Osteoarthritis of the knee joint of 1 degree. Treatment of folk remedies, medicines, how to remove the pain

Osteoarthritis of the knee - is a chronic disease characterized by degenerative process of the cartilage tissue. Pathology flowing at an initial stage of its development, has reached 1 severity, responds well to medication.

In medical practice, emit a localized form of gonarthrosis when the affected cartilage is only one joint, as well as an extensive type of disease. In the latter case, the disease includes both the direct joint, and degenerative processes and reduced functionality limb occur synchronously.

Depending on the nature of and clinical manifestations of the disease origin, are the following types of gonarthrosis.

Varieties gonarthrosis of the knee joint 1 severity	causation of disease
Primary	In that case, if you do not manage to establish the original cause of the results of a comprehensive survey, which led to initial stage of destruction of the joint cartilage tissue, the patient is exposed diagnosis - "gonarthrosis knee joint 1 degree gravity. " This kind of disease is called more medical term - idiopathic gonarthrosis. The primary type of illness can be triggered by a genetic predisposition to the pathology of cartilage the knee joint tissue, or as a consequence of age-related changes of the musculoskeletal apparatus. The primary form of gonarthrosis of the knee joint 1 degree easier treatable medical drugs and traditional medicines. insta story viewer
Secondary	This kind of disease is an obvious reason that was set as a surgeon or traumatologist on diagnostic results. Secondary gonarthrosis develops after undergoing mechanical trauma, surgery or a consequence of severe infectious disease organism. For example, the secondary type of knee pathology may be caused by concomitant endocrine diseases, metabolic disorder, wand tuberculosis, lupus erythematosus, aseptic necrosis of the femoral, if inflammation has spread further along the bottom limbs.

Treatment of gonarthrosis of the knee joint 1 degree is not difficult therapeutic processBut under the condition that the person in a timely manner sought medical help, and do not ignore the symptoms of the disease for a long period of time.

The secondary form of the disease is more severe, and also requires a long reception of potent drugs. This is due to the fact that the secondary gonarthrosis front of the patient and the doctor the task not only treating the inflamed cartilage, but also concomitant illness, which provoked defeat knee.

Stage and grade

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint 1 degree, which treatment is based on the use of pharmaceutical preparations as well as traditional medicine, is only the initial stage of its flow. Each subsequent stage of the development of the disease aggravates the clinical manifestations of the disease, aggravates the symptoms and reduces the functionality of the lower limb.

In general, there are the following severity of the knee joint gonarthrosis:

• 1 degree (Also found under the name - the initial stage) - any morphological changes are completely absent in the joint tissues, but at the same time disturbed biochemical composition synovial fluid that provides nutrition and meniscal cartilage of the knee (after continuous load the first signs of the pain syndrome, local inflammation occurs process);
• 2 degree - is characterized by a more severe form of the disease, accompanied by destruction of cartilage, meniscus, and formation of extraneous growths (osteophytes) and acute pain, which responds to even minor physical load;
• Grade 3 - the patient has symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee, which are expressed in violation of its support shaft, deformation, changes in neuro-trophic regulation lower limb mobility (mixing occurs at points further progression of the disease, which is fixed at the base musculo-tendinous complex).

Osteoarthritis, which reached the final, 3 degrees of development, leads to irreversible changes in the joint structure, trophism violates not only the cartilage tissue, but muscle fibers throughout the full limbs. The patient loses the ability to move independently, acquires a disability, and forced to use adjuvants in the form of crutches or a walker.

symptoms

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint 1 degree, which treatment should begin as soon as possible, is shown a pronounced clinical picture.

Symptoms of disease are as follows:

• spazmiruyutsya acute pain, which occurs after the Exercise or work related to the load on the lower limbs;
• changing the shape of the knee joint, which is associated with the development of edema of the connective tissue;
• cider pain occurs at night, a sharp cross Recalling lasts from a few seconds up to 2-3 min, and then subsides.;
• during palpation of the skin surface of the knee joint is felt that it is much warmer than the rest of the body (the sign of the disease constitutes a mounting inflammation of cartilage and meniscus, which occurs in acute form);
• in gonarthrosis 2 and 3 degrees is not excluded increased body temperature, which may reach 37-38 degrees Celsius, accompanied by fever and general loss of strength;
• after waking up from sleep the patient is required 10-15 minutes to disperse, stretch your leg and return it full functional mobility.;
• leg, the knee joint is impressed gonarthrosis, can not be used as a reference, and all attempts to move it by weight, lead to rapid emergence of acute pain;
• independent movement is reduced to a distance of 30-50 meters, and the long distances provoke strong pain, lameness, causing the need for rest.

