Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint at home - effective method

One of the most common joint diseases is osteoarthritis. This disease mainly affects the elderly.

What is osteoarthritis of the knee?

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints, which is associated with the gradual destruction of cartilage within the joint. The patient experiences severe joint pain, mobility is limited. Such people find it difficult to move and find it difficult to perform standard household chores. When cartilage is consumed, the wrist loses its ability to move.

The main symptoms are pain during certain activities:

1. When walking up the stairs.
2. When lifting loads.
3. During the meeting.
4. If you stop suddenly after a long walk.

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

Home treatment

The consequence of the complex treatment of osteoarthritis should be a permanent remission. Complex therapy of osteoarthritis combines treatment with therapeutic exercises and physiotherapy.

The purpose of treating osteoarthritis is to eliminate the pain syndrome and subsequently activate subsequent cartilage tissue regeneration. During this period, medicines containing chondroitin and glucosamine in their composition will be very useful. These drugs can be used in the form of tablets, ointments, sprays. The duration of treatment can be very long, up to a year.

During the exercises, movements are made that do not damage the cartilage tissue, but help in recovery.

All of the above only help in the first stage of osteoarthritis. In the second and third stage, surgical intervention is required.

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

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

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

Therapeutic exercises

Exercises should be chosen by an orthopedist, who will be based on the specifics of the disease. The most effective exercises for osteoarthritis:

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

A positive result from the above exercises will be if you do them regularly. Preferably every day for 15 minutes, alternating with massage, physiotherapy.

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 osteoarthritis - warms it, has a magnetic cushion that improves circulationblood. This is a necessary purchase for osteoarthritis of the knee joint.

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

Popular methods of treatment

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

1. Application of foam and kefir. It is necessary that these ingredients become a homogeneous mass, which is applied and fixed on the knee for the night.
2. Applying oats - prepare the oats and apply on foot overnight.
3. A decoction of strawberries. In this case strawberry leaves are used, preferably in dried form. First of all, you need to chop the leaves. Then pour in boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes. It is advisable to take this medicine throughout the day, instead of water.
4. Hop. Take 2 tablespoons of hop and mix with 50 g of vegetable oil. Use as a compress.
5. Mix 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tablespoon olive oil, boil all (at least 5 minutes) and apply on affected joints for two hours.
6. A good anesthetic is a solution of agave leaves and alcohol in a ratio of 1: 10. Put this mixture for a month in the refrigerator. Use 20-30 drops, morning, afternoon and evening.
7. Burdock has proven itself very well among other herbs in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Take 6 freshly cut burdock leaves, with the velvet side down. Pour over a heavy bowl of boiling water. After 30 minutes, the leaves can be used. The affected area is smeared with vegetable oil and over it the burdock leaves are applied and wrapped in foil.
8. Use of dandelions Freshly picked dandelion flowers should be rinsed with cold water and chewed, despite their unpleasant taste. At least 4 flowers should be eaten per day. Dried dandelion leaves can also be used as food.
9. You can apply a sea salt compress on the injured knee. If the salt runs out at the right time, you can replace it with ordinary sand, which is heated and wrapped in a towel before use. This tool helps fight swelling.

Use of horseradish

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

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