Osteoarthritis of the hip is a disease called coxarthrosis. The insidiousness of the disease is that it changes in an invisible course for a long time.
Symptoms may not alert the patient for more than two years until they gradually worsen and force him to see a doctor.
Symptoms are divided into 3 degrees, depending on its severity.
Symptoms of the disease
The main symptom is joint pain while walking. Being chronic, coxarthrosis sometimes worsens - and then the pain becomes more pronounced. The localization is often in the groin area, on the outside of the thigh, its front surface and echoes in the knee or buttocks. The pain causes a change in gait as the patient adjusts, trying to avoid the pain. This can lead (especially in advanced cases) to a leg shortening. Let’s examine the symptoms of osteoarthritis in more detail.
Osteoarthritis of the hip joint - grade 1Attention!The disease mainly affects women.
It is characterized by mild, excruciating pain that occurs after considerable physical exertion, mainly running or walking for a long time. The pain quickly disappears after rest, without disturbing the dynamics of movements, therefore it does not cause agility in the patient. On X-rays, small bone changes are noticeable - growth that does not extend beyond the articular edge.
Osteoarthritis of the hip joint - grade 2The pain becomes stronger, localized in the joint, radiating to the hips and thighs, appearing even at rest. Ankle function is impaired, long walk causes lameness. The abduction and internal rotation of the hip is limited, and the muscles that allow the abduction and extension of the hip become weaker.
Osteoarthritis of the hip joint - grade 3The pain of coxarthrosis bothers the patient constantly, coming out even at night. The leg muscles (thigh, lower leg) and buttocks atrophy, their volume decreases and a cane is needed while walking. This leads to a shortening of the limb, the patient is forced to stand on his toes, leaning forward. In stage 3 disease, the painful sensations are often stronger in the knee than in the groin or thigh, so the doctor may make a mistake with the diagnosis.
Causes of the disease
There are many reasons for coxarthrosis. Let's examine the main ones:
- Excessive stress on the joints, its injuries, especially often occur in athletes.
- Hereditary diseases. These include congenital hip dislocation, hip dysplasia and others.
- Hereditary predisposition. Despite the fact that coxarthrosis is not genetically transmitted, a child may inherit a weak skeleton or structural features of cartilage tissue from relatives.
- Arthritis, even if cured, can provoke osteoarthritis of the hip joint.
- Chronic stress and long-term experiences, scientists say, have an extremely negative effect on joint health.
- A heart attack (aseptic necrosis) of the hip joint leads to circulatory disorders.
- Changes in hormonal levels, diabetes mellitus, loss of sensitivity of the lower limbs to nerve diseases.
Important!Significantly increases the risk of overweight. In 5-10% of cases, this is what leads to the development of the disease.
Treatment with folk remedies
Bees
By-products have established themselves as an effective treatment for many internal diseases. It is not surprising that bees are also able to help with joint deformity - bee venom has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, normalizes the movement of diseased joints, relieves swelling and prevents deterioration. The bee sting is mainly used, which is prescribed only by a specialist. Therapy begins with a bite, but usually the result is noticeable after the first procedure. The poison acts at the site of inflammation and helps the body fight infection itself. In addition, it will help cope with other problems of the body - to eliminate infections, restore the functioning of the nervous system and stop the aging of the body.
Mud treatment
Mud wrappers give positive results as a complementary therapy. The efficiency of hot mud is higher, so it is recommended to preheat it to 40 degrees before use. Place a clay cake (water-diluted clay in a ratio of 1: 7) on the damaged knot and fix it with a sheet, oil cloth and warm it on top with a towel. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes. Rinse it with warm water and let it rest for half an hour. Perform wraps at least once a day for a month.
The following types of impurities are used:
- llum;
- peat;
- sapropel.
Gelatin Treatment
Gelatin is a natural substance used by mankind for centuries. Its main advantage is that it is not only useful but also completely safe.
Attention! Gelatin helps improve the condition of hair, eliminating dryness and hair loss, as well as increasing the functionality of the whole body. To heal the hair, it is enough to dilute the powder with cold water and, letting it brew, dilute it in equal proportions with shampoo.
What are the benefits of gelatin for joints? It contains amino acids that increase the elasticity of the joints and slow down (or completely stop) their destructive changes. In terms of chemical composition, gelatin is collagen and is almost 90% protein, and protein food is especially beneficial for joint problems.
