Arthritis and osteoarthritis are the leading causes of pain and inflammation of the knee joint (unless, of course, we are talking about injury).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotectors, nor NSAID-based drugs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), nor surgical interventions - fluid pumping, scratching, arthroscopy - give the proper therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treating arthritis and osteoarthritis are intended to relieve pain, edema, but they do not eliminate the main cause of the disease, do not stop the inflammation and deformation (destruction) of the articular cartilage.
How to really cure arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee?
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis
Knee arthritis is a lesion (inflammation) of the soft tissue around the wrist, which includes the muscles, ligaments and tendons. Due to soft tissue swelling and knee pain, the range of motion in the wrist is limited.
Inflammation of the knee joint is associated not only with arthritis, but also diagnoses such as knee synovitis, bursitis, patellar chondromalacia, damage to the medial meniscus, meniscal horn, ligaments.
To alleviate joint inflammation with all of these diagnoses, doctors are increasingly using periarticular sac drainage - pumping fluid from the joint (using a syringe that penetrates the joint cavity space and periarticular bags), and then injectionof hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of such a "treatment" dystrophic processes develop, which lead to pathological restructuring of the bone and cartilage of the ankle, to degenerative changes in the ligaments of the ankle! Not to mention the fact that after the procedure, a person constantly experiences dull pain in the knee that interferes with movement.
And the most important thing! Drainage of the joint only temporarily relieves swelling, but does not eliminate the cause of inflammation.
What causes joint inflammation?
The question is, where do the joint pains come from, the inflammation, if the joint, for example, is intact, there is no infection or injury (we will talk about injuries a little below), but the knee still hurts and swells?
Inflammation, as a physiological reaction, is a violation of trophism - nourishment of joint tissue, blood circulation and microcirculation in the joints, as a result of which the joint space undergoes pathological reconstruction and narrows, there is swelling of the joints, leading torestricting its mobility.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and the accompanying restriction of joint mobility - to restore microcirculation in the joints, that is, to remove congestion in the soft tissues of the joints: muscles and ligaments.
And this can be done by turning on the physiological "pump" of the knee, which feeds the joint. In this case, these are the thigh and lower leg muscles. By forcing the large thigh muscles to work fully, we will be able to locate the inflammatory fluid outflow from the synovial sac of the joint, restoring the main sources of blood supply to the knee joint.
Thus, it is possible to relieve inflammation and swelling of the joints without surgery.
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis can be started even if there is swelling and severe flexion pain. The basis of treatment are decompression exercises in special medical and rehabilitation equipment in order to restore lymphatic drainage, blood circulation and microcirculation of the joint. At the same time, the principle of stability and graduality is respected. You have to be patient. Soon you will feel noticeable improvements - pain, swelling will pass, the knee will start to bend much better.
Question and answer
Important questions that may arise in patients with arthritis and osteoarthritis who are accustomed to traditional methods of treatment.
- How to move, perform exercises on simulators for joint pain, inflammation and stiffness?
- Will the movement damage the already injured joints? No wonder official medicine recommends immobility for osteoarthritis and arthritis, wearing corsets, knee braces for gonarthrosis (deforming arthritis) and knee arthritis.
- What to do if I have tachycardia, high blood pressure (diabetes, asthma, etc. ). . .
The motto of kinesiteraia is: "The right movement is healed, the wrong is crippled". The treatment of joints with the method of kinesitherapy is performed only in a specialized center with the help of special rehabilitation equipment - multi-functional decompression simulators of anti-gravity action, which allow the loading of deep skeletal muscles without axial load on the joints andspine. This is a safe technique that has virtually no contraindications.
An individual program has been developed for each, a series of motor exercises after consultation with the doctor of the Kinesitherapy Center - examination, fully functional diagnosis of the condition of the musculoskeletal system.
At first, 4-6 days, there may be an increase in knee pain and even an increase in swelling. But all this has to do with the adaptation of the organism. You will soon feel a noticeable improvement. The repetitive cycle of muscle tension and relaxation strengthens the ligament apparatus and improves blood flow to the affected joint.
