Rheumatic Disease: Truth or Lie?
It is true that the rheumatic diseases of the musculoskeletal system is not relieved, as some were completely cured with proper treatment, in others it can prevent its occurrence (like osteoporosis), and finally there is a group that has no cure, although strictly speaking, they are likely to respond to different treatments that provide relief to the painful inconvenience and very noticeable improvement in the quality of life.
It is true that cold and damp most rheumatic diseases originate, but rather what is causing these climatic factors worsening discomfort in some patients as with those suffering from arthritis. In this respect we can say that people in countries with cold climate rheumatism no more frequently than in tropical nations, the confusion is that people living in places where winter has a “benign” or warmer fewer symptoms.
Moreover, I must say that these diseases do not only affect elderly people because they can occur at any age (even in childhood, though infrequently), in fact, evil as important as rheumatoid arthritis Ankylosing spondylitis (inflammation that primarily affects the joints of the spine, which is “welded” together) usually occur in the second or third decade of life. Instead, it should be recognized that some of the most common ailments such as arthritis or osteoporosis are typical of those over 60 years of age.
Finally, recent studies are beginning to show that many rheumatic diseases have a genetic component and therefore hereditary. For years we know that ankylosing spondylitis, gout (storage of uric acid crystals in joints) or some forms of arthritis are constantly present in some families, however, will need to wait several years to identify definitive results.
credit to: Mario Rivas