Coxarthrosis is a destructive-dystrophic pathology, covering the hip joints. The disease leads to thinning of cartilage and proliferation of bone tissue, a decrease in free space in the joint. Deformed bones, touching, drinking, delivering unbearable pain. When osteoarthritis of the hip joint develops, symptoms and treatment cannot be determined independently.
Self-medication, a person begins an illness, is at risk of becoming disabled. If osteoarthritis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree is treated with conservative and traditional methods, only the operation eliminates stage 3-4. Therefore, the treatment should be agreed with the attending physician.
Reasons
The disease is divided into two types:
- Primary coxarthrosisdevelops spontaneously. The disease mainly occurs in old age. Its cause is age-related destructive changes in the joints.
- secondary osteoarthritiscause concomitant diseases, excessive stress on the joints.
Causes of secondary osteoarthritis include:
- various injuries;
- lifting and carrying weights;
- inadequate physical activity;
- congenital malformations of the femoral head;
- dysplasia;
- overweight; metabolic disorder
- ;
- endocrine diseases;
- hormonal imbalance;
- inappropriate nutrition;
- blood diseases;
- cartilage necrosis;
- prolonged stressful conditions; arthritis
- ;
- hypothermia;
- acute respiratory illnesses and other viral infections.
Osteoarthritis deformans of the hip joint is divided into:
one-sided- ;
- double-sided.
It is often accompanied by knee osteoarthritis - a destructive degenerative lesion of the knee joint. In this case, the course of the disease is greatly aggravated. Both ailments simultaneously affect the joints of the left or right leg.
Symptoms
Doctors distinguish four degrees of the disease. Each stage has its own characteristics. At the initial stage, the disease is not of great concern. The second stage of the disease is accompanied by severe discomfort. In the later stages, the joint hurts a lot.
Level I panels
In the initial phase of development, the disease is almost asymptomatic. Patients complain of the following sensations:
- mild pain that occurs in the morning and after prolonged exertion;
- crunch in the hip joint.
First degree signs don't bother people much, they ignore them. Although during this period it is realistic to slow down the destruction of the joints, to avoid the development of serious complications. For the treatment of osteoarthritis of the 1st degree, it is enough to use folk remedies. They effectively fight the disease.
Signs of degree II
In the second stage, the disease manifests itself clearly. Its symptoms are as follows:
- the pain in the joint increases with sudden movements;
- after sleep, movements are constrained;
- the crunch is increasing.
To cure coxarthrosis of the 2nd degree, complex therapy is used: they combine folk and medical methods. This is the only way to achieve positive momentum.
Degree Signs III
In the third step, the purse becomes very thin. Overgrowth of bone tissue occurs. In this case, the following signs are observed:
- unbearable pain does not let go;
- the crunch is so loud that it can be heard from a distance;
- movements are constrained;
- modified approach;
- a limp occurs.
Treatment of grade 3 osteoarthritis of the hip with drugs and folk remedies does not give the desired positive effect. The patient needs surgery.
Grade IV panels
In the last step, the seal disappears. A person is deprived of the ability to move. However, he experiences severe pain that cannot be relieved with pain relievers. Surgical intervention helps get rid of the disease.
When coxarthrosis accompanies knee osteoarthritis, the situation is aggravated: pain occurs simultaneously in both joints. Knee osteoarthritis also goes through four stages of development. At 1 degree, it is treated with folk remedies. In stage 2, complex therapy is performed. In severe cases, with a development of 3-4 degrees, the disease is treated surgically.
Conservative treatment
Patients are prescribed medication, massage, physiotherapy, therapeutic exercises. The medication is taken at home using:
- Anti-inflammatory drugs.They suppress pain and inflammation.
- Chondoprotectors- drugs that provide nutrition and regeneration of cartilage tissue.
- Muscle relaxants- drugs to relieve muscle spasms, restoring blood flow to affected tissues.
- Local drugs.Prescribe ointments and gels with a warming effect. They improve blood circulation, improve tissue nutrition, relieve pain.
- Corticosteroid injectionsinto the joint capsule. Thanks to them, it is possible to stop the pain, relieve the exacerbation.
- vasodilator drugs. It is easier for dilated vessels to transport the nutrients necessary for the regeneration of damaged tissue.
Folk remedies for osteoarthritis of the hip joint are used in combination with the listed drugs.
