Arthritis and osteoarthritis are the main causes of pain and inflammation in 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 - fluid pumping, scraping, arthroscopy - provide the necessary therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treating arthritis and osteoarthritis are aimed at relieving pain, edema, but they do not eliminate the cause of the disease, do not stop inflammation and deformation (destruction) of articular cartilage.
How to really cure arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joint?
Kinesitherapy for knee arthritis
Knægigt is a lesion (inflammation) in the surrounding soft tissue of the joint, which includes muscles, ligaments and tendons. Due to swelling of soft tissue and pain in the knee, the range of motion of 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 increasingly use drainage of the periarticular sac - pumping fluid from the joint (using a syringe that penetrates into the cavity of the joint space and periarticular sacs) and then injecting hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of such "treatment", dystrophic processes leading to pathological restructuring of the bone and cartilage in the joint develop into degenerative changes in the ligaments! Not to mention the fact that a person after the procedure constantly experiences dull pain in the knee that interferes with movement.
And most importantly! Emptying the joint only relieves temporary swelling, but does not eliminate the cause of the inflammation.
What causes arthritis?
The question is, where does joint pain, 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 tissue of the joint, blood circulation and microcirculation in the joint, resulting in the common space undergoing pathological reconstruction and narrowing, there is swelling of the joint, leading to restriction of its mobility.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and the accompanying limitation of mobility in the joint - to restore the 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" in the knee that feeds the joint. In this case, this is the muscles of the thigh and lower leg. By forcing the large thigh muscles to work fully, we will be able to establish the outflow of inflammatory fluid from the synovial sac of the joint, restoring the main sources of blood supply to the knee joint.
It is thus possible to relieve inflammation and swelling of the joint without surgery.
Chinese therapy for knee arthritis can be started even if there is swelling and severe bending pain. The basis of treatment is decompression exercises on special medical equipment and rehabilitation equipment to restore lymph drainage, blood circulation and microcirculation of the joint. At the same time, the principle of consistency and graduality is observed. You have to be patient. Soon you will feel noticeable improvements - pain, swelling will pass, the knee will start to bend much better.
Questions and answers
Important issues that may arise in patients with arthritis and osteoarthritis who are accustomed to traditional treatment methods.
- How to move, perform exercises on simulators for pain, inflammation and joint stiffness?
- Will the movement damage the already sore joints? It is not for nothing that official medicine recommends immobility against osteoarthritis and arthritis, wearing corsets, knee pads for gonarthrosis (deforming arthrosis) and arthritis of the knee joint.
- What should I do if I have tachycardia, high blood pressure (diabetes, asthma, etc. ). . .
The motto of kinesiteraia is: "The right movement heals, the wrong paralysis. " Treatment of joints with the method of kinesitherapy is performed only in a specialized center using special rehabilitation equipment - multifunctional decompression simulators with gravity that allow loading of deep skeletal muscles without axial load onthe joints and the spine. This is a safe technique that has virtually no contraindications.
An individual program is developed for each, a set of motor exercises after consultation with the physician in the Kinesitherapy Center - examination, thorough functional diagnosis of the condition of the musculoskeletal system.
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 repeated cycle of muscle tension and relaxation strengthens the ligament apparatus and improves blood flow to the affected joint.
The physiotherapy method allows not only to stop the course of the disease, but also for 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 kinesiotherapy are recommended - cryosauna and autoplasm therapy, which today are the most effective alternative to hormonal drugs and knee surgeries.
Treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint (deforming gonarthrosis) is a violation of the integrity of the joint, deformation of the joint surfaces, emptying and a decrease in the thickness of the articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, like arthritis, can be accompanied by inflammation. Gout, in turn, leads in the absence of adequate treatment to osteoarthritis. Why? In inflammatory arthritis, the synovial membrane of the joint is initially affected - a thin film of connective tissue that guides the joint from the inside. Prolonged inflammation of this membrane can lead to destruction of cartilage. And this is osteoarthritis.
The principles of treatment of osteoarthritis and arthritis are very similar. The similarity is due to the common causes of disease outbreaks - 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. Malnutrition of the joint (dystrophy) occurs again due to a sharp decrease in the microcirculation, i. e. the number of capillaries feeding the joint, the number of which depends on the number of muscles through which these capillaries pass.
All the necessary nutrients for the joint are supplied by the blood circulating through the vessels. The vessels are located in the muscles and ligaments, so that the muscles in addition to the motor function also play the role of blood pumps. They pump a huge amount of blood that nourishes the knee joint and a smooth metabolism. If the pump muscles provide adequate blood flow, good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If the microcirculation is disturbed as a result of deterioration of muscle work due to their atrophy, the joint is on starvation diet and its slow aging begins.
Thus, the knee joint and articular cartilage, its blood supply and microcirculation depend directly on the work of the muscles, ligaments and tendons of this joint.
Therefore, the main task of kinesiotherapy is to treat the "pumps" or "pumps" of the knee in the knee to function (deforming gonarthrosis): the large muscles of the thigh and lower leg, which are the sources of blood supply and nutrition to the knee joint. Muscle loads stimulate the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increasing 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 in the lower extremities pass through it - the sciatic nerve, the arteries, the veins, the lymphatic vessels. This muscle group actually plays an important role in the transport of blood and lymph to the body's upper body and therefore 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 not able to carry a large amount of blood through itself. Strong, elastic and long muscles are essential for maintaining joints and spine.
In one article, it is difficult to reveal all the principles of joint treatment using the kinesitherapy method, we have given only a few examples for the sake of clarity.
Knee injury. Damage to the meniscus and knee ligaments. Is it possible to do without surgery?
Knee injuries are common and are not limited to athletes. The knee joint is under severe stress in everyday life, no matter what we do. In case of fracture (damage) of the meniscus or ligament of the knee joint, surgery is usually prescribed - complex and expensive. But there are also alternative ways. These are autoplasm treatment, active rehabilitation using special equipment, exercise therapy, joint gymnastics, physiotherapy and therapeutic massage.
Autoplasma therapy for the treatment of joints
Autoplasm therapy is most effective for inflammatory diseases of the joints, pain, edema, arthritis and osteoarthritis 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 recovery of the joint cartilage tissue, synovial fluid, ligaments, tendons, muscle and bone tissue. At the same time, there is an improvement in the nutrition of articular cartilage and the strengthening of the joint. After several sessions, significant changes usually occur: joint pain, inflammation and swelling disappear, and joint mobility is restored.