Depending on the severity of the knee joint gonarthrosis occurs exacerbation of clinical symptoms of the disease and thus exacerbated the current symptoms.

Causes of

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint 1 degree, the treatment of which involves the use of drugs and traditional medicine, arises a result of the negative impact of the following factors:

• age-related changes in bone and connective tissues of the lower extremities;
• overweight, which creates an additional burden on their feet;
• diabetes, and other diseases of the endocrine system, leading to hormonal imbalance in the body;
• subcooling the knee joint and the start of the inflammatory process;
• bones of the lower extremities osteoporosis triggered by poor diet, intake of certain types of medications, senile;
• presence of benign or malignant tumors same, which struck the cartilage or bone tissue of a knee joint, causing secondary gonarthrosis;
• genetic predisposition to gonarthrosis of the knee;
• heavy mechanical joint injury or damage to the regularly recurring knee bone and connective tissue (often found in athletes, people building specialties);
• System deficiency of vitamins and minerals;
• violation of metabolic processes in the body, due to which the trace elements necessary for the normal functioning of the knee - simply can not be digested;
• hematogenous infection of tissues knee bacterial pathogens that are the causative agents of syphilis, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, tick-borne encephalitis;

  

• Regular contact with the body of toxic substances, fumes which enter the bloodstream, and then invade all elements musculoskeletal;
• complications of surgery, moved to the tissues of the knee joint;
• congenital dysplasia of the knee joint, which eventually leads to the development of gonarthrosis.

Identify the factors that cause a painful condition of the joint, it is a prerequisite for successful therapy in the future.

After establishing the causes of disease, the patient exhibited a diagnosis - secondary gonarthrosis, and actions are taken to address the negative effects on the body. If the cause is not identified, the disease is classified as primary.

Diagnostics

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint 1 degree, which treatment should begin immediately after completion of the survey, It is determined using the following types of diagnostics:

• X-rays of one or two joints at once to explore the image, performing a comparative study and assessment of the health of cartilage tissue;
• puncture synovial fluid, with its further analysis of biochemical parameters;
• Deposit of capillary blood from the beams of the ring finger to determine the overall performance (cell composition, blood glucose, coagulation);
• sampling of venous blood, which is examined for the level of hormones, the possible presence of cancer cells, as well as dangerous infectious microorganisms;
• MRI diagnosis of knee joint and completely the entire lower extremity, which struck gonartrozom (Displays bone and cartilage structure defines the possible changes and signs osteoporosis).

According to the results diagnostic survey doctor confirms cartilage destruction process, as well as the knee meniscus, or denies the disease and detect other abnormalities.

course of complex therapy is formed in the presence of the disease. Diagnosis of the disease is carried out in a public hospital, which is free, or in the part of the clinic. In the medical facility of the latter type is the average cost of the survey from 4000 to 5500 rubles.

When to see a doctor

Address to the doctor to take place in the first 3 days after a person has experienced a sharp or spazmiruyutsya pain in the knee. Especially if it appeared after the exercise, and then left after 10-15 minutes. recreation. Treatment of gonarthrosis of the knee has been a surgeon or trauma, depending on what triggered the development of the disease.

Upon receipt of the patient in the reception Doctor first performs an external examination of the lower limb, palpates knee having features of the inflammatory process, and specifies the current symptoms. Then the doctor will refer the patient to the passage of instrumental diagnostics and tests delivery for laboratory examination.

prevention

To prevent the occurrence of gonarthrosis of the knee, which has signs of severity 1, or else moved to later periods of development, it is necessary to perform daily simple rules prevention.

they are as following:

• lead a healthy lifestyle, do not drink alcohol, tobacco and drugs;
• fully fed, included in the daily diet of dairy products, eggs, hard cheese, cottage cheese, meat, ocean fish;
• not contact with chemicals as acids, alkalies, and compounds of toxic etiology;
• to avoid injury to the knee, and while playing sports or doing heavy physical labor, always use personal protective equipment in the form of knee pads;
• always dress according to the weather conditions and to prevent overcooling of the knee;
• every morning to perform exercises for the joints, which is to squat, workout of the lower limbs;
• not lift objects whose weight is more than 10 kg;
• not stay on your feet longer than 1 hour straight.

These recommendations are binding on the people who have a genetic predisposition to inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system, or were blood relatives in their family suffering from gonarthrosis.

therapies

Therapy gonarthrosis knee joint 1 degree includes the use of pharmaceutical medicines, traditional medicines, and physical therapy techniques.