Patients receiving gelatin report a decrease in the pathological process and intensity of joint pain, which allows them to move more freely. Of course, it can not be considered the main type of treatment, but in combination with other measures it is very effective.
How to make gelatin:
- Pour a teaspoon of powder with half a glass of cold water (pre-boiled).
- Allow to infuse - should inflate.
- In the morning, add hot water to a cup and mix in a teaspoon of honey for sweetness and extra effect.
- After mixing, take the gelatin while you are still warm, in the morning on an empty stomach.
- Course: 10 days treatment / 10 days rest for 3 months.
Wrinkle Healing
Hirudotherapy (or caterpillar treatment) gives positive results in the early stages of the disease - I and II. The benefit of a series bite is that its saliva contains enzymes, the action of which corresponds to the effect of drugs injected into the periarticular region. In addition, caterpillars improve blood flow to the area of the damaged joint.
In stage III coxarthrosis, the use of caterpillars eliminates nighttime joint pain and pain at rest. In the postoperative period, healing of damaged muscles and joints is accelerated.
Procedures are performed with an interval of 2-6 days, the course includes 6-8 sessions. During the session, 4 to 8 medicinal caterpillars are used. Already after 4 sessions, a noticeable improvement is noticed, but the maximum effect is achieved approximately 2 weeks after the end of the course of hirudotherapy.
Plants
Prescriptions of traditional medicine are often the only way to eliminate a serious illness. Plants are applied both internally and internally. Some of them even help with grade III coxarthrosis.
Recipe # 1:
- You will need lemon (3 pieces), celery (250 g), garlic (120 g).
- After grinding, place the ingredients in a 3-liter jar, cover with boiling water and heat with a blanket, leaving overnight.
- Take the medicine in the morning, 70 g per day, half an hour before meals, for three months. Banks are often enough for 1 month.
Attention!Before consuming lemon, make sure your stomach acid is not too acidic - citrus fruits increase it.
Recipe # 2. Take 3 lemons, finely chop along with the peel, pour boiling water (three liters) and leave to cool completely, then dissolve 3 tbsp. linden honey.
Tip!If tendons and muscles attract you, you can prepare celandine oil. Take 8 tbsp. flowers and stems of the plant, grind them and cover with 1 liter of olive oil. Let the oil sit in a warm place for 2 weeks. When inserted, drain and rub into painful areas, isolating them with a warm cloth.
Bending for joint pain
Take equal proportions of iodine, glycerin, alcohol and flower honey. After 2-3 hours, the medicine will be ready. You should use it by applying it on a cotton swab and rubbing it completely into the skin in the area of the injured joint. It is necessary to lubricate the skin from the bottom up, along the lymph and blood flow. The effectiveness of the incision will be higher if the tissues around the area of inflammation are further lubricated - this will improve blood circulation and make the disease recede.
Lakra
Compressing the cabbage will reduce the pain in the damaged joint. You will need a cabbage seed, from which you need to separate some large, fresh leaves before bed. Lubricate the area of inflammation with flower honey and join the cabbage, and then fix it with a plastic bag and warm it with a towel or handkerchief. In the morning, wash off the remaining honey and repeat the procedure. You should walk with a compress until the evening. Repeat the procedure for a month.
Mint
Mint ointment for joint pain.
Chop 50 g of mint and eucalyptus leaves with a knife and add 50 ml of aloe juice.
Stir the ingredients and lubricate the injured joints 3 times a day.
Treatment without surgery
Sometimes patients come to the doctor with an extremely advanced stage of coxarthrosis. In this case, it is almost impossible to help them without surgery. However, medical practice shows that regular therapeutic exercises and the prescribing of certain medications can not only reduce the manifestations of the disease, but also eliminate them almost completely.
Treatment in this case is purely individual and consists, in addition to gymnastics, of taking medicines that strengthen bones. If the joint can still be saved, it makes sense to prescribe medication to restore cartilage.
There are a number of alternative methods that help coxarthrosis:
- Manual therapy.
- Applied cynology (movement therapy).
- Common device withdrawal.
- Non-apparatus joint retraction (post-isometric relaxation).
