Negative changes and destruction processes that occur in the knee cartilage tissue are called arthrosis of the knee joint. This disease is chronic and is accompanied by pain symptoms. Very often, knee arthrosis develops with age, at a young age, usually there is a post -traumatic aspect. The disease is also called Gonartrosi and its folk name is "deposition of salts".
Signs
Gonartrosis is the destruction of the cartilage tissue due to poor blood circulation in the bone vessels. Consequently, a deformation of arthrosis caused by bone growth can develop.
Generally, the first symptoms of arthrosis are almost unnoticed. The weak pain does not bring much discomfort and does not limit movements. It can reach several years until an exacerbation occurs. Pain symptoms can intensify slightly after exercise or legs.
As the disease advances, new symptoms appear and the old ones are improved. The pain appears just like that and does not even go to rest for a long time. Long weights on foot or lifting respond with prolonged pain in the knees.
After the second phase of the arthrosis of the knee joint, these symptoms appear:
- Sinovite - The joint fluid accumulates in the joint. Its surplus can cause the development of a dense formation on the rear wall of the joint cavity. This phenomenon is called baker cyst, it can be treated without surgery.
- The deformation of the knee. Initially it swells a little, with the 2nd and 3rd degree the shape of the knee can change.
- Crunch. It appears to the second and third phase of the disease. With an acute creak, the symptoms of pain are clearly felt.
- Limited mobility. This is characteristic of the 2nd and 3rd degree of arthrosis, when it is possible to bend the leg only at a right angle. With a neglected shape, the knees can be completely motionless and the joints in them are very deformed.
- Meta -sensitivity. Painful pain during change in weather conditions.
Symptoms and their intensity may vary significantly depending on the stage of the development of the disease:
- In the 1st degree, pain appears after active physical effort. The initial arthrosis damages the cartilage, but does not deform the joints. The diagnosis of the disease is difficult.
- In the second degree, the joint gap is restricted, the tissue of the damaged cartilage is clearly visible in the X -rays. The movements with the participation of the knees cause acute pain, when they bend, a crunch appears. The joints work worse, their deformation is evident from the naked gaze.
- In the 3rd degree, the naked bone areas "scrutinize" through the diluted cartilage tissue. The salt is placed in the joint cavity. Pain also persists during rest.
Types of disease
The arthrosis of the knee is of different types. By origin:
- Primary. This type of arthrosis of the knee joint does not depend on other diseases. At risk are elderly people, women and people with excess body weight.
- Secondary. The disease appears after an injury or an infectious disease. It can be avoided if it is the injury or inflammation of the knee joint in time.
For position:
- Bilateral. Both knees are affected. The disease has a nature by age, it proceeds more clearly and seriously threatens disability. Bilateral arthrosis is often primary.
- Right -out. The disease attacks the right knee, is often found in athletes and people who regularly experience the load on the right leg.
- Left. The left knee suffers, the disease is inherent in athletes and people full of the elderly.
The deforming arthrosis of the knee is a disease that is characteristic, to a greater extent, full women. It is caused by a strong deposition of salts. In the initial phase of the deformation, the internal side of the joints is subjected, even in the late - outside it is interested.The deformation of gonartrosis should begin to be treated as soon as possible, so that the cartilage on the area above is preserved in normal conditions. The main symptoms are acute pain and creaking.
PatelloFeMorale syndrome
Very often, knee arthrosis is preceded by the patellofmorole syndrome. In medical literature and in practice, it is often called arthrosis with the same name. This is an injury of cartilage tissue in the patella. PatelloFeMorale syndrome accompanies the following symptoms:
- Pain in the joint, intensifying with a prolonged flexion of the legs, jumps, running, walking through the stairs or crouched.
- Limited knee mobility.
- Crysta and "Clicks" in the joints.
- Station in the joints.
PatelloFeMorale syndrome usually manifests itself in people whose activities or lifestyle are associated with large loads on their knees: athletes, fat people. In addition, this type of arthrosis persecutes the elderly. Quite often, the arthrosis PatelloFemorale becomes a consequence of a serious knee injury.
When diagnosing the syndrome, it is important to immediately guarantee the rest of the painful leg. Sometimes, in order to remove the load from the knee, the doctor may recommend a garden or a narrow bandage. Full people will have to lose some excess weight. At home to relieve pain, it is possible to make cooling compresses.
PatelloFeMorale syndrome develops progressively:
- In the first degree, pain appears only after very strong loads, we often feel knee fatigue.
- In the 2nd edge and the discomfort are fixed more often, the joints are bound. The symptoms take place after rest.
- In the constant pain of the 3rd, a significant limitation of movements.
It is necessary to complete the patrolo -snery syndrome fully and not only to relieve pain. Treatment should include the reception of drugs, the introduction of chondroprotectors, physiotherapy. Diet and physiotherapy exercises will not be superfluous.
Post -traumatic arthrosis
Post -traumatic arthrosis is a type of disease that is most often found at a young age. After the knee injury, the limb is fixed and the blood circulation worsens in it. This negatively affects the cartilage tissue and causes the development of osteoarthritis. Sometimes arthrosis post -traumatic can develop after a surgical operation on the joints. The scars on the fabrics can stop the flow of blood in the knee.
The post -traumatic type of this disease is chronic, therefore the treatment aims to ensure that arthrosis does not progresses further. It is almost impossible to take care of the arthrosis post -traumatic alone at home. It will be necessary to receive analgesics, chondroprotectors and antispasmodic, physiotherapy exercises, massage and hardware procedures. In advanced cases, surgery may be requested.
