Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the sanatorium Staraya Russa

Treatment of the disease is aimed at preventing complications, reducing the activity of arthritis, reducing joint pain and stiffness. Basically, medical methods of treatment are used. Painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, immunomodulators are used. Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis should be carried out comprehensively, which is why patients are often prescribed sanatorium treatment.

Staying in sanatoriums implies not only medical treatment, but also a number of other measures that have a beneficial effect on the recovery process. Proper nutrition plays an important role in the fight against arthritis. Visitors to sanatoriums are offered a specially designed diet that excludes fatty meat, milk, citrus fruits, corn, rye and oat flakes. For local exposure to the affected area, physiotherapy is recommended: electrophoresis, magnetotherapy, ultraviolet irradiation of the joints. During periods of remission, massages and physical therapy are effective. With the help of a complex of such methods of treatment, positive dynamics is achieved in the process of recovery.

Contraindications:

Severe forms of bone and joint damage with abundant discharge, severe general phenomena (hectic temperature, severe exhaustion) or amyloidosis of internal organs.
Polyarthritis with a progressive process in the joints, with ankylosis, contractures, etc. with irreversible changes in the joints and loss of the ability to self-care. Severe deformities of the joints with secondary sinuses due to the loss of the ability to move independently.
Chronic osteomyelitis in the presence of large sequesters or a large foreign metal body in the osteomyelitic focus (the presence of small metal fragments in the surrounding soft tissues is not a contraindication for spa treatment). Septic forms of rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis with systemic lesions (visceritis).
General contraindications that exclude the referral of patients to resorts and local sanatoriums.

Treatment results

Treatment in Staraya Russa allows you to get rid of inflammation. The immune system begins to function properly, which eliminates the possibility of frequent relapses.

Consequences of lack of treatment

Despite the fact that the disease is localized in one part of the body, complications can occur anywhere. The consequences of rheumatoid arthritis are damage to the eyes, skin, nervous, cardiovascular systems, as well as respiratory disorders, and damage to other parts of the musculoskeletal system.

Ревматоидный артрит – хроническое воспалительное заболевание соединительной ткани, которое поражает, в основном, небольшие суставы (чаще всего суставы костей и стоп). Ревматоидный артрит возникает из-за нарушений в работе иммунной системы, которые могут быть вызваны генетической предрасположенностью, инфекцией, переохлаждением, стрессами, беременностью.