Treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint at home - effective methods

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint diseases. This disease mainly affects the elderly.

What is osteoarthritis of the knee?

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, which is associated with the progressive destruction of cartilage inside the joint. The patient feels severe pain in the joints, mobility is limited. These people find it difficult to move around and find it difficult to perform usual household chores. When the cartilage wears down, the joint loses its ability to move.

The main symptom is pain during certain activities:

1. When climbing stairs.
2. When lifting loads.
3. While squatting.
4. If you suddenly stop after a long walk.

The pain may worsen at bedtime, and knee swelling occurs at night. There may also be a buildup of fluid in the joint.

Home treatment

The consequence of complex treatment of arthrosis should be permanent remission. Complex therapy for arthrosis combines treatment with therapeutic exercises and physiotherapy.

The goal of the treatment of arthrosis is to eliminate the pain syndrome, and then the subsequent activation of the regeneration of cartilage tissue. During this period, drugs containing chondroitin and glucosamine in their composition will be very useful. These drugs can be used in the form of tablets, ointments, sprays. The course of treatment can be very long, up to a year.

During exercise, movements are performed that do not damage the cartilage tissue, but help to recover.

All of the above helps only in the first stage of arthrosis. In the second and third stages, surgery is required.

Medical treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint at home includes:

1. Analgesics. Medications for pain relief: tablets, ointments, sprays. Anesthetic tablets can also be used.
2. Drugs that relax muscles. Medications that promote muscle relaxation reduce spasms.
3. Chondroprotectors - "cartilage protectors". These drugs are the mainstay of the treatment of osteoarthritis.

All drugs must be prescribed by a doctor, you should not take them without a prescription, they all have contraindications.

Therapeutic exercises

Exercises should be selected by an orthopedist, who will rely on the specifics of the disease. The most effective exercises for arthrosis:

1. Lie on your back, straighten your legs and relax. Exercise relieves stress, strengthens pelvic muscles. Increases blood flow to the knee joint.
2. Lie on your back, raise your legs perpendicular to your body and press firmly to the floor. Move your legs in the air mimicking cycling.
3. Lie on your stomach, alternately turn your knees. This exercise strengthens the leg muscles, activating metabolic processes in the knee joints.
4. A person sits on a chair and raises his legs parallel to the floor. Thus, the blood rises to the knees, improving the regeneration of tissues in the joints.

A positive result of the above exercises will be if you do them regularly. Preferably daily for 15 minutes, alternating with massages, physiotherapy.

In order to be able to engage in various sports, running, walking, it is better to use an orthopedic knee brace, which reduces the load on the knee joint, treats arthrosis - warms it up, has a magnetic pad that improves blood circulation. It is a necessary purchase for osteoarthritis of the knee joint.

For any osteoarthritis, you need to change your lifestyle and diet. For the treatment to be effective, sugar, alcoholic beverages, spicy and fatty foods, chemical additives should be excluded from the menu. It is not advisable to starve, so as not to adversely affect the supply of food to the joint cells.

Folk methods of treatment

The most common folk remedies for the treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint:

1. Application of chalk and kefir. It is necessary to make these components a homogeneous mass, which is applied and fixed on the knee for the night.
2. Application of oatmeal - prepare oatmeal and apply it on the leg at night.
3. A decoction of strawberries. In this case, strawberry leaves are used, preferably in dried form. First, you need to chop the leaves. Then pour them into boiling water and cook for 20 minutes. It is advisable to take this remedy throughout the day, instead of water.
4. To jump. Take 2 tablespoons of hops and mix them with 50 g of vegetable oil. Use as a compress.
5. Mix 1 tablespoon of mustard, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, boil everything (at least 5 minutes) and apply to the affected joints for two hours.
6. A good anesthetic is a tincture of agave leaves and alcohol in a ratio of 1: 10. Leave this mixture to infuse for a month in the refrigerator. Use 20 to 30 drops, morning, noon and evening.
7. Burdock has proven itself very well among other plants in the treatment of arthrosis. Take 6 freshly picked burdock leaves, velvety side down. Top with a thick bowl of boiled water. After 30 minutes the leaves can be used. The affected area is smeared with vegetable oil, and burdock leaves are applied to it and wrapped in foil.
8. The use of dandelionsFreshly picked dandelion flowers should be rinsed with cold water and chewed, regardless of their unpleasant taste. At least 4 flowers should be consumed per day. Dried dandelion greens can also be used as food.
9. You can apply a compress with sea salt on the painful knee. If the salt is finished at the right time, you can replace it with ordinary sand, which is heated and wrapped in a towel before use. This tool helps with swelling.

Use of horseradish

Horseradish leaves and roots are rich in vitamins, natural phytoncides, minerals and essential oils. So, how to treat arthrosis with horseradish:

• Cut and boil the root. The resulting suspension is applied to gauze and fixed on the knee. Put the fabric on top and leave the compression for half an hour. You can do it every day.
• Horseradish and apple cider vinegar, mix in equal proportions, add a little linseed oil and apply to the sore joint. Cover with cellophane and hold for 30 minutes. Repeat the procedure every other day.
• Fry the horseradish, then mix it with the same amount of yogurt. Apply the resulting mass to the problem area and cover with cling film. Hold the position for 30 to 40 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water. To achieve the maximum result, you need to perform at least 7 procedures.