Negative changes and destruction processes that occur in the cartilage tissue of the knees are referred to as osteoarthritis of the knee joint. This disease is chronic and is accompanied by pain symptoms. Most of the time, the knee arthrosis develops with increasing age, at a young age a post -traumatic look is usually found. The disease is also referred to as gonarthrosis and its folk name is "deposition of salts".
Sign
Gonarthrosis is the destruction of cartilage tissue due to poor blood circulation in bone vessels. As a result, a deformation caused by bone growth arthrosis can develop.
Typically, the first symptoms of osteoarthritis are almost unnoticed. Weak pain does not bring much symptoms and does not restrict the movements. It can tackle up to several years until a deterioration occurs. Pain symptoms can be slightly tightened after training or legs.
New symptoms occur in the course of the disease and the old ones are improved. The pain just appears and does not even fit in peace. Long walking or lifting weights react with longer pain in the knees.
Such symptoms occur after the 2nd stage of the arthrosis of the knee joint:
- Synovitis - joint fluid accumulated in the joint. His surplus can provoke the development of dense education on the rear wall of the joint cavity. This phenomenon is called Baker's cyst, it can be healed without surgery.
- The deformation of the knee. At first it swells a little, whereby the shape of the knee of the second and 3rd degree can change.
- Crunch. Appears in the 2nd and 3rd stage of the disease. With a sharp crunch, the pain symptoms can be clearly felt.
- Limited mobility. This is characteristic of the 2nd and 3rd arthrosis level if you can only bend your leg in the right angle. With a neglected shape, the knees can be completely motionless and the joints contained therein are very deformed.
- Mete sensitivity. Pain pain during the change in the weather conditions.
The symptoms and their intensity can vary significantly depending on the development phase:
- In the 1st degree, the pain appears after active physical exertion. The initial arthrosis damages cartilage, but does not deform the joints. The diagnosis of the disease is difficult.
- The common gap is narrowed to the second degree, the damaged cartilage tissue is clearly visible in X rays. Movements with the participation of the knees cause acute pain if the extinguisher's bending appears a crunch. The joints work worse, their deformation makes itself strange due to the bare look.
- In the 3rd degree, bone areas "rush" bone areas through the diluted cartilaginous fabric. Salt is placed in the articular cavity. The pain remains during the break.
Types of disease
The osteoarthritis of the knee is of different species. According to the origin:
- Primary. This type of osteoarthritis of the knee joint does not depend on other diseases. Older people, women and people with an excessive body weight are at risk.
- Secondary. The disease appears after an injury or an infectious disease. It can be avoided if you treat the violation or inflammation of the knee joint in good time.
To place:
- Bilateral. Both knees are affected. The disease has an old -age nature, goes more clearly and threatens the disability. Bilateral osteoarthritis is most common.
- Right out. The disease attacks the right knee and is most common in athletes and people who regularly experience load on the right leg.
- Left -siepers. The left knee suffers, the disease is inherent in athletes and full people of older people.
The deforming arthrosis of the knee is a characteristic disease that is characteristic to a greater extent. It is provoked by strong deposition of salts. In the initial phase of the deformation, the inner side of the joints in the late tip is also affected. The deformation of gonarthrosis should be treated as early as possible, so that the cartilage on the area above is preserved in normal condition. The main symptoms are acute pain and crunch.
Patellofemoral syndrome
Very often the osteoarthritis of the knee is preceded by the patellofmoral syndrome. In medical literature and practice, it is often referred to as osteoarthritis equally. This is a lesion of cartilage in the patella. The patellofemoral syndrome accompanies the following symptoms:
- Pain in the joint, with a long bending leg, jumps, run, walk through the stairs or crouch.
- Limited mobility of the knee.
- Crystal and "clicks" in the joints.
- Station in the joints.
The patellofemoral syndrome usually manifests itself in people whose activities or lifestyle are connected to large loads on the knees - athletes, fat people. This type of osteoarthritis also pursues older people. Very often patellofemoral arthrosis becomes a result of a serious knee injury.
When diagnosing the syndrome, it is important to ensure the rest of the aching leg immediately. Sometimes the doctor can recommend an orthosis or a narrow bandage to remove the load from the knee from the knee. Complete people have to lose a little excess weight. At home to relieve pain, you can carry out cooling compresses.
The patellofemoral syndrome develops progressively:
- In the 1st degree, the pain only appears after very strong loads, often fatigue can be felt in the knee.
- In the 2nd Pain and complaints, the joints are more often restricted. The symptoms take place after rest.
- In the third constant pain, significant restriction of the movements.
It is necessary to comprehensively treat the Patallofmoral syndrome and not just relieve pain. Treatment should include the reception of medication, the introduction of chondroprotectors and physiotherapy. Diet and physiotherapy exercises are not superfluous.
Post -Traumatic osteoarthritis
Post -traumatic arthrosis is a kind of illness that is most common at a young age. After the knee injury, the limb is defined and the blood circulation worsens. This has a negative effect on the cartilage tissue and provokes the development of osteoarthritis. Sometimes after a surgical operation on the joints, after a surgical operation, after a surgical operation after tumatic osteoarthritis can develop. Scars on the fabrics can interfere with blood supply in the knee.
The post -traumatic type of this disease is chronic, so the treatment aims to ensure that osteoarthritis does not progress further. It is almost impossible to heal even at home after traumatic osteoarthritis after traumatic osteoarthritis. It is necessary to obtain analgesics, chondroprotectors and anti-spas modos, physiotherapy, massage and hardware methods. Surgical intervention may be necessary in advanced cases.