Emartrosis
EMArtrosis is a separate type of knee arthrosis that appears due to injuries or due to problems with blood clotting. EMArtrosis can be caused by these factors:
- bruises or fractures of the knee and patella articulation;
- Traumatic damage to the meniscus and cartilage;
- rupture of ligaments or synovial membrane;
- fracture of the femur or large caps;
- haemophilia;
- tumors of various origins;
- some neurological and infectious diseases;
- prolonged intake of anticoagulants;
- osteoarthritis;
- surgery;
- Problems with blood vessels.
- The knee is swollen or changed its shape considerably;
- When it is pressed under your fingers, floods are felt;
- The temperature increases in the injured place;
- Soft stone and blue fabrics.
Heartrosis is possible to accurately diagnose after a joint drilling. In addition to the analysis of the joint fluid, CT and MRI can be made.
To prevent complications, marbling must be treated simultaneously. With slight injuries, you can start the treatment at home. The simple emergency room methods will help to minimize the consequences of hemorrhage in the articulation:
- Provide a peaceful knee;
- Raise the leg and adjust it;
- make a cold compress;
- Take anesthetic.
This sequence of actions also at home relieves the symptoms of pain and will help to treat emartrosis in a slight degree, in more difficult cases, it is necessary to seek medical assistance.
Popular remedies
The treatment of gonartrosis with popular remedies should be agreed with the doctor. It is recommended to combine popular remedies with official medicine methods. At home with the help of popular remedies, emartrosis can actually be mildly treated or alleviate the patient's conditions with complications. It is recommended to make a compress with horseradish:
- Peel and scratch a small piece of horseradish.
- With the highly sensitive skin, the rhizome is replaced by plants leaves.
- Keep the mass in a water bath for a couple of minutes.
- Put the root on the gauze and make a compress.
- The duration of the procedure is two hours.
At home, with traumatic emartrosis, ointments cannot be used in the first two days after the injury.
With serious injuries and abundant or prolonged bleeding in the joint, you must certainly contact the traumatologist. The folk methods of treatment in this situation are of secondary importance. EMArtrosis must be treated with blood -based diet, but at home you can use drugs with an anti -inflammatory and hemostatic effect. The infusion on the basis of these herbs will be useful:
- Yarrow;
- oregano;
- nettle.
Do it in this way:
- Grinding raw materials with plants.
- Mix the herbs in equal parts.
- Three tablespoons of the collection are 600 ml of boiling water.
- Insist within 1 - 1, 5 hours.
The hot filtered infusion should be taken three times a day for 50 ml.
Jelly
At home, you can try to treat the deforming arthrosis with the jelly. In large quantities, it contains collagen, which improves the condition of the cartilage tissue and increases the production of internal lubrication. Geicetin treatment should be combined with the intake of the vitamin complex rich in iron and vitamin C.
The healing mixture with gelatin is prepared according to this recipe:
- Pour a teaspoon of jelly 50 ml of cold water.
- Leave the mixture for 12 hours.
- Add 150 ml of boiling water.
- After mixing, add a teaspoon of honey.
A glass of this drink with an empty stomach jelly drink for 10 days. So you need a week. The course repeats itself twice.
Ointments and garbage
To prepare an effective ointment house, the following components will be needed:
- Tortine - 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 sore point.
At home, the deforming arthrosis can be treated using a radish -based ointment. The following ingredients will be requested:
- Black radish;
- Linden Honey - 150 grams;
- Vodka - 100 ml;
- Sea salt - 15 grams.
Masi recipe:
- Clean and cut boy.
- Jump the root harvest through a flesh or grinder in a blender.
- Squeeze the juice from the radish.
- Add other components and mix the mass.
This mixture is rubbed with a painful knee.
As an ointment, you can use a fatty pork fat. Every evening it is necessary to rub this product in the joints and isolate them overnight. In this way, arthrosis must be treated for at least six months.
When you have to quickly alleviate the pain and restore mobility on the leg, heating ointments will return useful. It is important to understand that these drugs are not able to treat the disease, but temporarily relieve symptoms. The contraindication to the use of heating drugs is the arthrosis post -traumatic and the damaged skin.
A heating medicine with an anti -inflammatory effect can be done at home. The therapeutic ointment is prepared by these components:
- Fabric leaves - 1 cup;
- fabric roots - 2 cups;
- olive oil - 0, 5 cups;
- Honey - 0, 5 cups.
Method of preparation and application:
- Grind and mix plant materials.
- Melt, if necessary, honey.
- Mix all the components, it is better to do it with a mixer.
- Before use, the desired part of the product must be heated.
- The ointment can be kept for 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer.
- Apply the drug 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 of the synovial fluid.Intra -articular injections with hyaluronic acid can cure or stop the development of any type of knee arthrosis. It is forbidden to perform this procedure at home! Injections with hyaluronic acid must be performed only by an expert doctor in special conditions.
For its part, the patient can eat foods rich in hyaluronic acid to improve the therapeutic effect. For the health of the joints, it is recommended to introduce the following dishes in your diet:
- Chicken broth or prepared gelatin using crests, legs, tendons and skin;
- soy;
- Tofu;
- soy milk;
- red grape skin;
- red wine;
- Radical crops and vegetables starch.
To activate the production of hyaluronic acid with its body, it must receive calcium, routine and vitamin C.