Arthritis and osteoarthritis are the main causes of pain and inflammation of the knee joint (unless, of course, we are talking about an injury).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotectors, nor drugs based on NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), nor surgical interventions (fluid pumping, scraping, arthroscopy) do not give the necessary therapeutic effect.
All traditional methods of treatment of arthritis and osteoarthritis are aimed at relieving pain, edema, but do not eliminate the root cause of the disease, do not stop inflammation and deformation (destruction) of articular 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 joint's range of motion is limited.
Inflammation of the knee joint is associated not only with arthritis, but also with diagnoses such as knee synovitis, bursitis, chondromalacia patella, damage to the medial meniscus, meniscus horn, ligaments.
To alleviate inflammation in the joint with all these diaznoses, doctors increasingly use periarticular bursa drainage: pumping fluid from the joint (using a syringe that penetrates the joint space cavity and the periarticular bursae) and then injecting hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of such "treatment" dystrophic processes develop, which lead to a 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 a dull pain in the knee that interferes with movement.
And the most important! Draining the joint only temporarily relieves the swelling, but does not eliminate the cause of the inflammation.
What Causes Joint Inflammation?
The question is, where does the joint pain, the inflammation come from, if the joint, for example, is intact, there is no infection or injury (we will talk about injuries a little further down), 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 the limitation of their mobility.
There is only one way to get rid of edema and the limitation of mobility that accompanies it: restore microcirculation in the joint, that is, eliminate 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 thigh and lower leg muscles. By forcing the large muscles of the thigh to work fully, we will be able to establish the outlet of inflammatory fluid from the synovial bag of the joint, reestablishing the main sources of blood supply to the knee joint.
Therefore, 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 to restore lymphatic drainage, blood circulation and microcirculation of the joint. At the same time, the principle of coherence and gradualism is observed. You need to be patient. Soon you will feel noticeable improvements: the pains, the 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 used to traditional methods of treatment.
- How to move, do exercises in simulators for joint pain, inflammation and stiffness?
- Will the movement hurt already sore joints? Not for nothing does official medicine recommend immobility for osteoarthritis and arthritis, the use of corsets, knee braces 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 kinesitherapy is: "The right movement heals, the wrong one paralyzes". Treatment of the joints with the kinesitherapy method is carried out only in a specialized center with the help of special rehabilitation equipment - anti-gravity action multifunctional decompression simulators, which make it possible to load deep skeletal muscles without axial load on the joints and spinal column. 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, complete functional diagnosis of the state of the musculoskeletal system.
At first, in 4 to 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 fully restore the working capacity of the diseased joint. And to facilitate the initial process, additional methods of kinesitherapy are recommended: cryosauna and autoplasma therapy, which today are the most effective alternative to hormonal drugs and knee surgery.
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, exhaustion and a 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 synovium 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 cartilage destruction. And this is osteoarthritis.
The principles of treating osteoarthritis and arthritis are very similar. The similarity is due to the common causes of the appearance 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. Malnutrition of the joint (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 pass capillaries.
All the nutrients necessary for the joint are supplied 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 large amount of blood, providing nutrition to the knee joint and a smooth metabolism. If the pump muscles provide adequate blood flow, good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If microcirculation is disturbed as a consequence of the deterioration of muscular work due to its atrophy, the joint is subjected to a starvation diet and its slow aging begins.
Thus, the nutrition of the knee joint and the articular cartilage, its blood supply and microcirculation depend directly 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 "pumps" or "pumps" of the knee work: the large muscles of the thigh and the lower part of the leg, which are the sources of blood supply. and nutrition for 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 osteoarthritis, special attention is paid to the biceps of the thigh. This is the back of the thigh, which is rarely used in everyday life. But the main neurovascular highways of the lower extremities run through it: the sciatic nerve, arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels. This group of muscles actually plays an important role in transporting blood and lymph to the 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 cannot pass a large amount of blood through itself. Strong, elastic and long muscles are essential for the maintenance of the joints and the spine.
In an article, it is difficult to reveal all the principles of joint treatment using the kinesitherapy method, we have only given a few examples for clarity.
Knee injury. Damage to the ligaments of the meniscus and knee. Is it possible to do without surgery?
Knee injuries are common and are not limited to athletes. The knee joint is under great 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 with special equipment, exercise therapy, joint gymnastics, physiotherapy, and therapeutic massage.
Autolasma therapy for the treatment of joints.
Autoplasma therapy is most effective for inflammatory joint diseases, pain, edema, arthritis and osteoarthritis of the knee joint, arthritis of the hands, fingers, joint swelling, rheumatoid arthritis. A modern and safe procedure allows you to activate 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.