Osteoarthritis of the hip joint: symptoms and therapy at home

Coxarthrosis is a destructive dystrophic pathology involving the hip joints. The disease causes thinning of cartilage and an increase in bone tissue, reducing the space in the joint. Deformed bones, touch, wear, cause unbearable pain. Symptoms and treatment cannot be determined independently when osteoarthritis of the hip joint develops.

Self-medication, a person starts a disease, the risk of becoming disabled. 2nd degree arthrosis of the hip joint is treated conservatively and folk methods, only surgery eliminates 3-4 stages. For this reason, treatment should be agreed with the attending physician.

Reasons

The disease is divided into two types:

1. Primary coxarthrosisdevelops spontaneously. The disease occurs mainly in old age. This is due to the age-related destructive changes in the joints.
2. Secondary osteoarthritiscauses co-morbidities and excessive stress on the joints.

The causes of secondary coxarthrosis are:

• various injuries;
• lifting and carrying weights;
• inadequate physical activity;
• congenital defects of the femoral head;
• dysplasia;
• overweight;
• metabolic disease;
• endocrine diseases;
• hormonal imbalance;
• malnutrition;
• blood diseases;
• cartilage necrosis;
• long-term stress conditions;
• arthritis;
• hypothermia;
• Acute respiratory diseases and other viral infections.

Deformed arthrosis of the hip joint is divided into:

• one-sided;
• bilateral.

Often accompanied by gonarthrosis - a degenerative-destructive lesion of the knee joint. In this case, the course of the disease is much worse. Both diseases affect the joints of the left or right foot at the same time.

symptoms

Doctors distinguish four degrees of the disease. Each stage has its own characteristics. At the initial stage, the disease does not cause much concern. The second stage of the disease is accompanied by serious anxiety. In the later stages, the joint hurts a lot.

Grade I signs

In the early stages of development, the disease is almost asymptomatic. Patients complain of the following feelings:

• mild pain in the morning and after prolonged stress;
• muscle in the hip joint.

First-degree symptoms do not bother people much, they ignore them. Although it is realistic to slow down the destruction of joints during this period, to prevent the development of serious complications. It is enough to use folk remedies for the treatment of first-degree osteoarthritis. They effectively fight the disease.

Grade II symptoms

In the second stage, the disease manifests itself openly. The symptoms are as follows:

• pain in the joints increases when making sudden movements;
• Restricted movements after sleep;
• The crisis is growing.

They use a complex therapy to treat second-degree coxarthrosis: they combine folk and medical methods. This is the only way to achieve positive dynamics.

Grade III symptoms

In the third stage, the bursa becomes very thin. Proliferation of bone tissue occurs. In this case, the following symptoms are observed:

• does not leave unbearable pain;
• The crisis is so strong that it can be heard from afar;

• actions are limited;
• gait changed;
• lameness occurs.

Treatment of grade 3 femoral arthrosis with drugs and folk remedies does not give the desired positive effect. The patient needs surgery.

Grade IV symptoms

In the last stage, the joint disappears. A person is deprived of the ability to move. At the same time, there is a strong pain that can not be eliminated by painkillers. Surgery helps to get rid of the disease.

When coxarthrosis flows with gonarthrosis, the situation is aggravated: pain occurs in both joints at the same time. Gonarthrosis also goes through four stages of development. It is treated with 1 degree folk remedies. In the second stage, complex therapy is carried out. In severe cases, the disease is treated surgically with a development of 3-4 degrees.

Conservative treatment

Patients are prescribed medication, massage, physiotherapy, therapeutic exercises. The drug is used at home:

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs.They suppress pain and inflammation.
2. Chondoprotectors- drugs that provide nutrition and cartilage tissue regeneration.
3. Muscle relaxant- drugs to relieve muscle spasms and restore blood flow to the affected tissues.
4. Local medicines.Apply an ointment and gel with a warming effect. Increases blood circulation, improves tissue nutrition, reduces pain.
5. Corticosteroid injectionsjoint capsule. Thanks to them, it is possible to stop the pain and eliminate the inflammation.
6. vasodilator drugs.Dilated arteries are easier to carry the nutrients needed to repair damaged tissue.

Folk remedies for osteoarthritis of the hip joint are used in combination with the listed drugs.

