Joint treatment at the dead sea

It is not uncommon to meet a person on the street with swollen knee joints or fingers deformed by arthrosis. Progressive disease of this element of the musculoskeletal system can put a person in a wheelchair. It is not worth bringing the pathology to a severe stage, the sooner you start treating joints at the Dead Sea, the faster and more effective the result will be.

Indications for treatment of joints at the Dead Sea

Visiting the Dead Sea health and wellness complexes gives excellent therapeutic results. And the indications for joint treatment at the Dead Sea are assessed by the attending physician based on laboratory and clinical studies and diagnosis.

Indications for treatment with Salt Lake products include:

• Rheumatism is an inflammatory process that occurs in the joints and connective tissues.
• Bechterew's disease is a progressive pathology of a chronic nature, the cause of which is inflammation of the joints of the spine. With a long period of the disease, complete or partial immobilization occurs.
• Arthritis is an acute or chronic form of joint inflammation, which most often begins in people under 40 years of age.
• Inactive stage of polyarthritis – an inflammatory process in several joints occurring sequentially or simultaneously.
• Psoriatic polyarthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints in patients with psoriasis.
• Arthrosis is a gradual age-related deformation of joints. It most often begins to manifest itself at the age of 40-45 in women.

Most cases of damage affect the hip (coxarthrosis) and knee (gonarthrosis) joints, less often the joints of the hands and shoulder joints are affected. Unlike other diagnoses, arthrosis is not based on an inflammatory process, but on a degenerative-dystrophic lesion of the cartilaginous tissue that occurs in the process of wear of the apparatus and disruption of blood flow in this area.

Contraindications to the treatment of joints at the Dead Sea

But not all patients with the diagnosis can receive effective treatment in the Dead Sea health resort complexes, as there are some contraindications to the treatment of joints at the Dead Sea.

Such restrictions include concomitant diseases:

• Epileptic seizures.
• Mental disorders.
• Severe form of hypertension.
• Tuberculous tissue damage.
• Malignant and benign neoplasms.
• Varicose veins are an irreversible dilation and lengthening of the veins in the legs with thinning of the venous wall and the formation of “nodes”.
• Parkinson's disease.
• Thrombophlebitis is an inflammation of the venous walls with the formation of blood clots in the lumen of the inflamed vein.
• Infectious diseases of any genesis in the acute stage.
• History of myocardial infarction (not earlier than two months after the process was stopped).
• Stroke (only six months after the attack).
• Chronic diseases in the acute stage.
• Solar dermatosis.
• AIDS.
• Kidney and liver dysfunction.
• Respiratory failure.
• Red lupus.
• Photodermatosis.
• Taking heparin drugs.
• Congestive heart failure.
• Postoperative period, only after two months.

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Joint diseases that are treated at the Dead Sea

Excellent results in the relief of diseases in this area of medicine are shown by complex treatment in the resort and health clinics of Israel. Let's consider joint diseases that are treated at the Dead Sea.

The clinics on the coast of the Salt Lake are represented by highly professional medical staff, which is part of the medical world elite, modern medical equipment and innovative technologies and methods that are constantly being introduced into the healing process.

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Rheumatoid arthritis treatment at the dead sea

Rheumatoid arthritis - today modern medicine is not able to rid the patient of this disease completely, but it can provide long-term remission. Good results are given by complex drug and balneological treatment, which the patient can receive from Israeli doctors.

Arthroscopy, an effective modern diagnostic method, comes first in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This method makes it possible to accurately diagnose and determine the level of joint destruction, and in tandem with other diagnostic and treatment methods, it allows achieving a stable and long-term positive result.

The course of treatment in Israeli clinics is based on three points:

• Healthy lifestyle:
  • Active recreation (gymnastics, walks in the fresh air, jogging).
  • Balanced nutrition.
  • Giving up "unhealthy" food.
  • Getting rid of bad habits (smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc.).
  • Fruitful sleep of at least 6 – 8 hours.
• Drug treatment:
  • Taking anti-inflammatory and restorative medication (tablets; homeopathic injections administered into the diseased joint restore the integrity of the liquid capsule).
• Physiotherapy therapy:
  • Mud wraps.
  • Compresses.
  • Massages.
  • Baths with mineral salt.
  • Magnetic therapy.
  • Laser therapy.
  • Electrotherapy.
  • Hirudotherapy.
  • Health-improving gymnastics.
  • And others.

But all treatment procedures can only be carried out on doctor’s orders after a full comprehensive examination and if the patient has no contraindications.

This treatment is preferable due to the multifaceted impact on the problem area and the individual approach to each patient. During the treatment, blood circulation in the pathological area improves, metabolic processes in the cartilaginous layers are activated, inflammatory manifestations are stopped, the formation of intra-articular fluid is normalized, which is most valuable for arthritis and arthrosis.