Hemarthrosis
Hemar rose is a separate type of knee arthrosis that occurs due to injuries or due to problems with blood clotting. Hemar rose can be caused by such factors:
- Bruise or fractures of the knee joint and the patella;
- traumatic damage to meniscus and cartilage;
- Break of ligaments or synovial membrane;
- Fracture of the femur or large basket hats;
- Hemophilia;
- Tumors of different origins;
- some neurological and infectious diseases;
- longer intake of anticoagulants;
- Arthrosis;
- Surgical intervention;
- Problems with blood vessels.
- The knee is swollen or changes its shape;
- If it is pressed under his fingers, floods can be felt;
- The temperature rises in the injured place;
- Stone and blue soft fabrics.
It is possible to diagnose a precise diagnosis of hemarthrosis after a joint puncture. In addition to the analysis of the articular fluid, CT and MRI can be carried out.
To avoid complications, the hemarthrosis must be treated immediately. With minor injuries, you can start treatment at home. Simple first aid methods will help to minimize the consequences of bleeding in the joint:
- give a damaged knee with peace;
- Lift your leg and repair it;
- make a cold compress;
- Take anesthetic.
This episode of actions itself at home relieves pain symptoms and helps to be easy to treat hemar rose. In more difficult cases you have to look for medical help.
Folk remedy
The treatment of gonarthrosis with folk remedies should be agreed with the doctor. It is recommended to combine folk remedies with the methods of official medicine. At home with the help of folk remedies, hemarthrosis can be treated effectively to a slight extent or relieve the patient's condition with complications. It is recommended to make a compress with horseradish:
- Peel and rub a small piece of horseradish.
- With strongly sensitive skin, the rhizome is replaced by plant leaves.
- Keep the mass in a water bath for a few minutes.
- Put the root on Gaze and make a compress.
- The duration of the procedure is two hours.
At home, with traumatic hemarthrosis, ointments cannot be used in the first two days after the injury.
With serious injuries and abundant or longer bleeding in the joint, you definitely have to contact the traumatologist. People's treatment methods in this situation are of secondary importance. Hemar rose must be treated with blood -based diet in the hospital, but at home you can use medication with anti -inflammatory and hemostatic effect. The infusion based on such herbs will be useful:
- Yarrow;
- Oregano;
- Nettle.
Do it like this:
- Plant raw materials grind.
- Mix herbs in equal parts.
- Three tablespoons of the Gießen Collection 600 ml of boiling water.
- Pass within 1 - 1, 5 hours.
Warm -filtered infusion should be taken three times a day for 50 ml.
gelatin
At home you can try to treat osteoarthritis with gelatin. In large quantities, it contains collagen that improves the condition of the cartilage tissue and increases the production of intercuerus lubrication. Treatment with the treatment should be combined with the absorption of the vitamin complex, which is rich in iron and vitamin C.
The lectice with gelatin is produced according to this recipe:
- Pour a teaspoon of gelatin 50 ml cold water.
- Leave the mixture for 12 hours.
- Add 150 ml of boiling water.
- After stirring, add a teaspoon of honey.
A glass of this drink with a gelatin drink on sipping stomach for 10 days. Then you need a week break. The course is repeated twice.
Ointments and garbage
The following components are required to prepare a house with effective ointment:
- Turpentin - 150 ml;
- Vodka - 150 ml;
- Olive oil - 150 ml;
- Kampfer - 3 grams.
All components of the ointment must be mixed and apply a remedy twice a day to a painful point.
At home, the deformation of osteoarthritis can be treated with an ointment with radishes. The following ingredients are required:
- Black radishes;
- Linden honey - 150 grams;
- Vodka - 100 ml;
- Sea salt - 15 grams.
Masi recipe:
- Clean and cut radishes.
- Skip the root harvest through a meat loop or grind in a mixer.
- Press the juice out of the radish.
- Add other components and mix the mass.
This mixture is rubbed with a painful knee.
As an ointment you can use a fat pork fat. Every evening you have to rub this product into the joints and isolate it overnight. In this way, osteoarthritis must be treated for at least six months.
If you quickly relieve pain and restore mobility on your leg, the heating of ointments will be useful. It is important to understand that these drugs are unable to heal the disease, but only temporarily relieve the symptoms. Contraindication to the use of medication is post -traumatic osteoarthritis and damaged skin.
A warming medication with an anti -inflammatory effect can take place at home. The therapeutic ointment is made from these components:
- Tissue leaves - 1 cup;
- Tissue root - 2 cups;
- Olive oil - 0, 5 cups;
- Honey - 0, 5 cups.
Preparation and application method:
- Grind and mix vegetable material.
- Melt if necessary, honey.
- Mix all components, it is better to do it with a mixer.
- The desired part of the product must be heated before use.
- The ointment can be kept in the fridge for 2 weeks or 3 months in the freezer.
- Apply the medication to the joint, isolate and leave for 8 - 12 hours.
Hyaluronic acid
Primary arthrosis is treated very effectively with hyaluronic acid. This substance is the basis for synovial fluid.Injections with hyaluronic acid can heal or stop the development of any kind of knee arthrosis. It is forbidden to carry out this procedure at home! Injections with hyaluronic acid should only take place by an experienced doctor under special conditions.
In turn, the patient can eat food for hyaluronic acid to improve the therapeutic effect. For the health of the joints, it is recommended to introduce the following dishes into their diet:
- Chicken broth or jelly that were prepared with coat of arms, paws, tendons and skin;
- Soybeans;
- Tofu;
- Soy milk;
- red grape skin;
- Red wine;
- Strong root plants and vegetables.
In order to activate the production of hyaluronic acid with its own organism, it must receive sufficient calcium, routine and vitamin C.