Folk recipes

Home treatment is used at all stages of the disease. Treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint with folk remedies brings significant relief. In advanced cases where the joints are severely deformed, it is not possible to treat them with herbal medicines, but dull pains improve well-being.

Treatment with folk remedies is effective if it is carried out regularly for a long time. Plant extracts inhibit destructive processes in the joints, restore blood flow to the damaged joint, suppress inflammation and pain. It is treated by making ointments, tinctures, decoctions, compresses, baths.

Ointments and rubs

The problem of how to treat osteoarthritis of the hip joint is well solved with warming applications. After applying the ointment and rubbing, the joint is covered with polyethylene made of a warming bandage. Applications are made three times a day.

Prepare ointments and rub as follows:

1. Honey is mixed with an equal amount of turnip corn, add three tablespoons of vodka. The drug is applied to the inflamed area, fixed with a bandage.
2. The oil is mixed with nettle leaves and corn from juniper berries. Rub the skin with ointment, insulate with a bandage.
3. Nine tablespoons of finely ground freshly cut celandine is put in a jar, pour a liter of olive oil. They keep in the dark for two weeks. The hood is filtered and rubbed playfully.

4. Eucalyptus, mint and aloe leaves are taken in equal amounts and brought to a muscular state. After treating the lesion with the mixture, a bandage is applied. You can add oil (petroleum jelly) to the grind.
5. Take the same amount of honey, iodine, glycerin, bile and alcohol. Rub the skin in the evening.
6. Prepare a mixture of kerosene and vegetable oil taken in 200 ml of hot pepper (3 pieces). Keep in the dark for 1, 5 weeks. The extract is used in the evenings to rub the skin of the inflamed joint.

Compresses

Bandages relieve unbearable pain. Prolonged use of compresses heals.

Ways to treat hip osteoarthritis with a bandage:

1. A horseradish-like mass is placed on a napkin fixed over the inflamed joint. The bandage is removed after 10 minutes. Rinse the horseradish with water and insulate the hip joint.
2. Warm healing mud (sold at the pharmacy) is applied to the wound, covered with a film and a warming bandage is applied. Remove the applique after cooling.
3. Hot salt (sea or table salt) is poured into a combined linen bag. Eliminates swelling & pain
4. Cabbage leaves are rubbed with honey, covered with the affected joint, covered with polyethylene, insulated. Wrap twice a day: morning and night. They have been treated for a month.

Healing Baths

If there are signs of osteoarthritis of the hip joint, treatment is with herbal and salt baths. Increases blood flow, relieves inflammation and pain. The duration of the procedure is 10-20 minutes.

Prepare the baths as follows:

1. 3-4 kg of freshly collected nettles are placed in 5 liters of water and cooked on fire for 30 minutes. The broth is filtered and poured into the bath. The procedure is performed once every two days.
2. Pour 1-2 kg of salt in the bath. Treatment is carried out until the pain disappears.
3. Boil 5 liters of water, add 100 g of comfort. The infusion area is filtered and added to the bath.
4. 4 Jerusalem artichokes, 1 kg of salt, 2-3 chopped pine branches, 50 g of honey, a teaspoon of turpentine are placed in a bowl. Pour the mixture into boiling water, let it brew. Pour along with bath needles. The procedure is performed once every two days. They are treated for 30 days.

Oral medications

Decoctions and tinctures are prepared for the treatment of coxarthrosis. Herbs insist on alcohol, vegetable oil and honey. Such extracts are used for internal use and rubbing. They drink water extracts. Infusions and decoctions are taken on an empty stomach three times a day.

Traditional recipes are used to prepare medicines:

1. Young spruce and fir shoots are cut. Infuse half a cup of pine needles in 1 liter of boiling water. Consume 3 teaspoons. They are treated for 30 days.
2. Boil 3 liters of water, put three lemons, cut into pieces, 3 tablespoons of honey. ¼ Drink a glass. The course of treatment is three months.
3. Make corn from three lemons, 200 g of celery roots, 100 g of garlic. Fold in a three-liter bowl, pour boiling water under the neck. Put warm for 12 hours. Drink 2 tablespoons for 3 months.

Coxarthrosis is a serious disease. You can't start and treat on your own. All treatment methods should be agreed with the doctor. The use of folk remedies and medicines will help to protect health and prevent surgery.