Rheumatism is a collective term for all pain and inflammatory diseases of the locomotor system, with partial effects on other systems of our body. Among other things joints, tendons and ligaments, muscles and bones can be affected. The causes are manifold, from autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorders to degeneration (wear and tear in old age).
Autoimmune means that our body’s own defense system attacks structures and thus tries to fight its own body. The results are tissue damage. The causes of the autoimmune reaction are largely unexplained.
Physiotherapy can alleviate the unpleasant symptoms of autoimmune inflammation. The following is a list of articles of such diseases:
- Physiotherapy for rheumatism
- Physiotherapy Polyarthritis
- Physiotherapy Bechterew’s disease
- Exercises Bechterew’s disease
- Physiotherapy Spondylarthritis
- Physiotherapy Psoriasis-Arthritis
- Physiotherapy Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Causes of metabolic disorders are usually congenital or caused by years of unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking, obesity, diet and alcohol. Joints are gently mobilized, muscles are loosened and, to support the stability of the locomotor system, strengthened.
Nerves are stimulated and pain relieved by electrotherapeutic measures. In the following you will find articles with metabolic diseases:
- Physiotherapy for gout
- Physiotherapy for hormonal joint diseases
Rheumatic diseases of the soft tissues affect muscles, tendons and ligaments. Symptomatically, this causes inflammation, pain and restrictions in movement and load in the affected regions.
The healing of tendons can be supported by ultrasound applications, electrotherapy has a muscle-loosening and pain-relieving effect, cold and heat applications can achieve a pain-relieving pleasant effect depending on how you feel. Stretching and massage techniques loosen tense muscle paths. Below is a list of articles of such diseases:
- Physiotherapy for tendon insertion irritation
- Fibromyalgia syndrome – exercises
- Physiotherapy for tennis elbow
- Physiotherapy for a golfer’s elbow
- Physiotherapy for bursitis