Folk recipes
Home treatments are used at all stages of the development of the disease. Treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint with folk remedies brings significant relief. In advanced cases, in which the joints are severely deformed, it is simply impossible to cure with herbal remedies, but they alleviate pain, improve well-being.
Treatment with folk remedies is effective if carried out regularly for a long time. Herbal extracts inhibit destructive processes in the joints, restore blood circulation in the damaged joint, suppress inflammation and pain. They are treated with the help of ointments, tinctures, decoctions, compresses, baths.
Ointments and rubbing
The problem of how to treat osteoarthritis of the hip joint is well solved with the help of warming applications. After applying ointments and rubbing, the joint is covered with polyethylene, fixed with a heating bandage. Applications are made three times a day.
Prepare ointments and rubs like this:
- Honey is mixed with turnip porridge in equal quantities, three tablespoons of vodka are added. The drug is applied to the inflamed area, fixed with a bandage.
- The fat is mixed with grits of nettle leaves and juniper berries. Rub the skin with ointment, isolate with a bandage.
- Nine tablespoons of finely ground freshly ground celandine are placed in a jar, a liter of olive oil is poured. They keep it in the dark for two weeks. The hood is filtered, the gasket is rubbed.
- Eucalyptus, mint and aloe leaves are taken in the same amount, crushed to a pasty state. After treating the lesion with the mixture, a bandage is applied. You can add fat (petroleum jelly) to the grind.
- Take the same amount of honey, iodine, glycerin, bile and alcohol. Rub the skin in the evening.
- Prepare a mixture of kerosene, vegetable oil, taken in 200 ml, hot pepper (3 pcs. ). Keep in the dark for 1. 5 weeks. The extract is used to rub the inflamed joint skin in the evening.
Compresses
Wraps relieve excruciating pain. Prolonged use of compresses promotes healing.
Ways to treat osteoarthritis of the hip joint with wraps:
- A mass of horseradish in the form of oatmeal is laid out on a napkin, attached to the inflamed joint. The bandage is removed after 10 minutes. Wash the horseradish with water, isolate the hip joint.
- Hot healing mud (sold in pharmacies) is applied to the lesion, covered with a film, and a heating bandage is applied. Remove the applique after cooling.
- Hot salt (sea or table salt) is poured into a linen bag, attached to the seal. It eliminates swelling and pain.
- Cabbage leaves are smeared with honey, covered with them from the affected joint, covered with polyethylene, isolated. Make two wraps a day: in the morning and in the evening. They are treated for a month.
Healing baths
If symptoms of osteoarthritis of the hip joint appear, the treatment is carried out with herbal and salt baths. They increase blood flow, suppress inflammation and pain. The duration of the procedures is 10-20 minutes.
Prepare baths like this:
- 3–4 kg of freshly harvested nettles are placed in 5 liters of water, simmer on the fire for 30 minutes. The broth is filtered, poured into a bath. The procedure is carried out once every two days.
- Pour 1 to 2 kg of salt in the bath. Treatment is carried out until the pain subsides.
- Boil 5 liters of water, add 100 g of comfrey. The infusion field is filtered and added to the bath.
- 4 pieces of Jerusalem artichoke, 1 kg of salt, 2-3 chopped pine branches, 50 g of honey, a teaspoon of turpentine are placed in a container. The mixture is poured with boiling water, let it brew. Poured into the bath with the needles. The procedure is carried out once every two days. They are treated for 30 days.
Oral medications
To treat hip osteoarthritis, decoctions and tinctures are made. Herbs insist on alcohol, vegetable oil and honey. These extracts are used for internal use and for rubbing. They drink water extracts. Infusions and decoctions are taken on an empty stomach three times a day.
Traditional recipes are used to prepare medicines:
- The young shoots of spruce and fir are chopped. In 1 liter of boiling water, prepare half a glass of pine needles. Consume 3 teaspoons. They are treated for 30 days.
- Boil 3 liters of water, put three lemons cut into pieces, 3 tablespoons of honey. Drink ¼ glass. The course of treatment lasts three months.
- Prepare grits of three lemons, 200 g of celeriac, 100 g of garlic. Fold in a three-liter jar, pour boiling water under the neck. Leave lukewarm for 12 hours. Drink 2 tablespoons for 3 months.
Coxarthrosis is a serious disease. It cannot be started and processed on its own. All methods of treatment should be agreed with the doctor. The use of folk remedies and drugs will help maintain health and avoid surgery.