Joint diseases: its causes, medicine and treatment

Joint diseases are a very serious ailment that many people in the country suffer from, some of the problems includes Gout, Arthritis, Arthrosis, Osteochondrosis, Rheumatism, Osteoporosis etc.

Joints are places where two or more bones come together like your elbows, knees, shoulders etc. but joints are more than bones they contain cartilages, soft tissues, tendons, ligaments too. Joint diseases can happen from overuse of joint or an accident can be the cause as well. In arthritis the joints cause pain and swelling and can affect people of any age.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes pain and swelling of joint and muscles. Sprains and dislocation of joints are caused by accidents and diseases like bursitis where the bursa which acts as a cushion between the joint and other moving parts like muscles and tendons becomes swollen with extra fluid and problem arises, its main cause is overuse of joints.

To treat these diseases people opt for both medical assistance as well as home remedies, for arthritis there is no cure but corticosteroid medications and NSAIDs drugs can help in reducing pain and inflammation. Disease- modifying antirheumatic may slow down the progression of the disease by limiting joint damage. For treating lupus it is important to understand the symptoms and cause after that one can be started on NSAIDs, corticosteroids, immunosuppressant etc.

One can also opt of home remedies, Ayurveda treatments and one has to maintain a good lifestyle, should avoid smoking, regular exercises and other remedies like acupuncture, fish oil that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids is good for lupus treatment are also helpful. Joint diseases are painful for body and mind therefore one should always maintain good lifestyle.