Osteoarthritis is a disease whose symptoms are known to about 15% of the population of our planet, and they often introduce certain adjustments into the habitual way of life. Today we will talk about the signs of arthrosis of the shoulder joint.
What is arthrosis?
The disease has a chronic and progressive nature, and is accompanied by dystrophic changes in the cartilaginous tissue of the joint and the adjacent bone. The main problem is that in the early stages of recognition of arthrosis of the shoulder joint, as practice shows, it is quite difficult: the patient is not bothered by pain or discomfort, because inside the joint there are no nerve endings. And only when the process of destruction of the tissue goes beyond its limits, the onset of pain.
Stages of arthrosis of the shoulder
At the first stage, the duration of which ranges from several months to several years, the patient is concerned about aching pain in the shoulder region. The greatest discomfort a person experiences at night - the pain becomes more palpable. X-ray at this stage shows the presence of an oval ring around the joint cavity (symptom of the ring). When the hand is pulled back, the patient also feels pain.
The second stage of arthrosis of the shoulder is characterized by such symptoms as constant pain in the scapular region . With the back of the hand, a crunch is heard, and this movement is given to the patient with difficulty due to muscular spasm. At this stage, a man can not even close his hands behind his back to the castle. On the X-ray, the doctor observes the presence of growths, a decrease in the joint gap, a thickening of the surface of the joint bones.
The last stage of arthrosis
The third degree of the disease does not always occur - with proper and timely treatment, the symptoms of arthrosis of the shoulder joint can be made less pronounced and prevent further destruction of the cartilaginous tissue.
The most severe stage is accompanied by a pronounced deformation of the joint, because of which in the shoulder area on the human body clearly visible protrusions. The pain is permanent, and the mobility of the hand is limited only by swinging back and forth with a very small amplitude. The patient tries to take a forced, that is, less painful position.
Causes of arthrosis
The risk group includes people whose professional activities are associated with high physical stress (builders, plasterers, etc.) Also, the shoulder joint arthrosis, the symptoms of which are listed above, may develop due to:
- metabolic disorders with further deposition of salts in the joint cavity;
- defect of the articular structures, in which the cartilage perceives normal loads as excessive.
An important factor in the development of arthrosis is heredity.