Arthritis and osteoarthritis are the main causes of pain and inflammation in the knee joint (unless, of course, you are not talking about injury).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotectors, nor drugs based on NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), nor surgical interventions - pumping liquids, scraping, arthroscopy - do not give the necessary therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treatment of arthritis and arthrosis are aimed at relieving pain, edema, but do not eliminate the root cause of the disease, do not stop inflammation and deformation (destruction) of the joint cartilage.
How to truly cure arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joint?
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis
Knee arthritis is an injury (inflammation) of the surrounding soft tissue of the joint, which includes muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Due to soft tissue swelling and knee pain, the range of motion of the joint is limited.
Inflammation of the knee joint is associated not only with arthritis, but also with diagnoses such as synovitis of the knee, bursitis, patellar chondromalacia, damage to the medial meniscus, horn of the meniscus, ligaments.
To relieve inflammation in the joint with all these diaznoses, doctors increasingly use periarticular sac drainage - pumping fluid from the joint (using a syringe that penetrates the cavity of the joint space and periarticular bags) and then injecting hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of such "treatment" dystrophic processes develop, which lead to the pathological restructuring of the bone and cartilage of the joint, degenerative changes in the ligaments of the joint! Not to mention that after the procedure, a person constantly experiences dull pain in the knee that interferes with movement.
Is the most important thing! Drainage of the joint only temporarily relieves swelling, but does not eliminate the cause of the inflammation.
What are the causes of joint inflammation?
The question is: where does the joint pain, inflammation come from, if the joint, for example, is intact, there are no infections or injuries (we will talk about injuries a little below), but the knee still hurts and 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 shrinks, there is swelling of the articulation, leading to a limitation of its mobility.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and the related limitation of mobility in the joint - to restore microcirculation in the joint, that is, to remove congestion in the soft tissues of the joint - muscles and ligaments.
And this can be done by activating 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 sac of the joint, restore the main sources of blood supply to the knee joint.
Thus, it is possible to relieve inflammation and swelling of the joint without surgery.
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis can be started even if there is swelling and severe pain in flexion. The basis of treatment is decompression exercises on 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 consistency and gradualness is observed. You have to be patient. Soon you will feel noticeable improvements: the pains, swelling will pass, the knee will begin to bend much better.
Questions and answers
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 pain, inflammation and joint stiffness?
- Will the movement damage the already aching joints? It is not for nothing that official medicine recommends immobility for osteoarthritis and arthritis, wearing corsets, knee pads for gonarthrosis (deforming osteoarthritis) and arthritis of the knee joint.
- What to do if I have tachycardia, high blood pressure (diabetes, asthma, etc. ). . .
The motto of the kinesiteraia is: "The right movement heals, the wrong one paralyzes". Treatment of joints by the method of kinesitherapy is carried out only in a specialized center with the help of special rehabilitation equipment - multifunctional decompression simulators of antigravity action, which allow you to load deep skeletal muscles without axial load on the joints and spine vertebral. This is a safe technique that has virtually no contraindications.
For each, an individual program is developed, a series of motor exercises after consulting the doctor of the Center for kinesitherapy - examination, in-depth functional diagnostics of the state of the musculoskeletal system.
In the beginning, 4-6 days, there may be increased knee pain and even increased swelling. But all 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 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 completely restore the working capacity of the diseased joint. And to make the initial process easier, additional methods of kinesitherapy are recommended - cryosauna and autoplasmic therapy, which today are the most effective alternative to hormonal drugs and knee surgery.
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Arthrosis of the knee joint (deforming gonarthrosis) is a violation of the integrity of the joint, deformation of the articular surfaces, exhaustion and decrease in the thickness of the articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, like arthritis, can be accompanied by inflammation. Arthritis, in turn, in the absence of proper treatment leads to osteoarthritis. Why? In inflammatory arthritis, the joint's synovial membrane 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 osteoarthritis.
The principles of the treatment of osteoarthritis 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 occurs due to malnutrition of the joint, over time the joint begins to dry out and deform. Joint malnutrition (dystrophy), in turn, occurs due to a sharp decrease in microcirculation, that is, 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 necessary for the joint are provided 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 huge amount of blood, providing nourishment to the knee joint and a regular metabolism. If the pump muscles provide adequate blood flow, good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If the microcirculation is disturbed due to the deterioration of muscle work due to their atrophy, the joint follows a starvation diet and begins its slow 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 osteoarthritis (deforming gonarthrosis), the main task of kinesitherapy is to make the knee "pumps" or "pumps" work: the large muscles of the thigh and lower leg, which are the blood supply and nutrition to the knee joint. Muscle loads stimulate the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increase the adaptability 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 used very little in everyday life. But the main neurovascular highways of the lower limbs pass through it: the sciatic nerve, arteries, veins, lymphatics. This muscle group actually plays an important role in transporting blood and lymph to the upper body, and then to the joints.
An undeveloped muscle is short and stiff. It 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, supple and long muscles are essential for maintaining the joints and spine.
In one article, it is difficult to reveal all the principles of joint treatment using the kinesitherapy method, we have given just 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 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 rule, an operation is prescribed - complex and expensive. But there are also alternative routes. These are autoplasmic therapy, active rehabilitation using special equipment, physical therapy, joint gymnastics, physiotherapy and therapeutic massage.
Autoplasmotherapy for the treatment of the joints
Autoplasmic therapy is most effective for inflammatory diseases of the joints, pain, edema, arthritis and arthrosis of the knee joint, 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 the cartilage tissue of the joints, synovial fluid, ligaments, tendons, muscle and bone tissue. At the same time, there is an improvement in the nutrition of the joint cartilage and the strengthening of the joint. As a rule, after several sessions, significant changes occur: joint pain, inflammation and swelling disappear, and joint mobility is restored.