Treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint at home

Every day our knees have to withstand body weight and physical activity.Over the years, the cartilage wears away and changes occur in the joint.It is for this reason that older people suffer from arthrosis of the knee joint.

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint (gonarthrosis) is a degenerative joint disease in which cartilage is destroyed, muscles and ligaments are damaged, and bones are deformed.

Treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint at home is a certain set of actions that alleviate the patient's condition.

If therapy is supplemented with competent medical prescriptions, the progression of the disease can be slowed down and sometimes stopped completely.

Symptoms and causes of joint arthritis

The first of the signs indicating gonarthrosis of the knee joint is stiffness of the knee and the appearance of pain after minor exertion, sleep and long sitting in place.If the patient warms up a little, the pain will decrease.When bending the knee, a crunching sound is often heard, and after hypothermia the pain worsens.

Such signs of the disease appear over the course of several years and are sometimes disturbing.If the problem is not treated, over time it becomes difficult to walk, the knee joint becomes deformed and it becomes impossible to move without crutches.

The following can help accelerate the development of pathology:

1. Excess weight of the patient, which triples the rate of progression.
2. Regular exercise.
3. Meniscal tears, fractures and knee injuries.
4. Defects in bone positioning (X- and O-shaped).They deform the cartilaginous tissue and the joint as a whole.

Stages of development of arthrosis of the knee joint

Phase 1

The legs become very tired, mobility begins to become limited and a creaking sensation appears.Joint pain also occurs at rest and during prolonged exercise.At this stage of the disease there is no deformation of the knee and the joint space can only narrow.

Phase 2

Deforming arthrosis of the knee joint, grade 2, requires immediate treatment, as the pain becomes severe and limits movement.A person is unable to move long distances and needs a lot of rest.With a strong creak and deformation, lameness appears.The bone grows and osteophytes form, the fluid accumulates in case of synovitis.

Phase 3

The most difficult phase of the disease.The pain also appears at rest and the leg becomes almost immobile.The joint space can disappear completely.

Who is at risk?

• people with extra pounds;
• all those who lead a sedentary lifestyle;
• patients with knee injuries;
• professional and amateur athletes who place a lot of stress on their knees;
• people with a profession that puts a lot of stress on their knees;
• patients with cartilage and bone substance pathologies;
• people suffering from infectious and parasitic diseases.

All these reasons accelerate the development of the disease at an early age and lead to a complex course of the disease.

Treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint

At the moment, doctors do not identify a single treatment regimen, since there is no specific medicine that helps patients in the same way.When planning home treatment, doctors take into account the extent of the problem, the patient's age, the severity of the pain and the degree of joint deformation.

That is why it will take a long time and diligently to treat such a disease, using various methods to influence the sore knee.

Principles of nutrition

Everyone should understand that it is necessary to start treating arthrosis at home with a correction of the diet.In this case, an increase in the amount of calcium, vitamins “B” and “E” is considered a prerequisite.The body can obtain these elements from sprouted wheat, dairy products, almonds, whole grains, bread and pasta.

Salt should be limited and increased in salads and vegetarian vegetables after rapid heat treatment.

Anyone who plans to treat osteoarthritis to any extent should exclude acidic fruits such as grapefruits, lemons, oranges, as well as alcohol and coffee, from their diet.The amount of meat consumed must be reduced to a minimum, as well as dried fruit and cereals.

Jellied meat made from bone broth is considered a healthy dish, as it is enriched with collagen, which is necessary for building cartilage and bone matter.It is equally important to use gelatin, which contains the main chondo protectors.

Gymnastics

Even in the most advanced degree of arthrosis, the treatment involves performing three exercises:

1. You need to sit on a high chair or table so that your legs hang freely.Then they begin to chatter with an amplitude of up to 10 cm.Seriously ill patients can perform the exercise for 5 minutes every hour, and for other patients - 10 minutes a couple of times a day.
2. Sitting in a chair, place your feet on the floor.Resting on the toe, the heel rises 12 cm from the ground and then falls freely.After 3 seconds, the exercise is repeated.For both sore legs, the exercise is performed alternately.
3. Sit in a chair and place your feet on the floor.Then, resting on your heel, relax and slowly tap your toes on the floor, lifting them no more than 12 cm.Take a 3 second break between exercises.

Knee joint massage

At home, you can independently work on the knee joint with arthrosis, using blows with fingers, palm and slaps.

Under the influence of spanking, the skin activates nerve pathways and causes a rush of blood.Hitting with pressed fingers, the impact spreads to the muscles, ligaments, tendons and joint capsule.Therefore, blood is expelled from the capillaries more easily without damage.

Treatment should begin by tapping with pressed fingers on the painful points.The kneecap is hit from the side.Hitting a very sore joint should be done as carefully as possible, and as it recovers, it should be slightly strengthened.

The damaged tendons should be patted carefully and then struck with the pressed palm on the right, left, front, straight leg, below the knee and on the bent leg.The session ends with a spanking.

Number of procedures required:

• moderate arthrosis – once a week;
• mild stage of arthrosis – once every 23 days;
• severe arthrosis with inflammation and swelling - once every half month.

