Avi Medical helps you with rheumatism

Rheumatism belongs to the genus of musculoskeletal disorders. A group of diseases that causes the most sick leave in Germany. The autoimmune disease should therefore by no means be underestimatedand treated as early as possible. In this way, its symptoms can be alleviated and its course slowed down or even stopped. Our experienced doctors will accompany you in this process at all our locations.

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What is rheumatism?

In medicine, rheumatism refers to a variety of clinical pictures. However, the term usually refers to rheumatoid arthritis. Those affected by this autoimmune disease suffer from a disorder of the body's own defence system, which as a result mainly attacks the inner skin of the joints. The result is sometimes considerable damage tothe joints.

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At what point is it rheumatism?

Several values are necessary for a reliable diagnosis of rheumatism. These are, among others: 

• Joint status 
• Symptom duration
• Blood values
• Ultrasound, X-ray and MRI showing changes in the joints 
• Abnormalities in the joint punctate

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What are the triggers of rheumatism?

As with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the trigger of the autoimmune disease rheumatism is unknown at present.

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What are possible symptoms of rheumatism?

Typical symptoms of rheumatism include:

• general fatigue
• Night sweats
• Muscle pain
• slight fever
• In the joints: pain with swelling, stiffness (especially in the morning), nodules (rheumatic nodules).
• Pain of the tendon insertions and bursae
• Carpal tunnel syndrome (tingling and pain in the wrists and hands at night)
• if organs are also affected: Inflammation of the pleura if the lungs are affected, pericarditis if the heart is affected, conjunctivitis if the eyes are affected and redness and circulatory disorders if the vessels are affected.

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Treatment of rheumatism at Avi Medical

The first step in the comprehensive treatment of rheumatism is diagnosis. The following applies here: the earlier, the better the prognosis - not only for your joints. Rheumatism patients have up to three times the risk of a heart attack or stroke. 

At Avi Medical, diagnosis is followed by targeted therapy. This includes: 

• Cold therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Clarification
• Medication according to a step-by-step scheme, both for prophylaxis and for acute relapses  

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