/p>The Osteoarthritis generates a degree of permanent disability in more than 55% of patientswith abandonment of work before retirement due to illness, and work absenteeism, as highlighted by the experts gathered in the framework of the XVI Multidisciplinary Meeting of Experts focused on “Pain in osteoarthritis”organized by the Extraordinary Chair of Pain “Grünenthal Foundation” University of Salamanca.
One of the major medical breakthroughs presented in this forum was that eit’s possible detect pain in osteoarthritis through resonances that record the changes in the cerebral microvasculature produced after the peak experience, as explained by Dr. jordi monfortof the Rheumatology Service of the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona.
As stressed by this expert “it is relevant visualize the phenomenon of central sensitization to pain in osteoarthritis. This begins with intense pain maintained over time that causes an alteration in the Central Nervous System (CNS), perpetuating the pain..
This technique joins other innovations in research and treatment that were analyzed at this Multidisciplinary Meeting of Experts. And it is that, as highlighted by the doctor Clement Muriel, director of the It is important to generate an in-depth debate on the quality of care for this pathology and achieve a comprehensive approach Of the same.
Even more so considering that all treatments for pain in osteoarthritis are symptomatic, since there are no approved treatments to prevent the progression of the disease. “Current therapies have little clinical efficacy and are sometimes associated with side effects”says Dr. Muriel.
In this sense, the experts gathered in this forum highlighted the need to work for a multidisciplinary approach to the diseaseinstead of being limited to a pharmacological treatment, to improve patient care and quality of life. “Pain due to osteoarthritis has three dimensions: a sensitive one, characterized by the perception of pain, an emotional one, and a cognitive one. A complete approach involves these three areas and the professionals involved”explained Dr. Monfort, who placed special emphasis on the relationship of osteoarthritis with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes or cholesterolcardiovascular risk factors that appear due to the lack of mobility of the affected person.