Arthritis and arthrosis are the main causes of pain and inflammation of the knee joint (unless, of course, we are talking about injury).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotectors, nor drugs based on NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), nor surgical interventions - pumping out fluid, scraping, arthroscopy - do not give the necessary therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treating arthritis and arthrosis are aimed at relieving pain and swelling, but they do not eliminate the root cause of the disease, do not stop inflammation and deformation (destruction) of the articular cartilage.
How to truly cure arthritis and arthrosis of the knee joint?
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis
Knee arthritis is a lesion (inflammation) of the surrounding soft tissue of the joint, which includes the muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Due to swelling of the soft tissues and pain in the knee, the range of motion in the joint is limited.
Inflammation of the knee joint is associated not only with arthritis, but also such diagnoses as knee synovitis, bursitis, patellar chondromalacia, damage to the medial meniscus, meniscus horn, ligaments.
To relieve inflammation in the joint with all these diaznoses, doctors are increasingly using drainage of the periarticular bag - 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", degenerative processes develop, which lead to pathological restructuring of the bone and cartilage of the joint, to degenerative changes in the ligaments of the joint! Not to mention the fact that after the procedure, a person constantly experiences dull pain in the knee that interferes with movement.
And the most important thing! Draining the joint only temporarily relieves swelling, but does not eliminate the cause of the inflammation.
What causes joint inflammation?
The question is, where do joint pains, inflammation come from, if the joint, for example, is intact, there is no infection or injury (we will talk about injuries a little below), but the knee still hurts and 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, there is swelling of the joint, leading to limitation of its mobility.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and the accompanying 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 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, 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 arthritis of the knee can be started even if there is swelling and severe flexion pain. 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 need to be patient. Soon you will feel noticeable improvements - 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 arthrosis, who are accustomed to traditional methods of treatment.
- How to move, perform exercises on simulators for pain, inflammation and joint stiffness?
- Will the movement harm the already sore joints? It is not for nothing that official medicine recommends immobility for arthrosis and arthritis, wearing corsets, 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 kinesiteraia is: "The right movement heals, the wrong one cripples. "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 loading deep skeletal muscles without axial loading on the joints and the 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, thorough functional diagnostics of the state of the musculoskeletal system.
At first, 4-6 days, there may be an increase in knee pain and even an increase in 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 ligamentous apparatus and improves blood flow to the affected joint.
The kinesitherapy method 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 smoother, additional methods of kinesitherapy are recommended - cryosauna and autoplasma therapy, which today are the most effective alternative to hormonal drugs and knee surgery.
Knee arthrosis treatment
Arthrosis of the knee joint (deforming gonarthrosis) is a violation of the integrity of the joint, deformation of the articular surfaces, depletion and decrease in the thickness of the articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, like arthritis, can be accompanied by inflammation. Arthritis, in turn, in the absence of adequate treatment leads to arthrosis. 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 treating 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.
Arthrosis occurs due to malnutrition of the joint, over time, the joint begins to dry out and deform. Malnutrition of the joint (dystrophy), in turn, occurs due to 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 necessary 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 the motor function, also play the role of blood pumps. They pump a huge amount of blood, providing nourishment to the knee joint and a smooth metabolism. If the pumping muscles provide adequate blood flow, good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If microcirculation is disturbed as a result of deterioration of muscle work due to their atrophy, the joint is on a starvation diet and its slow aging begins.
Thus, 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 (deforming gonarthrosis), the main task of kinesitherapy is to make the "pumps" or "pumps" of the knee work: the large muscles of the thigh and lower leg, which are the sources of blood supply and nutrition of the knee joint. Muscle loads stimulate the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increase the adaptive capacity of muscle tissue.
In the treatment of arthrosis, 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 extremities pass 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 of the body, and therefore to the joints.
The undeveloped muscle is short and stiff. It has a weak vascular network due to the small number of muscle fibers and is not able to pass a large amount of blood through itself. Strong, elastic 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, for clarity, we have given only a few examples.
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 serious 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 ways. These are autoplasma therapy, active rehabilitation using special equipment, exercise therapy, joint gymnastics, physiotherapy, and therapeutic massage.
Autoplasma therapy for the treatment of joints
Autoplasmotherapy 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 launch 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 articular 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.