Arthritis and osteoarthritis are the main causes of knee joint pain and inflammation (unless they are injuries).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotectors nor drugs based on NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) nor surgical interventions - pumping out fluids, scratching, arthroscopy - do not have the necessary therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treating arthritis and osteoarthritis are aimed at relieving pain and edema, but they do not eliminate the cause of the disease, do not stop the inflammation and deformation (destruction) of the articular cartilage.
How can you really cure arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joint?
Kinesitherapy for knee osteoarthritis
Knee arthritis is a lesion (inflammation) of the soft tissue surrounding the joint, which includes muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Swelling of the soft tissues and pain in the knee joint limit the range of motion in the joint.
Inflammation of the knee joint is associated not only with arthritis, but also with diagnoses such as knee synovitis, bursitis, patellar chondromalacia, damage to the medial meniscus, meniscus horn, ligaments.
To relieve inflammation in the joint with all of these diaznoses, doctors are increasingly using the periarticular sac drainage - pumping fluid out of the joint (using a syringe that goes into the joint cavity and periarticular sacs) and then injecting hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of such "treatment", dystrophic processes develop, which lead to pathological remodeling of the bone and cartilage of the joint, to degenerative changes in the ligaments of the joint! 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! Emptying the joint will only temporarily relieve the swelling, but it will not eliminate the cause of the inflammation.
What causes joint inflammation?
The question is, where does joint pain, inflammation come from when, for example, the joint is intact, there is no infection or injury (we'll talk about injuries below), but the knee hurts and swells anyway?
Inflammation as a physiological reaction is a violation of trophism - nutrition of the joint tissue, blood circulation and microcirculation in the joint, as a result of which the joint space is pathologically reconstructed and narrowed, the joint swells, which leads to a limitation in its mobility.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and the associated limitation of mobility in the joint - to restore microcirculation in the joint, that is, to get rid of congestion in the soft tissues of the joint: muscles and ligaments.
And this can be done by turning on the physiological "pump" of the knee that feeds the joint. In this case, these are the muscles of the thigh and lower leg. By forcing the large muscles of the thigh to work fully, we can drain the outflow fromRecover inflammatory fluid from the synovial pocket of the joint and restore the main sources of blood supply to the knee joint.
Thus, it is possible to reduce inflammation and swelling of the joint without surgery.
Kinesitherapy for arthritis of the knee can also be started when there is swelling and severe flexion pain. Treatment is based on decompression exercises on special medical and rehabilitation equipment to restore lymphatic drainage, blood flow and microcirculation to the joint. The principle of consistency and succession is observed. You have to be patient. Soon you will feel noticeable improvements - pain, swelling will pass, the knee will bend much better.
questions and answers
Important questions to ask in arthritis and osteoarthritis patients who are used to traditional treatments.
- How to move, do exercises on simulators for pain, inflammation and joint stiffness?
- Does the movement harm the joints that are already painful? It is not for nothing that official medicine recommends immobility in the case of osteoarthritis and arthritis, the wearing of corsets, knee pads for gonarthrosis (deforming arthrosis) and osteoarthritis of the knee joint.
- What to do with tachycardia, high blood pressure (diabetes, asthma, etc. ). . .
The motto of the kinesiteraia is: "The right movement heals, the wrong one paralyzes. " The treatment of the joints with the method of movement therapy is carried out only in a specialized center with the help of special rehabilitation equipment - multifunctional decompression simulators with anti-gravity effects that exert a loadthe deep skeletal muscles without axial stress on the joints and spine. This is a safe technique that has practically no contraindications.
An individual program is developed for each, a number of motor exercises after consultation with the doctor of the kinesitherapy center - examination, thorough functional diagnosis of the state of the musculoskeletal system.
Initially, 4-6 days, there may be an increase in knee pain and even an increase in swelling. But all of this is related to the adaptation of the organism. You will soon feel a noticeable improvement. The repetitive cycle of muscle tension and relaxation strengthens the ligaments and improves blood flow to the affected joint.
The exercise therapy method makes it possible not only to stop the course of the disease, but also to completely restore the working capacity of the diseased joint in a relatively short time. And to make the initial process smoother, additional methods of exercise therapy are recommended - cryosauna and autoplasma therapy, which today are the most effective alternative to hormonal preparations 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 a decrease in the thickness of the articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, like arthritis, can be accompanied by inflammation. Arthritis, in turn, leads to osteoarthritis in the absence of adequate treatment. Why? Inflammatory arthritis first affects the synovial membrane of the joint - a thin film of connective tissue that lines the joint from the inside. A prolonged inflammation of this membrane can lead to the destruction of the cartilage. And that's osteoarthritis.
The principles of treating osteoarthritis and arthritis are very similar. The similarity is due to the common causes of the appearance of diseases - 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. Malnutrition of the joint (dystrophy), in turn, occurs due to a sharp decrease in microcirculation, that is, the number of capillaries supplying the joint, the number of which depends on the number of muscles through which these capillaries pass.
All the nutrients necessary for the joint are supplied by the blood that circulates through the vessels. The vessels are located in the muscles and ligaments, so in addition to motor skills, the muscles also play the role of blood pumps. They pump a large amount of blood, supply the knee joint with nutrients and ensure a smooth metabolism. If the pump muscles ensure adequate blood flow and good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. When the microcirculation is disturbed by a deterioration in muscle work due to its 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 osteoarthritis of the knee), the main task of exercise therapy is to get the "pumps" or "pumps" of the knee to work: the large muscles of the thigh and lower leg, which are the sources of blood supply, and nutrition of the knee joint. Muscle stress stimulates the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increasing the adaptability of the muscle tissue.
When treating osteoarthritis, special attention is paid to the biceps of the thigh. This is the back of the thigh, which is used very little in everyday life. But the main neurovascular highways of the lower extremities pass through it - the sciatic nerve, arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels. In fact, this muscle group plays a major role in transporting blood and lymph to the upper body and thus to the joints.
An undeveloped muscle is short and stiff. It has a weak vascular network due to the low number of muscle fibers and is unable to conduct much blood through itself. Strong, elastic and long muscles are essential for the maintenance of the joints and the spine.
It is difficult to cover all the principles of joint treatment with exercise therapy in one article, we have only listed a few examples for the sake of clarity.
Knee injury. Damage to the meniscus and knee ligaments. Is it possible to do without an operation?
Knee injuries are common and not limited to athletes. The knee joint is heavily used in everyday life, no matter what we do. In the event of a rupture (damage) of the meniscus or the ligaments of the knee joint, an operation is usually prescribed - complex and expensive. But there are also alternative ways. These are autoplasma therapy, active rehabilitation with special equipment, exercise therapy, joint gymnastics, physiotherapy and therapeutic massage.
Autoplasma therapy for the treatment of joints
Autoplasma therapy is most effective for inflammatory diseases of the joints, pain, edema, arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joint, arthritis of the hands, fingers, joint swelling, rheumatoid arthritis. A modern and safe procedure allows you to start the natural mechanisms of restoration of the cartilage tissue of the joints, synovial fluid, ligaments, tendons, muscle and bone tissue. At the same time, it improves the nutrition of the articular cartilage and strengthens the joint. As a rule, significant changes appear after several sessions: joint pain, inflammation and swelling disappear, and joint mobility is restored.