Walking Can Reduce Rheumatism

There are hundreds of rheumatic type. Inflammatory type of arthritis caused by uric acid, including the many types found in Indonesia. Moderate exercise on foot, proved beneficial to the patients of this uric acid.

According to the neurologist doctors from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Dr Harry Isbagio Sp PD-KR, nearly 80 percent of the population have experienced back pain. That means 8 out of 10 people never get arthritis because the pain was included in the rheumatic symptoms.

"The scope of understanding the symptoms of arthritis is quite extensive. Pain, swelling, redness, joint dysfunction and surrounding tissue including the symptoms of arthritis. "All the distractions in the joints, muscles and tendons is called rheumatism," said Dr. Harry Isbagio in a seminar in Jakarta, recently.

Described, consisting of 150 arthritic the type. Symptoms and causes also vary. But there are four types of arthritis are the most frequently encountered in our society is caused by osteoarthritis Calcification, rheumatic arthritis that attacks the foreign tissue outside the cartilage, inflammatory arthritis, and rheumatism caused by thinning.

"About 50 percent of complaints joint pain caused by Calcification. Calcification is thinning cartilage tissue that serves as a bearing joints, "he said.

Bearings in the joints that wear out the friction that causes the bone that causes pain. Calcification is a process of degeneration that began at the age of 40 years. Degeneration process of different speeds on each person.

"Joint someone could start trouble at the age of 40. But there are those who reached the age of 70 joint fine. How quickly this process is determined by several risk factors, "he explained.

Risk factors include the quality of cartilage and excess weight. Good cartilage is more resistant to wear condition. Like a car tire if the quality is good then the joints are not easily wear out even the old worn.

On the second factor, the excess weight will give the network load on the cartilage in the knee joint. He menganalogikan truck tires are often used to carry heavy loads easier to wear than the tires that rarely carry the load.

Likewise with people who often strenuous, exercise, up and down stairs, and lifting weights. But too rarely exercise makes the muscles around the joints become mushy. This situation makes the distance between the joints together, causing friction between two bones.

Unfortunately have not found a cure for Calcification. Treatment can be given more to relieve symptoms. If the joint is completely broken to take joint replacement surgery.

Rheumatism in the productive age are usually caused by inflammation. This inflammation can be due to uric acid or other causes. Rheumatism because uric acid is often found in men aged in their 30s and 40s years.

This type, according to Dr. Harry Isbagio, occurs because the excess of the accumulated purine metabolism in the joints. This heap of pain in the joints.

Doctor Harry often meet public misunderstanding of uric acid. Patients often come to consult with a uric acid test results. "They asked why uratnya acid normal but the doctor diagnosed arthritis affected. They misunderstood about arthritis. Not all arthritis caused by uric acid, "he explained.

Autoimmune disorders such as lupus, including types of inflammation caused by arthritis. In this disorder are not immune function as a repellent bacteria, viruses or foreign substances that enter the body. Precisely immune damage healthy tissue, including tissue in joints.

Likewise with RA (rheumatoid arthritis). Including inflammatory disease that causes joints is still unknown. According to the Encyclopedia of Public Health, there have been indications that the genetic patterns responsible for this disease.

RA can strike people at any age, including toddlers. Inflammatory disease occurred in the synovial tissue found in joints. This network serves to produce joint lubricating fluid. In RA patients, this tissue to swell and show a lot of inflamed cells.

Warm compresses

If only the usual aches pains, Dr Harry advised to take medication of paracetamol. "These drugs are commonly used to treat pain and stiffness, and lots sold in the market," he said. First aid for sore pains can compress the sore area with a hot water bottle or a warm flannel. Highly recommended to rest the body aches pains when it felt very ill.

In particular, he reminded the public to be careful when choosing herbal medicine to overcome rematiknya. Some brands of herbal medicine was allegedly mixed chemicals. "National Agency for Drug and Food has issued a list of herbs mixed with chemicals. So people should be carefully selected herbs, "he advised. What the hell, might have to choose a trusted herbal medicine company.

Beware if the stiffness, pain, and swelling began to attack the joints and the symptoms do not quickly disappear. Soon the doctor if the pain did not disappear until 2 weeks. Your doctor will diagnose carefully.

Rheumatism is a little difficult to diagnose because the symptoms resemble other diseases. "It takes experience to correctly diagnose rheumatic diseases," said Dr Harry who heads the headline Reumatologi the Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia.

Appropriate treatment of rheumatic target requires the correct diagnosis, given the rheumatic diseases consist of a hundred kinds. "Patients will rheumatic blood tests and x-rays to diagnose type rematiknya. After that could be decided upon the implementation of programs and duration of treatment, "he explained.

Handling of early rheumatoid better, thus preventing damage to joints that go on at the same time prevent the ongoing pain.

Maintaining ideal weight is one sensible step to reduce pain in the knee joint. Any burden of overweight and hip knee joints, and increase pain due to arthritis. Addition of excess body weight increases the risk of uric acid.

Mild exercise like walking is useful for arthritis sufferers because of uric acid. This is because walking burns calories, strengthens muscles and build strong bones without disturbing the joints that hurt.

To exercise should ask the opinion of the doctor or therapist, in order to learn the movements of the best. Advised to avoid exercise overload the knee. "Badminton, volleyball, tennis, jogging, martial arts should not be done. Especially when the rheumatism of uric acid that were recurrent. Standing too long will cause great pain, "he said