Dangerous changes in the joints

Arthritis or osteoarthritis is a chronic condition that affects the joints, leading to the deterioration of cartilage and bone deformation.

The misconception that joint diseases only affect elderly people is incorrect. Arthritis develops due to cartilage wear and tear, influenced by various factors such as injuries, dislocations, impacts, ligament ruptures; age, inflammation, overcooling; frequent colds or infectious and autoimmune diseases.

Joint arthritis can occur in various, often large, joints including knees, hips, and shoulders. Ignoring the disease can result in the joint completely losing its functionality. The danger of the disease lies in its ability to progress over years without showing symptoms.

The main characteristic symptom is acute joint pain, which most commonly manifests during movements, loads, and at night. With each stage, the pain increases and becomes more frequent.

Additionally, during arthritis, joints make cracking sounds. However, this sound differs from regular joint cracking; it is rougher and drier. The sound arises from the deterioration of the cartilage layer and bone friction. The longer you delay joint treatment, the less mobile it becomes.

As each stage progresses, the range of motion decreases, and delaying treatment can lead to the complete immobilization of the affected joint.

In the early stages of arthritis, conservative treatment is applied. In most cases, anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid hormones, hyaluronic acid preparations, and platelet-rich plasma are used.

If medications fail to alleviate the symptoms, surgical treatment for osteoarthritis (joint endoprosthetics) becomes necessary.

The importance of prevention for this condition should not be forgotten. It includes taking vitamins, collagen, controlling weight, exercising muscles that relieve part of the load from the joints, walking more, and wearing comfortable footwear.

A noteworthy dietary supplement is Artikon, which combines marine collagen, hyaluronic acid, sulfur, and calcium. It is taken as a drinkable solution on an empty stomach once a day. It can be beneficial at different stages of cartilage wear in joints, both for prevention and in the postoperative period (after joint endoprosthetics of a large joint to support the paired and smaller joints of your body).