Knee articulation arthrosis is a very common disease in which, due to metabolic disorders in patients (primary arthrosis), infectious arthritis and lesions (secondary arthrosis), several anatomical changes in joint tissues are observed.
Symptoms and degree of arthrosis of the knee joint
With the arthrosis of the first degree knee joints, the joints move already limited in one direction and in a small extension.With this arthrosis, swelling does not appear in the joints, the color of the skin in the joint does not change, the temperature reactions are absent.The main symptoms in this case are poor joint pain, tingling, and a crisis can also be observed in the joints.
With the arthrosis of the high school knee joints, as well as with shoulder joint arthrosis, symptoms are more pronounced.This type of arthrosis is the most common.Patients with a second degree disease usually complain of fatigue, feel pressure and tension in the joints, complain of pain during and after physical exertion, fatigue and joint pain after and during the creation of heavy objects, long walk.In addition, the symptoms of high school arthrosis are knee joint crusts, difficulties in knee flexion/extension.With high school arthrosis, joints begin to deform.
The symptoms of third degree arthrosis are very clear joint pain, causing inconvenience to the patient, even at rest.A person cannot choose a convenient pose;Therefore, at this stage of the disease, it is very difficult for her to fall asleep.Damaged joints tend to show reactions to changes in weather conditions, the joints are hardly bent.
Treatment of knee articulation arthrosis
You can treat knee joint arthrosis with non -steroid anti -inflammatory drugs.With non -esteroid arthrosis, that is, non -hormonal, anti -inflammatory drugs are traditionally used to eliminate inflammation and pain, because, due to intense pain, there is no way to start treatment.Only after pain is eliminated by anti -inflammatory drugs, can you proceed to massage, a complex of therapeutic exercise and physiotherapeutic procedures.
But these medications should not be used for a long time as they can "disguise" the manifestation of the disease, or, as doctors say, relieve symptoms.When the pain decreases, a misleading impression is created that the joint begins to be healed.And arthrosis at this time continues to progress.Therefore, NSAIDs are able to eliminate the symptoms of the disease and not treat it.
You can also use chondoprotectors in the treatment of arthrosis.Condroprotectors are substances that can feed cartilage tissue and restore damaged joint structure.These are the most useful medications for the treatment of arthrosis.
Condroprotectors have the ability to eliminate the causes of the disease.When using medications such as chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine, the restoration of joint cartilage surfaces, lubricating fluid production improves and normalization of their properties is observed.
Among other things, you should use creams and therapeutic ointments in the treatment of arthrosis.Ointments and creams do not cure knee joint arthrosis, but can reduce knee pain and improve the patient's condition.In addition, many ointments help improve blood circulation in the joints.
To improve blood circulation in the knee joint, you should use ointments.With the help of such ointments, the patient will achieve comfort and pleasant heat.There will be no side effects (with rare exceptions).
In addition, for the treatment of knee joint arthrosis, non -inflammatory ointments should be used.Such ointments are used in case of deepening gonarthrosis by synovitis phenomena.
Do not neglect various types of compresses.After all, the back.Used for compaction, there is a more effective therapeutic effect, unlike ointments.
You cannot ignore injections (intra -articular).
Intrastrate injections are used to provide emergency medical care in the case of knee arthrosis.Frequently, to use a method such as intra -articular injections, it is not recommended, although you often need to resort to it, because the patient's condition is significantly facilitated by injection.And don't forget that, before the use of weak action drugs, you need to consult a doctor.
The use of physiotherapy and manual therapy is also recommended.These treatment methods have virtually no side effects and are therefore more preferable.
Manual therapy is recommended for articulation of the first and high school articulation, provides a very effective positive result.
Many doctors also recommend therapy for therapeutic gymnastics.Therapeutic gymnastics is necessary to strengthen muscles, pump blood vessels, resume blood flow to maximum capacity.The advantage of this treatment method is that you do not need to spend money on various medications.You will need a small place in the room, plus a carpet or blanket on the floor.
Some types of gym exercises that will help you deal with the disease: raise the straightened legs in a lying position;Fighting and bending the knee joint is not up to the lie.
Exercises for the treatment of knee joint arthrosis:
Knee articulation deforming arthrosis
During a change in cartilaginous tissue, the disappearance of Hyalin's cartilage can be observed completely, so bone exposure, growth along the periphery and the formation of exostosis is observed.As a result, the knee is deformed, a disease such as the deforming arthrosis of the knee joint appears.
In this case, the conservative and operational method of treatment are allowed.
Conservative treatment includes restrictions on physical effort in affected joints, swimming, physiotherapy exercises, medication use (non -steroids, painkillers, corticosteroids and other medications).
Surgical treatment involves articulation arthroscopy (this is an endoscopic therapeutic and diagnostic operation).In this case, the fragments destroyed from cartilage, meniscus and other damaged structures are removed.