Preparations
The following groups of drugs help with this diagnosis.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Despite the fact that they do not cure the disease themselves, these medications can effectively eliminate pain and reduce severe inflammation. Their continuous intake is not recommended due to the harmful effects on the body.
Chondroprotectors, unlike NVPs, not only relieve symptoms, but also affect the basis of the disease. They restore cartilage structure, improve joint fluid production. However, they do not work immediately - it will take at least 2-3 courses to achieve positive results.
Attention! Chondroprotectors can only help in the early stages of the disease.
Muscle relaxants (muscle relaxants) are good for relieving spasms in the muscles surrounding the inflamed tissues. They are effective in combination with joint extension and chondroprotectors, because if you do not start to restore the joint itself, relieving the spasm can lead to its accelerated destruction.
Tip!The doctor claims that muscle oxidants rarely help to significantly improve the patient's condition because their appointment is not always justified.
Vasodilators. They increase blood circulation to the joints, which contributes to its faster healing, and also reduce pain, relieve vasospasm, and improve joint nutrition. To begin with, the tablets are taken one by one, but after a few days, if there are no side effects, they switch to the course of administration recommended by the doctor.
Injections
Injections are injected directly into the joint or periarticular tissue. However, most often the injection is not done in the lumen of the damaged joint, but in the periarticular tissue, as there is a high risk of overdosing, damaging the nerve endings.
- Corticosteroid hormones are administered to relieve pain.
- The introduction of chondroprotectors through the thigh is very useful (2-3 courses are performed per year).
- Hyaluronic acid, an artificial joint lubrication, must be injected into the lumen of the joint, which is very difficult to insert, therefore, the treatment gives only 30% a positive effect.
Ointments
There are not so many effective oils, which do not always reach the joints - the process of oil rubbing often gives a positive effect, replacing a light massage. You should rub the oil with clean hands for 15 minutes. circular and spiral movements from bottom to top until the feeling of warmth appears.
The composition of the oils is different - they can be plant raw materials, bee venom and snake, an extract of cattle cartilage tissue. Ointments with honey or mustard and other warming ingredients in the composition will be good. You can also prepare such funds yourself. Ointments also have an analgesic effect.
Exercises
Therapeutic gymnastics is very effective in the early stages of the disease, and sometimes turns out to be effective even in advanced cases. The main purpose of the exercise is to develop the affected joint and strengthen the nearby muscles. If discomfort appears in the hip area after gymnastics, massage should be performed to minimize discomfort.
Important!During gymnastics, do not load the joint - exclude its axial load, as it may lead to deterioration. Also, try not to make sudden and deep movements.
There is a whole range of exercises that are important to do regularly - in this case, the result will be really noticeable.
Here are some exercises.
- I. f. - on foot. Grasp the support with both hands and slowly do a half-squat 10 times.
- I. f. - on foot. Transfer your body weight to your healthy leg and support yourself with one hand on the same side (table or back of a chair). Slowly swing back and forth with your injured leg.
- I. f. - lying on his stomach. Place your hands on your hips and raise your straight legs alternately.
- I. f. - stand firmly on both feet and with both hands resting on the backrest. Get up on your toes and lower your heels to the floor. Perform - 10 times.
The set of exercises consists of three sets and is performed slowly but surely for an hour. Necessary weight to do the exercises correctly.
Diet
Proper nutrition is one of the keys to success in any disease, including osteoarthritis. Here are the products that will help restore cartilage tissue and do not provoke weight gain:
- low-fat milk and fermented milk products;
- lean meat and fish;
- buckwheat;
- beans, lentils.
- Fats are essential for normal metabolism. Give preference to unrefined vegetable oils and butter, fish or shark oil.
- Carbohydrates fill the body with energy. It is better to eat complex carbohydrates (vegetables, fruits) than simple ones, which include sugar and other sweets.
- Minerals and vitamins are found in foods such as baked potatoes, bananas, nuts, eggs, chicken, whole grain breads.
Doctors advise not to consume more than 1 teaspoon of salt a day, to give up preservatives, smoked meats and other unhealthy high-fat foods.
Tip!Water is life. For coxarthrosis, drink plenty of water - up to two liters a day.
Prevention
Prevention consists of an active lifestyle, proper nutrition, avoiding excessive stress on the joints (which athletes often abuse). Be healthy!