Negative changes and destruction processes that occur in the knee's cartilage tissue are called arthrosis of the knee joint. This disease is chronic and is accompanied by pain symptoms. Most often, knee arthosis is developed with age at a young age, a post -traumatic look is usually found. The disease is also called gonarthrosis and its folk name is "deposition of salts".
Sign
Gonarthrosis is destruction of cartilage tissue due to poor blood circulation in bone. As a result, deforming arthrosis caused by bone growth can develop.
The first symptoms of arthrosis are typically almost unnoticed. Small pain does not bring much discomfort and does not limit movements. It can go up to several years until a deterioration occurs. Pain symptoms can be a little intensified after exercise or legs.
As the disease progresses, new symptoms appear and the old ones are improving. The pain appears like it and does not even pass at rest for a long time. Long walking or lifting weights responding with prolonged pain in the knees.
After the 2nd phase of arthosis in the knee joint appear such symptoms:
- Synovitis - common fluid accumulates in the joint. That surplus can provoke the development of a close formation on the rear wall of the common cavity. This phenomenon is called Baker's cyst, it can be cured without surgery.
- The deformation of the knee. First it swells slightly, with 2nd and 3rd degree the shape of the knee can be changed.
- Crunch. Appear on the 2nd and 3rd phase of the disease. With a sharp crunch, pain symptoms feel clear.
- Limited mobility. This is characteristic of 2nd and 3rd degree of arthrosis when you can only bend your leg at a right angle. With a neglected shape, the knees can be completely moving and the joints in them are very deformed.
- Mete sensitivity. Sore pain during the change in weather conditions.
Symptoms and their intensity may vary significantly depending on the stage of development of the disease:
- In 1. Degree the pain is displayed after active physical exertion. Initial osteoarthritis damage cartilage but does not deform the joints. Diagnosis of the disease is difficult.
- In the second degree, the common gap is narrowed, the damaged cartilage tissue is clearly visible in X rays. Movements with the participation of the knee cause acute pain when bending extension appears a crunch. The joints work worse, their deformation is felt by the naked look.
- At 3rd degree "looks naked areas of bones" through the thin cartilage fabric. Salt is put in the joint. The pain persists even during rest.
Types of disease
The knee's arthrosis is of several types. Of origin:
- Primary. This type of arthosis of the knee joint does not depend on other diseases. In danger are older people, women and people with excess body weight.
- Secondary. The disease appears after an injury or infectious disease. It can be avoided if you treat the damage or inflammation of the knee joint in time.
By location:
- Bilateral. Both knees turn out to be affected. The disease has an age -nature, continues more clearly and severely threatens disability. Bilateral arthrosis is usually primary.
- Right -Ud. The disease attacks the right knee is most often found in athletes and people who regularly experience the load on the right leg.
- Left -side. The left knee suffers, the disease is inherent in athletes and full people of the elderly.
The deforming arthrosis of the knee is a disease that is to a greater extent characteristic. It is provided by strong deposition of salts. At the initial deformation stage, the interior side of the joints is exposed in the late - external also affected. Deforming gonarthrosis should start to be treated as early as possible, so cartilage in the area above is preserved in normal condition. The main symptoms are acute pain and crunch.
Patellofemoral syndrome
Very often the knee's arthrosis of patello morality syndrome takes place. In medical literature and practice, it is often called arthrosis of the same name. This is a lesion of cartilage in the patella. Patellofemoral Syndrome accompanies the following symptoms:
- Pain in the joint, intensifies with prolonged flexion of the legs, jumps, runs, walks on the stairs or squatting.
- Limited mobility of the knee.
- Crystal and "Click" in the joints.
- Station in the collections.
Patellofemoral syndrome usually manifests itself in people whose activities or lifestyle are associated with heavy stresses on their knees - athletes, fatty people. This type of arthrosis also haunts the elderly. Often, patellofemoral arthrosis becomes a consequence of a severe knee injury.
When diagnosing the syndrome, it is important to immediately secure the rest of the sore leg. Sometimes the doctor can remove the strain from the knee recommending an orthosis or a tight bandage. Full people will have to lose excess weight a little. At home to relieve pain, you can make cooling compresses.
Patellofemoral syndrome gradually develops:
- In 1. Degree, the pain appears only after very strong loads that often feel fatigue in the knee.
- In the 2nd -Pain and discomfort is fastened more often, the joints are limited. The symptoms take place after rest.
- In the 3rd constant pain, considerable restriction of movements.
It is necessary to treat patallo morality syndrome extensive and not just relieve pain. Treatment should include receiving medication, the introduction of chondroprotectors, physiotherapy. Diet and physiotherapy exercises will not be superfluous.
Post -Traumatic Arthrosis
Post -traumatic arthrosis is a type of disease most often found at a young age. After the knee injury, the limb is firm and blood circulation in it is aggravated. This negatively affects the cartilage tissue and provokes the development of arthrosis. Sometimes the post -traumatic arthrosis can develop after a surgical operation on the joints. Scars on the tissues can interfere with the blood supply in the knee.
The post -traumatic type of this disease is chronic, so the treatment is aimed at ensuring that arthrosis does not progress. It is almost impossible to cure the post -traumatic arthrosis on your own at home. It will be necessary to receive painkillers, chondroprotectors and antispasmodics, physiotherapy exercises, massage and hardware procedures. In advanced cases, surgical intervention may be required.