The patient begins to feel relief after just a few procedures.

Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment at the Dead Sea

Dead Sea products are effective not only in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, but also other types of arthritis. Patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis also receive help. Thanks to the treatment, it is possible to remove excruciating pain, significantly improve the general condition, remission can last up to 12 - 15 months.

Practice shows that the treatment of psoriatic arthritis in Israeli clinics is the most effective, because doctors classify psoriasis as a chronic disease, while psoriatic arthritis is unstable in terms of progression.

Monitoring of patients who have undergone a rehabilitation course in Israeli hospitals shows positive results of health-improving methods, leading to pain relief and consolidation of the obtained result for at least a year.

The treatment of psoriatic arthritis is not similar to the rehabilitation complex for rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, before starting treatment, the patient undergoes a consultation not only with a rheumatologist, but also with a dermatologist. A clinical blood test and an X-ray of the pathologically changed area are necessary. If internal changes are detected, doctors of other specialties are also involved in the treatment.

It is recommended to undergo a course of treatment during the period of stable condition of the joint, excluding the time of exacerbation. In order to keep the disease "in check", given its progressive, chronic nature, the joint should receive health therapy systematically.

The success of treating arthritis of any genesis in the Dead Sea clinics is due to a combination of many factors. But, first of all, it is water and silt deposits, rich in chemical elements useful for the musculoskeletal system. Laboratory studies have shown the presence of more than 20 microelements in the products of the Salt Lake. These are salts of chlorine, potassium, silicon, sulfur, sodium, zinc, selenium, magnesium, calcium, bromine and others.

Treatment of arthrosis at the Dead Sea

It is very important in the treatment of arthrosis, as with any joint disease, to activate blood circulation, remove congestion, stop the inflammatory process in the diseased organ, and force the affected cartilage tissue to reanimate. Modern medicine is not able to bring the condition of the joint to complete recovery, but it is possible to significantly improve the patient's condition and prolong it as long as possible. The greatest effect is achieved by complex treatment in health resorts on the Dead Sea: the climate itself, water saturated with many minerals and mud in combination with drug treatment give simply amazing results. Especially if this treatment is carried out systematically.

To confirm the diagnosis, the patient undergoes:

• Ultrasound examination showing the level of cartilage wear.
• X-rays to assess the condition of bone tissue.
• Osteopathic testing that shows the degree of joint mobility.
• Complex treatment may include the necessary combination of various methods.
• Physiotherapy and mud therapy relieve inflammation, normalize the production of intra-articular fluid, stimulate metabolic processes, improve blood flow, thereby eliminating congestion.
• The use of medications relieves inflammation and reduces the rate of bone tissue destruction.
• Homeopathic injections made directly into the joint restore the elasticity of the liquid capsule and normalize metabolic processes in the cartilage.
• Osteopathy helps restore mobility.
• The use of individually selected orthopedic insoles will reduce the pressure on the affected joint, which will slow down or stop the destruction.
• In severe cases of the disease, surgical intervention is used. The diseased joint is replaced with an artificial modern prosthesis.

All these measures to a greater or lesser extent restore the functionality of the diseased apparatus, improving the patient’s quality of life.

Treatment of Bechterew's disease at the Dead Sea

Bechterew's disease is a chronic inflammatory process in the intervertebral and intercostal joints, leading to its complete immobility. The cause of its occurrence is unknown, but heredity and decreased immune protection make a significant contribution. Bechterew's disease is more common in men.

Treatment of Bechterew's disease at the Dead Sea is characterized by several jointly applied directions:

• Drug anti-inflammatory therapy.
• The role of therapeutic exercises is difficult to overestimate.
• Massages.
• Physiotherapy procedures.
• Wraps, compresses using peloid mud from the lake.
• Mineralized baths.

The climatic features of the lake are also used, the healing properties of which stimulate the immune system, support the cardiovascular system, stabilize the nervous system, which in combination has a beneficial effect on the recovery process. The result of treatment with Dead Sea products is a noticeable improvement in the condition of the joints and a stable, long-term remission.

Rheumatism Treatment at the Dead Sea

Practice shows that the method of balneological treatment with Dead Sea products is quite productive. After completing the course of treatment, most patients "tied" to such a diagnosis were able to reduce the doses of the drugs taken or refuse them altogether.

The health improvement program includes:

• General health improvement and stimulation of the body: air, sulphide baths, insolation (solar heating).
• Local impact on the affected area: mineral mud compresses, wraps, massages, therapeutic exercises.
• Sea bathing. This procedure allows to reduce the load on the entire musculoskeletal system, which is especially necessary during the rehabilitation period.

The complementary combination of innovative technologies, an individual approach to each patient, and the natural and climatic features of the area make the treatment of joints at the Dead Sea so productive.