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Joint pain may appear at any age. Sometimes uncomfortable symptoms go away after a few days, but in many cases joint pain may be a chronic condition. What are the most common causes of this condition and how can it be prevented?
What are joints and what is their function?
Joints are a delicate anatomical structure whose function is to support the movement of the skeletal system. Often, to better illustrate their operation, they are compared to machine bearings. In vertebrates, they appear as synovial connections. Articular joints are covered with vitreous tissue, the purpose of which is to prevent friction and abrasion during movements.
Joint pains are most often felt around the knees, spine and elbows. In most cases, it is a consequence of overstrain due to too intense physical activity or other mechanical injuries. It also happens that they are a consequence of the development of the disease process. The surrounding structures, including ligaments, tendon joints and joint capsules, are also overloaded.
Although joint pain is most often associated with advanced age, it also occurs in young people, including those who are physically active and without accompanying diseases.
The causes of joint pain
There can be many causes of joint pain. The most common are:
- degeneration and RA,
- gout
- intense physical effort (especially when it was not preceded by an appropriate warm-up and did not end with stretching the muscles),
- overweight,
- chronic consumption of certain medications (e.g. cyclosporins, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors),
- bacterial infections (e.g. Lyme disease, gonorrhea),
- dislocations and sprains,
- rheumatic diseases of old age,
- bone and cartilage cancers,
- psoriatic arthritis,
- inflammatory bowel diseases.
It is worth remembering that joint pain can be inflammatory and non-inflammatory. How to tell them apart? In the latter case, the pain site is very rarely swollen.
Joint pain can also be associated with swelling, redness, a warmth at the site of the pain, difficulty moving, and stiffness (especially after getting out of bed). Occasionally, fever, weight loss, fatigue and muscle pain may also appear. In this case, you should go to the GP for a check-up as soon as possible, who will then refer the patient for more detailed examinations to a rheumatologist.
How to relieve joint pain?
There are many ways to reduce or treat joint pain. Most people take painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs that contain paracetamol or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Cool compresses (available in a pharmacy, e.g. in the form of a gel) may be helpful. Patients decide on intra-articular injections a little less frequently.
Joint pain, especially when associated with a chronic disease, is relieved by various forms of rehabilitation and physiotherapy. Methods such as TENS, ultrasound, laser therapy, magnetic field, cryotherapy and hydrotherapy.
A good remedy to get rid of joint pain are, among others KEN & FOG brand products. Dietary supplement for healthy joints FORTE GO, containing fish collagen, vitamin D3, Reishi spore extract and Boswellia Serrata extract from spores, improves cartilage elasticity and hardness, supports the production of synovial fluid, seals and tones blood vessels, increases the regenerative abilities of cells, as well as reduces swelling and bruising.
Thanks to the innovative formula developed by the best specialists, Smear & Go’s cooling cream for the legs can also be used to soothe pain in the joints, it reduces rheumatic ailments, rebuilds collagen fibers, has an analgesic and anti-swelling effect. And it is worth remembering that venous obstruction and swelling also increase the pain sensation in the joints of the lower extremities. It is recommended for people who suffer from joint pain in the area of the knees, spine, hips, rheumatoid arthritis and their inflammation (both in seniors and young athletes).
It is best to take care of the joints comprehensively, combining internal and external action. The SMEAR & GO + FORTE GO set works as a hybrid, which is the closest to modern directional therapy for ailments in the area of joints, spine and legs. The use of an innovative dietary supplement and a cooling and regenerating leg gel will allow for effective prevention or faster removal of problems with swelling, and thus joint pain.