Hip arthritis: symptoms, treatment, folk remedies

Arthritis of the hip or coke - inflammatory disease of joint tissues which occurs as the body's response to penetration in the tissue of bacteria or viruses, or as a consequence of attacks joint tissues from the body's own immune system as a result of a failure in its work.

In contrast, the degenerative pathologies (arthrosis) inflammatory process occurs in the lining articular cavity shell (synovial) and only in the later stages of articular cartilage covers and bones.

Causes of

All types of arthritis are divided into two main groups according to their causes: infectious and inflammatory.

Infectious arthritis include the following types of the disease:

• purulent (pyogenic) arthritis,
• caused by specific infection,
• reactive,
• post-infectious.

Reactive arthritides associated with a number of infectious diseases caused by intestinal flora (Salmonella, shigellosis, Yersinia), urogenital organisms (chlamydia, mycoplasma, ureaplasma) and some other infections. In the joint cavity and synovial membrane not found microbes and antigens to them. This form of the disease rarely causes a hip joint disease in adults.

Inflammatory forms of disease are conditions associated with allergy, own aggression immune system, metabolic disorders, some hereditary syndromes and cancer diseases.

Classification

The most common types of hip arthritis:

1. Rheumatoid - an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy joints, fighting infections.
2. Gouty - attack occurs due to high levels of uric acid and the formation of crystals.
3. Osteoarthritis - a degenerative disease of articular joints, most often occurs in older people.
4. Bursitis - This condition involves inflammation of the bursa (small, fluid-filled sacs that help reduce friction between bones and other moving structures in the joints).
5. Psoriatic - called psoriasis often affects not only the skin but also the joints.
6. Infection - can be caused by an infection, virus or bacteria;
7. Jet - develops due to the presence of infection in the urinary tract, intestines or other organs.
8. Juvenile - a type of arthritis in children, accompanied by a variety of symptoms.

That is why it is so important for a complete examination, including differential diagnosis.

Symptoms of hip arthritis

When hip arthritis manifestation of symptoms is slow, a lot depends on the individual characteristics of the human body and the cause of the cause arthritis. Young people coxitis has a more rapid development.

In the initial stages of the disease there is a feeling of fatigue joint, there is stiffness in the morning, there is muscle pain, joint pain, and groin. With progression coxitis, joint mobility is further reduced, joins inflammation of joint tissues, exudate accumulates within it, which leads to significant swelling, redness, touch joint can be hot.

In more severe cases, the joint loses mobility, the implementation of its functions becomes highly difficult or completely impossible.

In some cases, possible acute development coxitis, whose first symptoms of the disease are similar to those symptoms of a cold or flu. There are such phenomena as, fever, loss of appetite, chills, fatigue, body aches and joint pain, later joined by joint disease symptoms. Such symptoms are more common in suppurative arthritis of the hip joint. If at this stage the disease is not to carry out therapeutic measures, it becomes chronic.

In rheumatoid coxitis form, along with joint disease, there is the involvement in the pathological process of the whole organism. Possible deformation of limbs, anemia, colitis, constipation and other symptoms.

Diagnostics

Since the hip joint coxitis salient characteristic symptoms, the doctor and without Survey can make a preliminary diagnosis, as well as to estimate the degree of damage body. However, he spends a clinical diagnosis:

1. Determines the intensity of pain using palpation;
2. It detects whether there is a difference in leg length;
3. Examines the availability limitations in movement of joints;
4. Determines the degree of sensitivity and adequacy of the blood supply to the legs;
5. Detects muscle atrophy.

After the clinical diagnosis must be made instrumental and laboratory diagnostics, which includes:

1. X-rays of the pelvis.
2. Axial radiographs.
3. CT, MRI, ultrasound, scintigraphy (if necessary).
4. Joint puncture and analysis of synovial fluid.

hip arthritis treatment

Depending on the cause and hip arthritis stage of its treatment can be carried out rheumatologist surgeon Orthopedic Trauma, phtisiologist. In the acute stage for maximum loading and hip peace imposed a plaster cast.

