Disease that alters the cartilage of the joints, being destructive and degenerative, endangering the different tissues that surround them, causing pain and in many more serious cases, it limits the healthy and normal movement of the same; swelling, softening and causing the elasticity to be lost, eroding the surface and wearing down the cartilage, which over time reaches such wear that it can disappear completely, in this way the bones come to have a direct contact one with the another causing pain.
The bones are affected by osteoarthritis since, as they do not have the protection of cartilage, the bone widens or grows from the sides, deforming it, the joints look larger than normal, this is done by the osteocytes. The joints tend to swell and fill with fluid, this malformation is made by a membrane called synovial and the fluid formed is called synovial fluid, causing abnormal thickening and producing more viscous fluid but that does not lubricate the joints, this reaction seeks to defend itself of osteoarthritis and tries to eliminate the few pieces of cartilage that come off remaining free inside the joint, in this way the patient must be infiltrated to remove the fluid to try to improve his condition.
The causes of osteoarthritis are varied, but the most common is old age, that is, it is a disease that deteriorates due to use over the years without any recovery, it is also said that it is hereditary since if some A family member suffers from it, there is 80% of future generations suffering from it, especially osteoarthritis of the hands, and women are the most affected by it. The poor diet and lack of exercise or abuse them carelessly increase the risk, obesity causes damage to the hips and knees due to excessive weight or the misuse of the body in forced labor, damage the articular cartilage by the constant repetition of the same movement, this occurs in those who practice weightlifting by action repetitive stress and lifting effort, as your center of support is your hands, shoulders, legs, and knees.
