Deforming arthrosis( coxarthrosis) of the hip joint 1, 2, 3 degrees

Coxarthrosis of the hip joint is a severe form of osteoarthritis, a disease that is most common in medical practice and accounts for more than 40% of all diseases in the musculoskeletal system.

This disease, basically, begins to develop after 40 years, and men and women. However, in women this disease is more severe.

Coxarthrosis is a deforming arthrosis of the hip joint, which is successfully treated at the initial stage of development.

But, unfortunately, the sick do not seek to immediately seek help from a doctor, feeling the first pain in the hip statute.

Thus allowing the disease to progress.

Causes of the disease

Causes due to which the coxarthrosis can develop in the coxarthrosis in fact a huge amount:

1. , the main cause is circulatory disturbance when the venous outflow and arterial inflow worsen. Because of this, the accumulation of metabolic products, and under-oxidized ones, can occur, enzymes start to activate, which subsequently begin to destroy the cartilage.
2. mechanical factors are important. This is an overload of the joint. In the bulk of these overloads suffer professional athletes. Also, people with overweight are affected.
3. biochemical changes in the structure of cartilage. Disturbance of metabolism in the human body. And, of course, hormonal changes in the body.
4. injuries. This traumatic dislocation, fracture of the neck of the hip, all kinds of fractures of the pelvis. It is after the trauma that coxarthrosis can begin to develop in people of young age.
5. development of aseptic necrosis of the pelvic bone head.
6. inflammation of the joints and infectious processes.
7. diseases of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis,
8. flat feet.
9. congenital pathology. Disturbance of joint development.
10. congenital hip dislocation. It is for this reason that the development of coxarthrosis occurs in more than 20% of people.
11. is a sedentary lifestyle.
12. is the heredity of the body. Of course, the disease itself is not inherited, but the structure of the skeleton is transmitted. And if your relatives suffer from coxarthrosis, then the probability of occurrence of such a disease rises several times.

Coxarthrosis can be both primary, as an independent disease, and secondary, the development of which occurs as a consequence of other diseases.

What are the symptoms of coxarthrosis?

Symptoms of coxarthrosis are pronounced, so diagnosing the disease does not present difficulties. However, it must not be forgotten that the symptoms of coxarthrosis depend on the degree of the disease. The main signs of the disease include:

1. permanent pain in the thigh joint, in the knee, which do not cease even at rest.
2. stiffness when driving.
3. limp.
4. with a more neglected disease, the aching leg becomes shorter.
5. develops muscle atrophy.

The mistake of people is that they ignore the first and main symptoms of the disease - the pain in the hip joint, believing that the pain can pass by itself.

However, this is a great mistake, because coxarthrosis at the initial stage is easily and successfully treatable.

But mostly, patients are treated already when pain is not possible, there comes a restriction in leg mobility, there comes a destruction of the hip joint, atrophy of the hip muscles.

Degrees( stages) of coxarthrosis

In medical practice, three degrees of development of coxarthrosis of the hip are distinguished:

1 degree of - characterized by not very severe periodic pains that can occur after prolonged physical exertion. The pain concentrates in the hip area. After rest the pain subsides. If you do an x-ray, you can detect initial changes in the pelvic bones. The articular cleft is unevenly narrowed, minor growths in the bones gradually appear. . But the neck of the femur and the head are still unchanged.

2 degree - the pain becomes more intense. Now the pain does not pass even at rest, is given to the groin and thigh. When walking for a long time, there is lameness. It is not possible to function fully at the joint. If you take an X-ray, you will clearly see progressive bone growths. The deformation of the head of the hip bone began. It can have an uneven contour or it is very enlarged in volume and shifted to the top. You can detect the formation of cysts. There is a thickening, and an extension of the neck of the hip bone.

3 degree - characterized by persistent severe pain, unabated even at night. For walking, support is needed. Atrophy of the buttock, shin, thigh muscles, and movement in the joint is limited.

At this stage of the disease, the pelvis tilts, which is the reason for the shortening of the leg from the patient's side, so you have to walk on your fingers and tilt your torso to the side. And this leads to overload in the patient's joint. If you consider an X-ray, you can find abundant bony growths. Moreover, the joint gap disappears completely, the joint can grow into one bone structure, as a consequence, a complete loss of real estate. The neck of the femur is maximally expanded.

Diagnosis of

disease Only the attending physician can diagnose the disease, using clinical radiology data. With the help of research it is possible to establish the degree of development of the disease, its etiology. It is with the help of X-rays that it is possible to establish an accurate diagnosis, and therefore, to prescribe an effective treatment. The main thing is that this would be done only by a specialist.

Treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint.

When the disease of coxarthrosis of the hip joint is diagnosed by specialists, treatment is prescribed.

At 1 degree of , a preference is given to conservative treatment, using various medications and preparations( nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, chondroprotectors and other drugs).

NSAIDs are good pain relievers for coxarthrosis, relieve swelling and inflammation of the joint, thereby relieving pain.

Muscle relaxants relieve muscle spasms, stimulate blood circulation, and chondroprotectors help restore damaged cartilage tissue.

These medications are used both in tablets and in injections, depending on the degree of pain and the appointment of the doctor.

In the treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint folk remedies are also very helpful. The use of traditional medicine is possible in conjunction with conservative treatment, but it is necessary to consult with your doctor. Such a tandem usually gives good results.

Basically, applying ointments, tinctures, lotions of folk medicine, it is possible to relieve pain, spasm, inflammation, but they can not render a therapeutic effect.

physiotherapy methods ( laser therapy, therapeutic baths, acupuncture, mud therapy, massage, gymnastics) are of great importance in the treatment of coxarthrosis.

The choice of exercises is carried out with great care and only an expert, that would not in any case cause injury to the patient's joint.

arthroscopic debridement is used for the first and second degree of disease development, a surgical procedure in which small, destroyed cartilage particles are removed. This allows you to reduce pain and reduce stiffness in the joint.

Periarticular osteotomy is a surgical intervention in which the femur is filed in certain places and then reconnected at a certain angle, which can slow the development of coxarthrosis.

A very complicated operation is performed to replace the joint with a special endoprosthesis, which is implanted in the pelvic and femur.

This prosthesis provides full vital activity to a person, as it is a complete copy of the present joint and has its characteristics.

Exercises of exercise therapy and gymnastics with coxarthrosis

A great advantage of using therapeutic gymnastics in the treatment of coxarthrosis is the possibility of their full and regular performance at home.

Bubnovsky's Gymnastics for Coxarthrosis