Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are very common and painful diseases, and although they may seem to be the same, they are very different diseases.
Both are rheumatic diseases, i.e. they cause wear and tear on the locomotor system, causing pain and painlessness locomotor system, causing pain and affecting one or more joints.
On the one hand, arthritis is a process of inflammation affecting the synovial membrane. From synovial fluid, which serves to lubricate, is spread around the joint instead of being reabsorbed instead of being reabsorbed.
This leads to constant erosion of bone and cartilage.
On the other hand, osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative process affecting the cartilage. It could be said that the cushion between the bones of the joint, which prevents the bones from rubbing against each other, is disappearing the bones from rubbing against each other, disappears over time.
However, although these diseases are very difficult to cure, there are treatments and methods to prevent and soothe the pain methods to prevent and soothe the pain they cause.
For example, physiotherapy, where we can distinguish different mechanisms, we find massage therapy and manual therapy, with sedative, decontracting, circulatory and trophic effects, circulatory and trophic effects, both on a cutaneous and muscular level.
This therapy must be applied in a gentle, progressive and superficial manner.
We also find joint re-education. Techniques for preventing joint stiffness, which should be which should be carried out as soon as possible.
In addition, we have muscular re-education, where we must attract the musculature as much as possible, within the as possible, within the limits of the general condition.
At the same time, we have the re-education of sensitivity, through thermotherapy and paraffin, tecar therapy.
Finally, there is global re-education. This involves exercises aimed at the functionality of the joint, improving functionality of the joint, improving the activities of daily living, etc.
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