Magnetotherapy

This procedure can easily be done at home and will not further deform the knee.Magnetotherapy has been tested in practice for many years and has always given excellent results.

A knee joint affected by arthrosis can be treated at home under the influence of a weak magnetic field.This treatment normalizes blood circulation and metabolism.Therefore, the outflow of fluids from the tissues accelerates.

To treat a problem with a magnet, it is not necessary to perform complex actions.The procedure requires only a small magnet.Massage the injured knee area with circular motions for 20 minutes once a day.The duration of such treatment is usually up to three months.There are many reviews about the treatment of grade 2 knee joint arthrosis with a magnet, and they are all positive.

Spa treatments

The ability to perform thermal procedures at home is limited.Instead, you can use wet and dry heat: foot baths and compresses.

Add sea salt (one tablespoon per litre) to water heated to 45°C, then pour it into a tall tub so that your knees are completely immersed in it.The warm water helps dilate the blood vessels and the salt removes excess fluid from the periarticular tissue.

Sand with coarse salt or a mixture of dried herbs is heated in the microwave or in a pan, then wrapped in thick material and cooled to room temperature to be applied to the knee.After such treatment, the compress is not thrown away, but is used for the entire course.

At the end of the thermal procedure, a gel (ointment) prescribed by the doctor is applied to the knee joint.With enlarged pores, the drug penetrates better and has a stronger analgesic effect.

Treatment with drugs

At home, treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint of varying degrees of complexity can be carried out with local drugs with anti-edematous, anti-inflammatory, warming and analgesic effects.The advantage of these funds is the possibility of long-term use.The active ingredient of the ointments does not penetrate in such a volume as to cause side effects.Therefore, the circle of people for whom treatment is available expands if a course of injections or tablets with the active ingredient is prohibited.This applies to NSAID drugs prohibited for people with chronic and acute gastrointestinal diseases and other disorders of internal organs.When used topically, they provide pain relief and relieve inflammation in osteoarthritis.

Traditional recipes for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Extraordinary medicinal plants are known in nature, which are necessary for the production of collagen and the restoration of cartilaginous matter.

1. Jelly- a popular treatment for joints.To prepare the medicine, you should take a spoonful of gelatin and pour a quarter of a glass of water into it in the evening, and in the morning, when it is swollen, consume it on an empty stomach.For a full therapeutic course you will need 150 g of gelatin.The drug is contraindicated in subjects with high blood clotting.
2. Dandelion– the freshly picked flowers are washed carefully under water and then chewed until they are reduced to pulp.You need to eat up to 5 flowers a day.For treatment in the winter it is worth preparing the leaves of the plant.The leaves must be chewed daily, despite the bitter taste.The dried herb is poured with a glass of boiling water and soaked.Dandelion tincture has an excellent effect.You have to rub it on your knees for a month.The pain will disappear quickly, but the procedure must be continued.To prepare the remedy, collect many dandelion heads and fill a bottle with them, then fill it with alcohol or triple cologne.The tincture will be ready in a month.
3. Honey and bee products– a unique remedy for arthrosis of the knee joint.The honey is heated with a heating pad and then applied to the affected area, massaging with light circular movements.The process is carried out once a day for half a month, and after a break, the session is repeated again.
4. Burdock– a common plant for the treatment of joints.You need to take 6-7 burdock leaves and fold them fluffy side down.Place a pot of hot water over this pile until it cools.The knee is lubricated with vegetable oil, leaves are placed on top and wrapped in polyethylene and a towel.
5. Cinquefoil and cinquefoil (tincture)– cinquefoil and cinquefoil roots (2:1) are poured with vodka and left to infuse for 20 days.The finished product is taken orally, a spoonful before meals, for a month, then take a break.The combination of herbs relieves swelling, increases joint mobility and eliminates creaks.
6. Cabbage juice– this product should be soaked in woolen material and applied to the sore spot.The procedure is performed before going to sleep.The finished juice is stored for no more than three days in a dark place.You can make compresses from cabbage leaves.The inside of the leaf is smeared with honey and applied to the sore knee.This is then reinforced with polythene and woolen cloth overnight.The compress is removed in the morning, and the remaining honey is removed with warm water.The course of treatment lasts a month.
7. Curd milk compress with plaster– add a fermented milk product to the ground chalk, mix thoroughly and apply the mixture to the knee joint.After insulation with film and cloth, the following morning the residue is removed with a towel.The plaster compress relieves inflammation and relieves pain.
8. Therapeutic pine bath– coniferous plants are always used for the treatment of arthrosis of the joints and most often in the form of baths.To prepare the medicinal mixture, take pine branches with needles, a couple of chopped Jerusalem artichokes, 1 tsp.turpentine, 1 kg of sea salt, 2 tbsp.the.honey, you can stay in such a bath for no more than 20 minutes, and then dry your skin with a towel.An iodine mesh is applied to the sore joint and smeared with honey.A steamed pork fat mesh is also applied there.The course of therapy for arthrosis lasts two weeks.

Knee osteoarthritis is a disease that most people often have to deal with.Home therapy helps to stop the progression of the disease and completely restore the joint matter.Moreover, the effectiveness of the methods depends on the patient himself and his desire to recover.