Medications

For treatment of gonarthrosis knee joint 1 severity, the following drugs:

• heparin ointment - it possesses antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory action, reduces swelling, and improves the trophism of cartilage tissue, applied 2-3 times a day for 15 days, is available without prescription (medication costs - 180 rub. 25 g per tube);
• tizanidine - a drug used to relieve pain and spasm relax shortened muscles, assigned to the reception 1-2 tablets 3-4 twice a day (duration of treatment is determined individually by the attending physician and the drug price is 315 rub.);
• Karmolis - warming fluid, via which the rubbing of the patient joint, improves blood circulation and nutrition inflamed cartilage (a medical procedure performed in the morning and evening for 2 weeks, and the average cost of the drug - 580 rub.);
• Voltaren - is introduced into the organism of the patient in the form of intramuscular injections of 1 ampoule per day course of therapy determined by the doctor depending on the positive dynamics in recovery (the price of the drug - 275 rub.).

In the case of concomitant diseases of the endocrine system or the joint destruction of infectious organisms, antibiotic therapy is applied. It uses only those drugs to the active components of which microbes have no natural resistance.

Traditional methods

Treatment of gonarthrosis 1 degree is carried out not only by the traditional drugs, but also traditional medicines. To do this, use the following recipes.

tincture larkspur

To prepare the medication home from the initial stage of gonarthrosis need to take root plants larkspur 1 and 0.5 L of vodka. The rhizome is washed away by the mud and soil residues and then cut into slices.

Thereafter medicinal plant is placed in a glass jar and filled with specified amount of liquid. Infuse in a dark place for the next 10 days. The resulting tincture rubbed inflamed joint. Medical procedure is performed 2 times per day. Duration of treatment - not less than 15 days.

hot compress

This folk remedy improves the patient's joint circulation and nutrition, reduces inflammation. It should take 100 ml of vodka and the same amount of warm water.

To mix these components, and the resulting liquid to moisten the cotton wool. It is mounted on a sore knee, which is then closed with plastic film and get out a woolen scarf. Duration of wearing wrap - 30 min. 1 per day. Dates of therapy - 5 days.

Cakes of honey and bran

Preparation of the tool requires the use of 100 g of wheat bran, 1 tbsp. l. honey and 150 ml of hot water. This quantity of bran filled with boiling water, after which they have to steam for 15 minutes. Then, in their composition must be add honey and mix thoroughly.

When a homogeneous mass is obtained, it is formed from the cake, which is placed on the affected joint. On top of it is fixed with plastic film and fabric bandage. Compress on a limb must be at least 1 h. Duration of treatment - from 10 to 15 days.

Other methods

In combination with drug treatment and folk remedies, physiotherapy used following techniques that allow you to quickly get rid of gonarthrosis of the knee joint 1 degree and do not give the disease go to the next stage of development:

• electrophoresis - a heating portion of the lower limb of the patient by the heat of the electric current;
• application of therapeutic muds - carried out on the basis of spa facilities, or in a specialized physiotherapy department;
• mineral baths - the patient is prescribed a course of procedures with the knee joint by dipping in a solution with trace elements that improve trophism, blood circulation and reduce inflammation of cartilage;
• massotherapy - specialized doctor performed according to the schedule drawn up sessions.

Physiotherapy is only an element of treatment. Without the use of drugs warming, therapeutic massage, baths and application of mineral mud will not bring a positive effect, or will it be short-lived.

possible complications

Lack of timely treatment to the doctor, malformed therapy or as an error in the choice of methods of treatment, the doctor admitted, may lead to the following complications and negative effects:

• gonycampsis;
• length contraction of muscle and tendon beam connecting the foot to the remainder of the lower limbs;
• functional loss of one or of two feet, knee joints which are no longer able to withstand the load bearing;
• purulent inflammation of cartilage tissue which will require surgery for removal of serous fluid;
• disability and the inability of independent movement without crutches, canes or wheelchairs;
• complete removal of the destroyed joint with its subsequent replacement with an artificial implant that performs motor functions of the lower limbs;
• necrosis of cartilage, extensive purulent inflammation and the risk of lower limb amputation.

Osteoarthritis of the knee joint 1 degree - this is the initial stage of the disease, timely treatment of which to prevent further destruction of cartilage and meniscus, as well as to avoid the above consequences. The main risk group the incidence of knee OA - people of working professions, sportsmen, as well as the men and women who are older than 50 years.

Regular observance of preventive measures, periodic examination of the musculoskeletal system, reduces the risk of morbidity, and in case of gonarthrosis, it makes it possible to quickly restore normal operation joint.

Registration of the article: Vladimir the Great

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