Pharmacotherapy is conducted taking into account coxitis etiology and may include the reception:

• NSAIDs. Neither treatment of arthritis, including hip, not dispense with NSAIDs (nonsteroidal drugs designed to eliminate inflammation). These funds not only help to relieve pain but also reduce swelling, reduce the permeability of blood vessels. The effect of a person feels after the first dose. These include drugs such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketorolac, ketoprofen, and others. However, they have negative side - effects of their short-lived, and the list of side effects is quite impressive. The most dangerous of them: reduction in the number of blood leukocytes and erythrocytes, elevated liver enzymes, the appearance of the symptoms of hepatitis, renal dysfunction, hypertension, development of gastric stomach ulcers and bleeding.
• Muscle relaxants. They are designed to relax the muscles, as involuntary muscle contractions always a problem with hip arthritis. This protective mechanism of the organism causes a person great difficulties when trying to commit limb movement.
• Local anesthetic. Often, in order to reduce the risk of side effects, doctors prescribe painkillers to be applied topically. In this case we are talking about tools such as debt-to-gel, Bengo, Voltaren-Emulgel, Fastum, apizatron and other creams, gels and balms. Their undoubted advantage over agents that need to be taken orally, is that they are working on a joint locally and do not fall into the gastrointestinal tract. However, the downside to this treatment is also there - the hip joint is far from the surface of the skin, and therefore, local effects will have a subtle effect;
• Minerals. Must be accepted are mineralized bone tissue preparations. These include the "Vitrum Calcium", "Theravit", "Biovital", "Kaltsimin". They definitely need to be taken to the people who are experiencing problems with food and are unable to out of food to get all the necessary materials. Meanwhile, serious contraindications to the use of such additives, there is little, except for individual intolerance of components included in their composition.
• In addition to mobility limitations, the muscles that are in suspense for a long time, begin to hurt. Tools such as Mydocalmum, baclofen and sirdalud able to cope with muscle tension, relieve pain and restore mobility of the limbs. Naturally, like other medications, they have side effects, the most common of which are: sleep disturbances, dizziness, gastrointestinal disorders, nausea, decreased blood pressure. However, these negative effects while taking small doses of pass quickly, or may not appear at all. While muscle pain can not be tolerated in any case (the muscles do not get enough oxygen, and therefore do not take products of metabolism - as a result, there is pain, which in turn enhances spasm).
• Antibiotics. If hip arthritis was caused by a contagious disease, it is necessary to remove the original source. To do this, prescribe antibiotics or antiviral agents, while in parallel the patient should take painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs.

When unsuccessful attempts conservative therapy of arthritis, in chronic pain and persistent limitation of joint function is achieved the question of surgery (synovectomy, total hip arthroplasty, arthroplasty, arthrodesis, and arthrotomy et al.).

Folk remedies

Traditional medicine has at its disposal sufficient funds for the treatment of arthritis in the home, particularly in the initial stage.

1. Mix the dry mustard and salt in the proportions 2: 1. After adding paraffin get a lot of, in some ways reminiscent of cream. You need to give it to stand overnight, and it will be ready for use. The area of ​​the affected joint should rub before bed, while the ointment is completely absorbed into the skin. In the morning wash the spot with warm water. If there is swelling, then to reduce the amount of land treated with ointment and bandage need to insulate.
2. Bath with nettle. In the early stages to cope with the pain helps aqueous solutions with fresh or dried nettle. Take 4 kg nettle, pour water, boil for 30 minutes. The resulting broth is added to a warm bath (not exceeding 40º C). Duration of procedure - 20 minutes.
3. Lemon and garlic mixture. Grind 3 lemons, 120 g of celery, 60 g of garlic. Folded into the jar, poured into 2 liters of boiling water, a warm blanket wrapped. Allow to stand for 12-14 hours to draw. Before eating drinking 70 ml of the drug. Are treated for 30 days.
4. Applications with cabbage. Cabbage leaves are smeared with honey applied to the affected area. Nestle plastic wrap, insulated. In the morning remove the wrap, the joint wash with warm water. Application soothes, eliminates pain. In this way, treated 30 days. Before the procedure, the affected area gently stroking and rubbing.
5. Lotion with propolis. Cloth impregnated with propolis. For this purpose, it is placed in a beehive on winter. Fabric with bee glue applied to the joint. The procedure helps to relieve sciatica symptoms of arthritis, helps with sprains.

Successful confrontation of the disease depends on the timely initiated therapy. In the vast majority of cases it is possible to prevent the complete destruction of the cartilage. She wanted hip arthritis for children, so at the first adverse symptoms should see a specialist.

Forecast

arthritis outcome can serve as a light stiffness and complete ankylosis of the hip joint. Purulent arthritis complication may be the toxic shock or sepsis. Timely and proper treatment can minimize disturbances of hip joint function, prevent the development of osteoarthritis.

For the purpose of prevention of arthritis need to watch weight, seriously treat any infections and related diseases, to carry out PECVD penetrating injuries of the joints.