
http://www.arthritisnaturalremedies.com/arthr
osis/arthrosis-definition/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis