Overview of the disease
Noticed that women are more likely to rheumatic polymalgia, whose age is more than 50 years old. It is believed that the illness is autoimmune, that is, the immune response the body sends against its own tissues and organs. Muscle groups of shoulder belt, neck, buttocks, hollows, spine are affected. The reasons that cause this pathology have not yet been fully understood. Observations of doctors show that approximately 70% of patients with rheumatic polymalia developed as a result of the suffered strong shock, stress (loss of loved ones, dismissal from work, divorce). Still the disease can develop as one of the complications of other rheumatic pathologies. Sometimes a disease happens against the background of infections or oncology. Some patients are sick after strong hypothermia.
How does rheumatic polymalgia manifest?
It starts with increasing Temperature up to 39 degrees. Man feels pain in the area of shoulders, neck, honey. Moreover, pain and incredible weakness in the muscles can be so strong that it is impossible to get out of bed, lift one of the hands up, hairstyles, climb from the chair ... A person is forced to limit himself in movements. Another feature of this disease is the symmetry of pain. Pain in the legs usually below the knees does not ignore, it does not go below the elbow folds. Before the stop and brushes, inflammation in rheumatic polymalgia is not reached. Pain appear even when the person is simply touched. There are no redness on the body, no echoes, no other changes. But the hardening of the muscles (the so-called «Nobukhshest») You can feel. Some people think that they simply blurred, and others - that excessively loaded themselves by any physical work. Man begins to take drugs that have an antipyretic effect. But the thermometer column stubbornly stops at high indicators. Changes are noticeable and in the gait - it becomes a seed when a person is forced to make frequent short steps. Self-treatment does not give positive results, the patient is forced to turn to the therapist. But this specialist is not always possible to make a diagnosis quickly and correctly, some doctors also mistakenly bind such a patient with supercooling, old age, «Bouquet» chronic diseases, Osteochondrosis, Arthrosis, Arthritis. In fact, for rheumatic polymalgia, inflammatory muscle defeat is characterized, but the joints in this case are practically not involved in the process.
About diagnostics
In some cases, the correct diagnosis can be delivered only after a few weeks. Help to understand what kind of man is sick, the corresponding laboratory studies helps. For example, soe indicators may exceed 50-70 units. There are others Biochemical blood indicators, which indicate the inflammatory process and damage to muscle structures, with rheumatic polymalgia they «Cash».
Much faster, the diagnosis can be delivered to rheumatologists based on symptoms and perennial experience.
Recommendations for treatment
To date, so far there is only one way that allows you to return the patient «to construction», Reliable from pain and weakness - this is the appointment of a course of hormonal corticosteroids. All other treatment options or only pass the stage of research and experimental use, or good results do not allow. These corticosteroids (prednisone, methipred) have to be taken until pain, fever will disappear, the usual volume of movements will not restore. Usually after three or four days, the patient improves well-being. But immediately throw treatment can not, otherwise, the rheumatic polymalgia will soon give a job about himself unpleasant signs. The disease can be completely cured only if it is strictly and patiently to follow and follow all the prescriptions of their competent Doctor. About 30 days later, the doctor permits little to reduce the dose of drugs taken inside, cancellation is made only after five to six months. MyMedinform.COM warns his readers that these hormonal means, unfortunately, there are undesirable (side) effects: osteoporosis, raising blood and intraocular pressure, Otki, Slow healing Ran.
Do not fear that rheumatic polymalgia can move from one family member to another, there were no such cases.
At first, the muscles will still remain in a weakened state, but gradually lost strength to them can be returned. To speed up recovery. After recovering from a sharp period, try to do to strengthen muscle tissue easy exercises.
- Muscles of the legs will help strengthen such an exercise: relying on the back of the chair, gradually raise on «socks». Repeat such lifts 15 times.
- Muscles of the Muscles of the Shoulder Belt well helps to restore circular movements in the shoulder joints. First, use one shoulder, following him - the second. First, 5 times move the movement with one shoulder, then another five times - another, after which the exercise makes two shoulders at once. First, move the move clockwise, then - in the opposite direction.
- Useful then go to the exercises for the brushes: the strengthening of them will help rotations - in one direction, then in the opposite.
- Now we will deal with horses and torso. To perform this exercise, you will need to lie on the rug on the back. Now bend the legs in the knee joints. Feet should remain on the rug. Next, tilt the bent knees to the side, trying to bring them closer to the carpet as close as possible. If it turns out, then tap the floor. In this position try to keep them 20 seconds. In each side, the exercise is desirable to repeat ten times.
Those who wish to grow former muscular power, often resort to dumbbells. Even the benefit will bring swimming in the pool or natural reservoir. The recovery period may take more than three months. At this time, avoid hard bags. Classes in the country area are not rebored. But just do not overdo it. Perhaps you first have to use the support when you rise from the ground. Try to include in your food those products that are rich in thiamine, pyridoxine (these are Vitamins B6 and B1).
Pyridoxine a lot in chicken meat, eggs, gentle grain, cottage cheese, carrots, cabbage, bananas, seeds, croup.
Tiamine is present in corn, brown rice, bran, potatoes, beans, lentils, black currant, asparagus, liver.
To prevent the softening of bone tissue (osteoporosis), mineral complexes containing calcium are recommended to patients. In the diet of food, rich in calcium products are welcome: cheese, cottage cheese, almonds, celery, cabbage, leaf salad, basil, sesame seed, yogurt, kefir.
If the treatment of rheumatic polymalgia does not start timely, then pathology can go to Horton's disease, temporal arteritis or vasculitis. If brain vessels are amazed, it is fraught with serious hearing and vision problems.