Hemarthrosis
Hemarrose is a separate type of knee osteoarthritis that occurs as a result of injury or due to blood coagulation problems. Hemarrose may be caused by such factors:
- bruises or fractures of the knee joint and patella;
- traumatic damage to meniscus and cartilage;
- rupture of ligaments or synovial membrane;
- fracture of the femur or large berets;
- haemophilia;
- Tumors of different origin;
- some neurological and infectious diseases;
- prolonged intake of anticoagulants;
- osteoarthritis;
- surgical intervention;
- Problems with blood vessels.
- The knee is raised or changed its shape sharply;
- When pressed under the fingers, floods are felt;
- The temperature rises in the wounded place;
- Stones and blue soft fabrics.
It is possible to exactly diagnose hemarthrosis after a common puncture. In addition to the analysis of articular fluid, CT and MRI can be produced.
To prevent complications, hemarthrosis should be treated at once. With easier injuries, you can start treatment at home. Simple first aid methods help minimize the consequences of bleeding in the joint:
- give a damaged knee with peace;
- Lift the leg and fix it;
- Make a cold compress;
- Take anesthetically.
This sequence of actions, even at home, will relieve pain symptoms and help treat hemarthrosis to a mild degree, in more difficult cases, seek medical help.
People's remedies
Treatment of gonarthrosis with folk remedies should be arranged 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 effectively treated to a mild degree or relieve the patient's condition with complications. It is recommended to make a compress on horseradish:
- Peel and grate a small piece of horseradish.
- With highly sensitive skin, the rhizome is replaced with plant leaves.
- Hold the mass in a water bath for a few minutes.
- Put the root on gauze and make a compress.
- The duration of the procedure is two hours.
At home, with traumatic hemarthrosis, ointments cannot be used for the first two days after the injury.
With serious injury and abundant or long -term bleeding in the joint, you should definitely contact the traumatologist. Folk methods for treatment in this situation are of secondary importance. Hemarrose should be treated with blood -based diet in the hospital, but at home you can use drugs with anti -inflammatory and hemostatic effect. The infusion on the basis of such herbs will be useful:
- Yarrow;
- oregano;
- Nettle.
Do it like that:
- Grind plant raw materials.
- Mix herbs in equal parts.
- Three tablespoons of the collection pours 600 ml of boiling water.
- Insists within 1 - 1, 5 hours.
Hot filtered infusion should be taken three times a day in 50 ml.
Gelatin
At home you can try treating deforming arthrosis with gelatin. In large quantities, it contains collagen, which improves the condition of cartilage tissue and increases the production of InterSourgine lubrication. D Geicetine therapy must be combined with ingestion of the vitamin complex Rich in iron and vitamin C.
The healing mixture with gelatin is cooked according to this recipe:
- Pour a teaspoon of gelatin 50 ml of 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 gelatin drink on an empty stomach for 10 days. Then you need a week's break. The course is repeated twice.
Ointments and garbage
To prepare a house with effective ointment, the following components are needed:
- Turpentine - 150 ml;
- Vodka - 150 ml;
- Olive oil - 150 ml;
- Camphor - 3 grams.
All components of the ointment must be mixed and apply a remedy twice a day in a tender place.
At home, deforming arthrosis can be treated using a radish -based ointment. The following ingredients required:
- Black radish;
- Linden Honey - 150 grams;
- Vodka - 100 ml;
- Sea salt - 15 grams.
Masi recipe:
- Clean and cut radish.
- Skip the root crop through a meat grinding or grind in a blender.
- Squeeze the juice from the radish.
- Add other components and mix the mass.
This mixture is rubbed with a tender knee.
Like ointment you can use a fat -born pork fat. Every night, rub this product into the joints and insulate them overnight. In this way, arthrosis should be treated for at least six months.
When you need to quickly relieve pain and restore mobility to the bone, the heating of ointments will come along well. It is important to understand that these drugs are unable to cure the disease but only temporarily relieve symptoms. Contraindication to the use of heating medications is post -traumatic arthrosis and damaged skin.
A heating medicine with an anti -inflammatory effect can be done at home. Therapeutic ointment is made from these components:
- Tissue leaves - 1 cup;
- tissue roots - 2 cups;
- Olive oil - 0, 5 cups;
- Honey - 0, 5 cups.
Method of preparation and application:
- Grind and mix vegetable materials.
- Melt if necessary honey.
- Mix all the components, it's better to do it with a mixer.
- Before use, the desired part of the product must be heated.
- The ointment can be stored for 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer.
- Apply the drug on the joint, insulate and leave it for 8 - 12 hours.
Hyaluronic acid
Primary arthrosis is treated very effectively with hyaluronic acid. This substance is the basis of synovial fluid.Intra -articular injections with hyaluronic acid can cure or stop the development of any type of knee osteoarthritis. It is forbidden to complete this procedure at home! Hyaluronic acid injections should only be performed by an experienced physician under special conditions.
In turn, the patient can eat food rich in hyaluronic acid to improve the therapeutic effect. For the health's health, it is recommended to introduce the following dishes in your diet:
- Chicken buljong or jelly prepared using chambers, paws, tendons and skin;
- soybeans;
- Tofu;
- soy milk;
- Red grapes;
- red wine;
- Starchy root crops and vegetables.
To activate the production of hyaluronic acid with its own organism, it must receive adequate calcium, routine and vitamin C.