Arthritis and arthrosis are the main causes of pain and swelling in the knee joint (unless, of course, we are talking about an injury).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotectors, nor drugs based on NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), nor surgical interventions - draining the fluid, scraping, arthroscopy - do not give the necessary therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treating arthritis and arthrosis are aimed at relieving pain, edema, but they do not eliminate the root cause of the disease, do not prevent inflammation and deformation (destruction) of articular cartilage.
How exactly to treat arthritis and arthrosis of the knee joint?
kinesitherapy therapy for arthritis of the knee
Arthritis of the knee is a lesion (inflammation) of the soft tissue surrounding the joint, which includes muscles, ligaments and tendons. Due to inflammation of the soft tissues and pain in the knee, the joint has limited range of motion.
Inflammation of the knee joint is associated not only with arthritis, but also with such diagnoses as knee synovitis, bursitis, patellar chondromalacia, damage to the medial meniscus, meniscus horn, ligaments.
With all of these diagnoses to relieve swelling in the joint, doctors are increasingly using periarticular bag drainage — pumping fluid out of the joint (using a syringe that enters the joint space and into the cavity of the periarticular bag). does), and then injecting hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of such "treatment", dystrophic processes develop, which lead to pathological reorganization of bone and joint cartilage, to degenerative changes in the ligaments of the joint! Not to mention the fact that after the procedure, a person constantly experiences a dull pain in the knee that interferes with movement.
And most importantly! Removing the joint only temporarily relieves the swelling, but does not eliminate the cause of the swelling.
What causes swollen joints?
The question is, where does joint pain, swelling come from, if the joint, for example, is intact, there is no infection or injury (we'll talk about injuries a little below), but the knee still hurtsAnd it swells?
Inflammation, as a physiological reaction, is a violation of trophism - nutrition of the tissues of the joint, blood circulation and microcirculation in the joint, as a result of which the joint space undergoes pathological reconstruction and narrows, swelling of the joint occurs, reducing its mobility. Leading to the limit.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and with limitation of mobility in the joint - to restore microcirculation in the joint, that is, to relieve 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, which 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 will be able to establish the outflow of inflammatory fluid from the synovial bag of the joint, restoring the main sources of blood supply to the knee joint.
Thus, it is possible to relieve joint swelling and inflammation without surgery.
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis can be started even if there is inflammation and severe pain. The basis of treatment is decompression exercises on specialized medical and rehabilitation equipment to restore lymphatic drainage, blood circulation and microcirculation of the joint. At the same time, The principle of continuity and gradualness is observed. You need to be patient. Soon you will feel a noticeable improvement - the pain, swelling will pass, the knee will begin to bend better.
Questions and answers
Important questions that may arise in patients with arthritis and arthrosis who are accustomed to traditional methods of treatment.
- How to do exercises on simulators for pain, swelling and stiffness of joints?
- Will the movement damage already worn joints? It is not for nothing that official medicine recommends immobility, wearing corsets for arthrosis and arthritis, knee pads for gonarthrosis (deforming arthrosis) and arthritis of the knee joint.
- What to do if I have tachycardia, high blood pressure (diabetes, asthma, etc. ) . . .
The motto of kinesiteria is: "The right movement heals, the wrong one cripples. " The treatment of joints with the method of kinesitherapy is carried out only in a specialized center with the help of special rehabilitation equipment - multifunctional decompression simulators of anti-gravity action. , which allow to load deep skeletal muscles without axial load on the joints and spine. This is a safe technique that has practically no contraindications.
An individual program is developed for each, a set of motor exercises after consultation with the doctor of the kinesitherapy center - examination, a fully functional diagnosis of the state of the musculoskeletal system.
In the first 4-6 days there may be an increase in knee pain and there may also be an increase in swelling. But it is all related to the adaptation of the organism. You will soon feel a noticeable improvement. Repeated muscle tension and relaxationThe chakra strengthens the ligamentous system and improves blood flow to the affected joint.
The kinesitherapy method allows 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 facilitate the initial process, additional methods of kinesitherapy are recommendedCryosauna and autoplasma therapy, which are today the most effective alternatives to hormonal drugs and knee surgery.
knee arthrosis treatment
Arthrosis (deforming gonarthrosis) of the knee joint is a violation of the integrity of the joint, deformation of the articular surfaces, thickening and reduction of the articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, like arthritis, may be accompanied by inflammation. Arthritis, in turn, leads to arthrosis in the absence of adequate treatment. Why? In inflammatory arthritis, the synovial membrane of the joint is initially affected – a thin film of connective tissue that lines the joint from the inside. Prolonged inflammation of this membrane can lead to the destruction of cartilage. And this is arthrosis.
The principles of treatment of arthrosis and arthritis are very similar. The similarity is due to the common causes of the onset of diseases - these are two stages in the development of a degenerative process with elements of tissue dystrophy.
Osteoarthritis is caused by malnutrition of the joint, causing the joint to dry out and deform over time. Malnutrition of the joint (dystrophy), in turn, is caused by a sharp decrease in microcirculation, that is, the number of capillaries feeding 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 pumping blood. They carry large volumesPump blood into the knee joint, provide nutrition to the knee joint and smooth out the metabolism. If the pumped muscles provide adequate blood flow, good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If the muscles are damaged due to their atrophy, When microcirculation is disturbed as a result of a decline in work, the joint is on a starvation diet and slows its aging.
Thus, the nutrition of the knee joint and articular cartilage, its blood supply and microcirculation directly depend on the work of the muscles, ligaments and tendons of this joint.
Therefore, in the treatment of arthrosis (degenerative gonarthrosis), the main task of kinesitherapy is to make the "pump" or "pump" of the knee work: the large muscles of the thigh and lower leg, which are the sources of blood supply and nourishment to the knee joint. Muscle load stimulates the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increasing the adaptive capacity of muscle tissue.
In the treatment of arthrosis, special attention is paid to the biceps of the thigh. It is the back of the thigh, which is rarely used in everyday life. But the main neurovascular highway of the lower extremities passes through it - the sciatic nerve, Arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels. This muscle group actually plays a major role in the transport of blood and lymph to the upper body, and therefore to the joints.
An underdeveloped muscle is short and stiff. Due to the small number of muscle fibers, its vascular network is weak and it is not able to pass large amounts of blood through it. To maintain the joints and spinal cordStrong, elastic and long muscles are necessary for this.
In one article, it is difficult to reveal all the principles of combined treatment using the kinesitherapy method, we have given only a few examples for clarity.
Knee injury. Damage to the meniscus and ligaments of the knee. Is it possible to do without surgery?
Knee injuries are common and not limited to athletes. Knee joints are under severe stress in everyday life, no matter what we do. In case of rupture (damage) of the meniscus or ligaments of the knee joint, as a ruleIn the US, an operation is prescribed - complex and expensive. But there are alternative methods. These are autoplasma therapy, active rehabilitation using 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, rheumatism and arthrosis of the knee joint, rheumatism of the hands, fingers, swelling of the joints, rheumatism. A modern and safe procedure allows you to restore the joints, synovial fluid, ligaments, Allows to launch the natural mechanisms of restoration of cartilage tissue of tendons, muscles and bone tissue. At the same time, nutrition of articular cartilage and strength of the joint are improved. As a rule, after several sessions, Significant changes occur: joint pain, swelling and inflammation disappear, and joint mobility is restored.