ADVANCED HOMOEO HEALTH CENTER DR. A.K. DWIVEDI Homeopathic Treatment of Arthritis Classification of Joints
INTRODUCTION The Almighty gave us legs to walk on gave us mobility; to carry us from place to place and gave us hands to be creative, to perform the daily chores of life and to carry the burden of mankind. Primitive hunting man used to walk miles to hunt food for himself and his family. He had to have strong legs to do this day in and day out. Since there was never any certainty where he would go and what he would find, his limbs were tuned to work that extra mile or two if the need arose. In those days, limbs or rather the joints served man faithfully for really long number of years and most mortals were mobile till death.
But then came the Industrial Evolution and Man had to develop different faculties. The joints were used less and less till life became almost sedentary : From Home → elevator → car → Office → elevator. The only exercise people indulged in is climbing walls and jumping to conclusions! The joints now had to be prescribed exercise by doctors, as a must for maintaining mobility and good health. As a result of disuse – joints stiffened, synovial fluid dried up, joints started degenerating earlier. Every which way you looked at it, the joint refused to cooperate. What more can you call spondylitis in early 30s and sever OA knee in mid 40s?
JOINTS Definition : It is a junction between two o more bones or cartilage. It is a device to permit movements. There are more joints in the child than in an adult.
Classification of Joints
Functional 1) Synapthrosis - Immovable It. 2) Amphiarthosis- Slights movable 3) Diarthrosis - Freely movable Structural Classification 1. Fibrous Joint 2,Cartilaginous Joints * Synchonorosis or Hyaline Cartilage Joints. It B/w Epiphysis and diphysis of a growing long bone. Example : Spheno – Occipital Bone. Costochondral and Coststernal Joint.
3. Synovial Joints or Diarthrodial Joints • Also k/s Freely movable joints • The ends of tow bones are held together by joint capsule, with ligaments and tendons inserted at the outer surface of capsule. • A synovial joint has a fluid filled cavity. The fluid is known as synovial fluid (produced) • Synovial fluid acts as lubricant. • Most of the disease of Joints affected Diarthrodial or Synovial Joints.
Types of Synovial Joints & their movements 1 .Plane or Gliding movement •Example- Intercarnel Joints • Inter tarsal joints Joints b/w bertebras •Movements – Gliding movements.
Hinge Joints •Uniaxial Joints •Movements are limited in one plane. Example - elbow joint Ankle joint Interphalangeal joints •movements - Flexion & extension
Pivoto Joints •Uniaxial Joints •Example superior and inferior radio ulnar. Median Atlanto axial joints •Movement - Rotation only Condoyle Joints • Joints permit movements mainly in one plane around transverse axial but partly in another plane around vertical axis. •Movement possible – Flexion & extension & limited rotation. • Example - Knee joint right & left Saw joints 260
Ellipsoid Joints •Biaxial Joints •Free movement are permitted around both the axis. •Movements Possible –Flexion, Extension abduction, adduction and circumduction. •Example - wrist Joints Metacarpophalengeal joints.
Saddle Joint (Seller) •Multiaxial Joints •Move possible-- Flexion, Extension, adduction, abduction and conduct rotation. •Example → Sternoclavicular joint Calcaneocuboid joint
Ball and socket Joint (Spherodial) •Multiaxial joint •Movements occurs around and indefinite number of axes which have common centre. •Movements-Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, medial rotation, Lateral rotation and circumduction. •Example - Shoulder joint Hip joint Talocalcaneonavicular joint
Factor maintaining stability of joint • Muscles • Ligaments •
Bones
Aging & Joints • With aging, a decrease in synovial fluid, thinning articular cartilage and decrease flexibility ligament occur. • Most individual experience some degeneration is the knees, elbows, hips and shoulder due to aging presses.
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