The method of kinesitherapy allows not only to stop the course of the disease, but also in a relatively short period of time to fully restore the working ability of the diseased joint. And to make the initial process smoother, additional kinesitherapy methods are recommended - cryosauna and autoplasm therapy, which today are the most effective alternatives to hormonal medications and knee surgery.
Treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint (deforming gonarthrosis) is a violation of the integrity of the joint, deformation of the articular surfaces, exhaustion and reduction of the thickness of the articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, like arthritis, can be associated with inflammation. Arthritis, on the other hand, in the absence of adequate treatment leads to osteoarthritis. WhyIn inflammatory arthritis, the synovial membrane of the joint is initially affected - a thin film of connective tissue lining the joint from the inside. Prolonged inflammation of this membrane can lead to cartilage destruction. And this is osteoarthritis.
The principles of treatment of osteoarthritis and arthritis are very similar. The similarity is due to the common causes of disease onset - these are two stages in the development of a degenerative process with elements of tissue dystrophy.
Osteoarthritis occurs due to malnutrition of the joint, over time, the joint begins to dry out and deform. Joint malnutrition (dystrophy), on the other hand, occurs due to a sharp decrease in microcirculation, i. e. the number of capillaries that feed the joint, the number of which depends on the number of muscles through which these capillaries pass.
All the nutrients needed for the joint are delivered by the blood, which circulates through the vessels. The vessels are located in the muscles and ligaments, so the muscles, in addition to motor function, also play the role of blood pumps. They pump a large amount of blood, providing nourishment to the knee joint and a smooth metabolism. If the pump muscles provide adequate blood flow, good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If the microcirculation is disturbed as a result of the deterioration of muscle work due to their atrophy, the joint is on a starvation diet and its slow aging begins.
Thus, the nutrition of the knee joint and articular cartilage, its blood supply and microcirculation depend directly on the work of the muscles, ligaments and tendons of this joint.
Therefore, in the treatment of osteoarthritis (deforming gonarthrosis), the main task of kinesitherapy is to make the "pumps" or "pumps" of the knee work: the large muscles of the thigh and lower leg, which are the sources of blood supply andfeeding at the knee joint. Muscle loads stimulate the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increase the adaptive capacity of muscle tissue.
In the treatment of osteoarthritis, special attention is paid to the biceps of the thigh. This is the back of the thigh, which is rarely used in everyday life. But the main neurovascular pathways of the lower extremities pass through it - the sciatic nerve, arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels. This muscle group actually plays a major role in transporting blood and lymph to the upper body, and therefore to the joints.
An underdeveloped muscle is short and stiff. Has a weak vascular network due to the small number of muscle fibers and is unable to pass a large amount of blood through itself. Strong, elastic and long muscles are essential for the maintenance of the joints and back.
In one article, it is difficult to discover all the principles of joint treatment using the method of kinesitherapy, we have given only a few examples for clarity.
Knee injury. Damage to the meniscus and knee ligaments. Is it possible to do without surgery?
Knee injuries are common and not limited to athletes. The knee joint is under serious stress in daily life, no matter what we do. In case of rupture (damage) of the meniscus or ligaments of the knee joints, as a rule, an operation is prescribed - complex and expensive. But there are also alternative ways. These are autoplasm therapy, active rehabilitation using special equipment, exercise therapy, joint gymnastics, physiotherapy and therapeutic massage.
Autoplasm therapy for the treatment of joints
Autoplasm therapy is most effective for inflammatory diseases of the joints, pain, edema, arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joints, arthritis of the hands, fingers, swelling of the joints, rheumatoid arthritis. A modern and safe procedure allows you to start the natural mechanisms of restoration of cartilage tissue of joints, synovial fluid, ligaments, tendons, muscle and bone tissue. At the same time, there is an improvement in articular cartilage nutrition and joint strengthening. As a rule, after a few sessions, significant changes occur: joint pain, inflammation and swelling disappear and joint movement is restored.