Myositis

December 9, 2011

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Myositis   - A condition that affects muscle due to exposure to a wide variety of factors. This can be inflammation . injury . destruction of the toxic nature . For this disease characterized by pain, muscular weakness And in some cases there is even atrophy   muscles. When inflammatory myositis occur in one or in several of skeletal muscles. Since inflammation can develop into neck . back . Chest . If the inflammation had developed in a large number of muscles, such that the pathology is called polymyositis . If damage occurs not only in the muscle, but in the process include the skin and then, the disease is called dermatomyositis .

This disease is characterized by local pain, the intensity of which increases after a certain period of time. The pain is worse in motion, in which the affected muscles are reduced. The patient feels pain during palpation. Because of pain in the course of the disease is manifested limitation of motion of the joints. Muscle weakness over time become more pronounced, the affected muscles may atrophy over time. Also, myositis can develop into a chronic illness. In this case, it happens during exacerbation of unstable weather conditions, after supercooling in the night.

Reasons myositis

As the causes of myositis decided to allocate infectious diseases   ( sore throat . flu . rheumatism   and etc.); parasitic infections such as   ( trichinosis . echinococcosis ); toxic effects   ( gout . sugar diabetes ). Myositis may also be the consequence of professional features for drivers, pianists, typists, ie professionals who by profession is constantly straining the same muscle group. The disease is caused by a person staying in an uncomfortable position for a long time, after a strong supercooling (neck myositis), muscle tension due to muscle cramps while swimming. In the case of purulent myositis its cause may be a local infection.

Types of myositis

Experts define different types of myositis. In most cases, myositis affects broad back muscles, neck, shoulders, less affected muscles of the buttocks. But the most dangerous is trachelomyitis . With this illness in the neck at first felt a dull ache radiating to the neck, shoulders or between the shoulder blades. When myositis neck, as a rule, the cervical vertebrae can move normally, but it is sometimes due to the pain, a limitation of motion.

Occurrence acute purulent myositis   It is often a complication of purulent diseases or septicopyemia. Its appearance provoked streptococcus . staphylococcus . pneumococcus Other organisms . For this form of the disease characterized by the appearance of abscesses . necrosis . phlegmons   muscles. In this form of myositis patient feels severe pain, which becomes even more noticeable during movement or muscle palpation.

Due to the infectious nature of disease occur infectious purulent myositis . In this case, the pain and muscle weakness is significantly less than when pyomyositis.

Patients autoimmune illnesses   Myositis is a member of the clinical picture. Myositis, arising from parasitic infections develop because of changes in toxic-allergic nature that occur in the body due to the presence of parasites.

To myositis ossificans   characterized by muscle weakness, muscle atrophy processes, deposition of calcium in the connective tissue. With myositis lumbar muscles   characteristic symptom is aching pain. This disease is a long period, is a common cause of back pain. At the same time there is some muscle density, their tenderness.

Polymyositis

With polymyositis   affected not one, but several groups of muscles. If this illness is not the manifestations of very severe pain, but there is severe muscle weakness. The disease begins with the fact that a patient becomes seriously performs the usual activities such as climbing the stairs. Later, due to atrophic processes in the muscles of the neck person becomes difficult to hold his head upright. At the last stage of the disease atrophy Chewing . swallowing . involved in the act of breathing   muscle. Also, patients sometimes develop polymyositis arthritis . If you take the right tactics treatment and to implement it in a timely manner, the patient recovers completely.

Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis   very often manifested in young women or in average age. Presumed causes of the disease are considered   genetic factors . The reason for which the start of the disease, can be stressful, cold, hypothermia, stay too long in the sun. The skin is affected red or purple rash that appears on the hands, face, upper body. If the patient complains of dermatomyositis also a manifestation weakness . heat . chills . Man begins to drastically lose weight. In this disease the symptoms may occur gradually and grow rapidly. With such an illness often become flabby muscles and below the skin accumulate calcium salts provokes pain.

Acute and chronic myositis

The disease can be divided into sharp   and chronic   myositis, as distinguished professional   and catarrhal . purulent   and purulent   myositis. Subject to the availability of the patient undertreated acute phase of myositis disease can gradually acquire the chronic form. In chronic myositis pain arises in the case of colds, changes in the weather, at night. The chronic form of myositis occurs as a result of an infectious disease.

Symptoms of myositis

The main symptom of this disease is pain, which appears as nagging. During the movement of a touch to the muscles pain intensified. Over time, the pain may increase. If you feel the muscles that are found nodules   and Strands That it is particularly painful. Sometimes the presence of a small swelling, redness of the skin. Also, patients may be myositis fever . headache . When myositis neck occurs usually as a result of hypothermia, pain gives neck, between the shoulder blades, in the shoulder.

Myositis masticatory muscles clenching of the jaws causes convulsive character, muscle tension. Sometimes the patient does not speak and can chew. If you do not take timely treatment, the disease can progress, as a consequence, inflammation spread to new groups of muscles.

Diagnosis myositis

When the diagnosis of "myositis" should be distinguished and myositis osteochondrosis   cervical spine. To do this, conducted X-ray and found out whether to keep the mobility of the vertebrae and whether the place degenerative lesions. Specialist examines complaints of the patient. Later blood test: in myositis in the blood increased activity of muscle enzymes, presence of specific antibodies. For diagnosis using electromyography.

Treatment of myositis

Treatment of myositis, be sure to begin after the occurrence of the first symptoms of the disease. As therapy using many different methods, among which the electrostimulation   muscles and nerves via Physiotherapy   and pharmacopuncture . During combination therapy using analgesics, a vasodilatory action. If a patient is diagnosed purulent myositis, he prescribed antibiotics. In this form of myositis is sometimes necessary: ​​opening abscess , Drainage of the wound and its subsequent washing with antiseptics.

Good results are observed after a course of massage performed by an experienced specialist. Patients received regular physiotherapy sessions. However, in this case, all the movements of the patient and load must strictly control the attending physician. Also used Vacuum Therapy . reflexology . At home, apply dry heat. So, you can wrap the affected area woolen scarf. It is used for the treatment of myositis and the method of rubbing the affected area. For this fit heated and dissolved in water essential oils   (greatest effect brings rubbing oil Eucalyptus . marjoram . Lavender ). It is advisable that the patient initially in a state of rest. Widely used as folk treatment of myositis.

Prevention myositis

In order to prevent myositis is very important to prevent any muscle tension, to avoid injury, do not remain in the draft, in the cold. It should stick to an active lifestyle, to diversify the diet of healthy food, always correctly and in time to treat the disease of an infectious nature.