Wednesday 30 April 2008

Osteoarthritis

This disease isn´t infections and it is autoinmune.
Its causes are:

-Fever rheumatism (inflamation acute of articulations).

-A cartilage wears down, bone rubs on bone, damaging the bones and causing pain.
The symptomes are:

-Inflamation

-Pain

-Limitation of movement

-Debility

-Fever

-Deformity of the hands, foots, hips, ankles, wrists and shoulders.

There is no cure for osteoarthritis.Some osteoarthritis medications are common anti-inflamatory medication, for example, the aspirin.Only, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, if the osteoarthritis is very serious.

1 comment:

Marta said...

Good job, Patricia!