It starts the 4th edition of the health classroom

In La Rioja 45 000 people suffering from arthritis, one of the diseases whose effects can be alleviated the plasma rich in growth factors

-María Victoria Martínez Galarreta and Fernando Saez Aldana traumatologists decide today, October 25 at 20.00 p.m. in Centre Cultural Caja Rioja Gran via the Conference which opens the cycle Aula of health under the title growth factors. When the body itself cure. ”

-the cycle, in its fourth edition and promoted by the Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos and Fundación CajaRioja, presents the hand of Riojan professionals, the latest techniques and advances in the areas of health and the issues of topical interest to the population.

-As a novelty this year are they broadcast live through the rioja.com in order to bring their content to the largest number of people, and as it is usual, will have sign language interpreter.

-In La Rioja, according to the Spanish Rheumatology society (be) La Rioja 44.886, 16.6% of the population over 20 years, suffers from arthrosis of spine, wrist, or knee. Women are most affected by this disease. Growth factors have led to a breakthrough in the treatment of this disease, improving the quality of life of patients, making possible the movement and significantly reducing the pain.

Logroño, 2011-October With a lecture on the growth factors. When the body itself cure ” in charge of the prestigious La Rioja traumatologists, María Victoria Martínez Galarreta and Fernando Saez Aldana, starts today at the Centre Cultural Caja Rioja – Gran via, in Gran via 2 of Logroño the fourth edition of the health classroom. An initiative of Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos with the collaboration of Fundación CajaRioja whose fundamental aim is heading to inform and train in prevention as the best way to live with health, bringing people the latest techniques and advances in various areas and issues of topical interest to the population.

This edition of the classroom of health, consisting of eight conferences of varied subjects will be taught by professionals of different areas health, urology, digestive tract, Endocrinology, maxillofacial surgery, cosmetic surgery, dentistry, gynaecology, vascular surgery … enable address a same pathology or a technique from different perspectives.

The inaugural conference of the cycle will bring to the audience one of the most innovative themes applied to the trauma such as the plasma rich in growth factors. The so-called biological gold which has demonstrated its regenerative capacity in different areas of surgery and, as the Martínez Galarreta and Sáez Aldana traumatologists, also in Traumatology, will explain offering exceptional hitherto unexpected results.

Growth factors are proteins that are found in the blood, platelets inside and work and develop biological actions in the main processes that are carried out in the repair and regeneration of the cellular tissue. Treatment with plasma rich in growth factors is a treatment minimally invasive that consists of a harvest of between 2 and 8 milliliters of blood from the patient’s own, so it has no risk of rejection for the patient. This blood is centrifuged and separated GF later infiltrarán in the area affected by injury or disease.

Say the specialists, aims to improve and optimize surgical developments, strengthening and enhancing the process of physiological repair, stimulating repair and healing of damaged tissues, creating bone callus in a broken bone, or repairing soft tissues such as musclestendons, cartilage, and ligaments.

Treatment with plasma rich in growth factors is indicated in fracture of bone or structures such as ligaments, tendons and muscles, sports professionals, patients with advanced age and injuries articular degenerative as some types of arthritis.

In Spain about 5 million Spaniards suffer from arthrosis, figure which increases in adulthood affecting more than 80% of those age 65. The disease consists of functional deterioration of cartilage and is very common it originates after suffering fractures and lesions.