📅 3. 9. 2024
Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a decrease in bone strength due to the loss of bone mass and the disruption of the internal structure of bone tissue. It involves the loss of proteins and minerals, the structure...
📅 3. 9. 2024
Bechterew's disease (ankylosing spondylitis) is a chronic inflammation of cartilage tissues. It most commonly affects the spinal vertebrae and the eye's iris, but it can also impact joints and sometimes the lungs (pulmonary fibrosis). The exact cause of the disease is not fully understood....
📅 3. 9. 2024
Fatigue fractures are injuries that predominantly affect athletes. The main cause of their occurrence is excessive physical stress, within which the bone tissue is unable to regenerate. Micro-cracks occur, which, due to chronic overload, are most commonly found on the...
📅 3. 9. 2024
Gout is a form of arthritis (an inflammatory joint disease) caused by uric acid crystals deposited in joint tissue. Uric acid is the end product of the metabolism of purines, which are found in greater quantities in certain types of...
📅 3. 9. 2024
Menopause (referred to as the female transition or climacterium) occurs in a woman's life when the body is no longer capable of reproduction and carrying a child to term, resulting in the cessation of the menstrual cycle. This state most...
📅 3. 9. 2024
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease commonly found in individuals over the age of 50. This condition primarily affects the large weight-bearing joints of the lower limbs (knees, hips) and finger joints. The most well-known symptoms and signs include joint pain at the start...
📅 30. 3. 2022
It is a well-known fact that as age increases, the risk of bone thinning, leading to the development of osteoporosis, also rises. Although bones can become brittle at any age, this most commonly occurs due to hormonal changes in women...