Treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint at home - effective methods

One of the most common joint diseases is osteoarthritis. This disease mainly affects the elderly.

What is knee osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease associated with the gradual destruction of the cartilage within the joint. The patient feels severe pain in the joints, mobility is limited. These people have a hard time moving around and have a hard time doing normal household chores. When the cartilage wears out, the joint loses its ability to move.

The main symptom is pain during some activities:

1. When you go up the stairs.
2. When lifting loads.
3. While crouching.
4. If you stop suddenly after a long walk.

Pain can get worse before bedtime, and knee swelling occurs at night. There may also be a buildup of fluid in the joint.

Home treatment

The consequence of the complex treatment of osteoarthritis should be a permanent remission. Complex therapy of osteoarthritis combines treatment with therapeutic exercises and physiotherapy.

The goal of osteoarthritis treatment is to eliminate the pain syndrome and therefore the subsequent activation of cartilage tissue regeneration. During this period, medicines containing chondroitin and glucosamine in their composition will be very useful. These medicines can be used in the form of tablets, ointments, sprays. The duration of treatment can take a long time, up to a year.

During the exercise, movements are performed that do not damage the cartilage tissue, but help to recover.

All of the above only helps in the first stage of osteoarthritis. In the second and third stages, surgery is required.

Medical treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint at home includes:

1. Pain relievers. Pain relieving medicines: tablets, ointments, sprays. Anesthetic tablets can also be used.
2. Medicines that relax the muscles. Drugs that promote muscle relaxation reduce spasms.
3. Chondroprotectors - "cartilage protectors". These medicines are the basis for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

All medicines must be prescribed by a doctor, you should not take them without a prescription, they all have contraindications.

Therapeutic exercises

Exercises should be chosen by an orthopedist, who will be based on the specifics of the disease. The most effective exercises for osteoarthritis:

1. Lie on your back, straighten your legs and relax. Exercise relieves stress, strengthens the pelvic muscles. Increases blood flow to the knee joint.
2. Lie on your back, raise your legs perpendicular to your body and press firmly to the floor. Move your legs in the air, imitating cycling.
3. Lying on your stomach, turn your knees alternately. This exercise strengthens the leg muscles, activating the metabolic processes in the knee joints.
4. A person sits in a chair and raises their legs parallel to the floor. Therefore, the blood rises to the knees, improving the regeneration of the tissues of the joints.

A positive result of the above exercises will be if you do them regularly. Preferably every day for 15 minutes, alternating with massages, physiotherapy.

In order to be able to practice various sports, running, walking, it is better to use an orthopedic knee brace, which reduces the load on the knee joint, treats osteoarthritis - heats it, has a magnetic pad that improves blood circulation. This is a necessary purchase for knee joint osteoarthritis.

For any osteoarthritis, you need to change your lifestyle and diet. For the treatment to be effective, sugar, alcoholic beverages, spicy and fatty foods, chemical additives must be excluded from the menu. It is not recommended to starve, in order not to compromise the food supply to the joint cells.

Folk methods of treatment

The most common folk remedies for the treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint:

1. Application of gypsum and kefir. It is necessary to make these components a homogeneous mass, which is applied and fixed to the knee for the night.
2. Apply oatmeal: Prepare oatmeal and apply it on the leg at night.
3. A decoction of strawberries. In this case, strawberry leaves are used, preferably in dried form. First of all, you should cut the leaves. Then pour them into boiling water and cook for 20 minutes. It is recommended to take this remedy during the day, instead of water.
4. Jump. Take 2 tablespoons of hops and mix them with 50 g of vegetable oil. Use as a compress.
5. Mix 1 tablespoon of mustard, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, boil everything (at least 5 minutes) and apply to the affected joints for two hours.
6. A good anesthesia is a tincture of agave leaves and alcohol in a ratio of 1: 10. Infuse this mixture for a month in the refrigerator. Use 20-30 drops, morning, afternoon and evening.
7. Burdock has proven very valuable among other plants in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Take 6 freshly picked burdock leaves, velvety side down. Cover with a heavy bowl of boiled water. After 30 minutes, the leaves can be used. The affected area is smeared with vegetable oil, and burdock leaves are applied to it and wrapped in foil.
8. The use of dandelions Freshly picked dandelion flowers should be rinsed with cold water and chewed, regardless of their unpleasant taste. At least 4 flowers should be eaten per day. Dried dandelion leaves can also be used as food.
9. You can apply a sea salt compress to your sore knee. If the salt has run out at the right time, you can replace it with regular sand, which is heated and wrapped in a towel before use. This tool helps fight swelling.

Use of horseradish

Horseradish leaves and roots are rich in vitamins, natural phytoncides, minerals and essential oils. So, how to treat osteoarthritis with horseradish:

• Cut and boil the root. The resulting suspension is applied to gauze and fixed on the knee. Put the fabric on top and leave the squeeze for half an hour. You can do it every day.
• Horseradish and apple cider vinegar, mix in equal proportions, add a little linseed oil and apply to the sore joint. Cover with cellophane and keep on for 30 minutes. Repeat the procedure every other day.
• Fry the horseradish, then mix it with the same amount of yogurt. Apply the resulting mass to the problem area and cover with cling film. Keep on for 30-40 minutes and then rinse with warm water. To achieve the maximum result, you need to perform at least 7 procedures.