Artritis

Utilizar remedios caseros para la artritis y crear hábitos saludables puede ayudar a reducir los síntomas.

• Add more fruits and vegetables to your diet: Eating more plants can help reduce inflammation and, as a result, joint pain.
• Exercise most days of the week: Spend 30 minutes doing moderate-intensity exercise at least five days a week. Try activities that don’t place excessive stress on your joints, such as walking, swimming or using a stationary bike.
• Use heat and cold therapies: Heat can help relax tense muscles around your joints. Cold may relieve swelling, and it’s especially effective after physical activity.
• Bracing: If you have knee arthritis, wearing a brace can provide support, help reduce swelling, correct alignment and ease discomfort.

Los medicamentos son otra herramienta eficaz para controlar la artritis. Su médico puede ayudarle a determinar qué medicamentos son adecuados para usted en función de su tipo de enfermedad y sus síntomas. Las opciones más comunes incluyen:

• Corticosteroids: These medications reduce inflammation and the immune system’s activity, both of which can help relieve symptoms.
• Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs): These medications restrict immune system activity and can be a valuable treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): These over-the-counter medications are widely used for arthritis pain relief.
• Topical medications: Topical treatments, such as salicylates, may help reduce inflammation.

Los tratamientos terapéuticos no quirúrgicos pueden complementar los cuidados domiciliarios, los cambios en el estilo de vida y los medicamentos. Su médico puede recomendarle:

• Terapia ocupacional: Occupational therapists can suggest assistive devices, such as splints, to reduce discomfort and show you ways to perform daily tasks that place less stress on your joints.
• Terapia física: With the help of a physical therapist, you can learn exercises to build strength and range of motion in the affected joint. When therapy ends, you can continue the exercises on your own at home.

Los tratamientos no quirúrgicos pueden permitirle disfrutar de la calidad de vida que desea. Sin embargo, si ha probado una amplia gama de tratamientos conservadores y sus síntomas no han mejorado, su médico puede sugerirle la cirugía. Existen varias opciones quirúrgicas, pero las más comunes son:

• Joint repair: In some cases, joint surfaces can be smoothed or realigned to ease pain and improve movement. These procedures are often done arthroscopically, using small incisions around the joint.
• Joint fusion: During this procedure, a surgeon uses hardware to attach multiple bones in a joint, allowing them to fuse into a single bone as they heal.
• Reemplazo de la articulación: A surgeon removes damaged portions of the joint and replaces them with metal, plastic or ceramic implants.