Arthrosis of the hip joint: signs and therapy at home

Coxarthrosis is a destructive-dystrophic pathology, covering the hip joints. The disease leads to thinning of cartilage and proliferation of bone tissue, a decrease in free space in the joint. Deformed bones, touching, abrade, delivering unbearable pain. When arthrosis of the hip joint develops, symptoms and treatment cannot be determined independently.

Self-medication, a person starts a disease, risks getting a disability. If arthrosis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree is treated with conservative and folk methods, then only the operation eliminates the 3-4 stage. Therefore, treatment must be agreed with the attending physician.

Reasons

The disease is divided into two types:

1. Primary coxarthrosisdevelops spontaneously. The disease mainly occurs in old age. Its cause is age-related destructive changes in the joints.
2. Secondary arthrosiscause concomitant diseases, excessive stress on the joints.

The causes of secondary coxarthrosis include:

• various injuries;
• lifting and carrying weights;
• inadequate physical activity;
• congenital malformations of the femoral head;
• dysplasia;
• overweight;
• metabolic disorder;
• endocrine diseases;
• hormonal imbalance;
• inappropriate nutrition;
• blood diseases;
• cartilage necrosis;
• prolonged stressful conditions;
• arthritis;
• hypothermia;
• acute respiratory diseases and other viral infections.

Deforming arthrosis of the hip joint is divided into:

• one-sided;
• double-sided.

It is often accompanied by gonarthrosis - a degenerative-destructive lesion of the knee joint. In this case, the course of the disease is greatly aggravated. Both ailments simultaneously affect the joints of either the left or right leg.

Symptoms

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

Signs in grade I

In the initial phase of development, the disease is almost asymptomatic. Patients complain about the following sensations:

• mild pain that occurs in the morning and after prolonged exertion;
• crunch in the hip joint.

First degree signs do not bother people much, they ignore them. Although during this period it is really possible to slow down the destruction of the joints, to prevent the development of severe complications. For the treatment of arthrosis of the 1st degree, it is enough to use folk remedies. They fight disease effectively.

Signs of the II degree

In the second stage, the disease clearly manifests itself. Its symptoms are as follows:

• pain in the articulation increases when making sudden movements;
• after sleep, movements are constrained;
• crunch increases.

To cure coxarthrosis of the 2nd degree, they use complex therapy: they combine folk and medical methods. This is the only way to achieve positive dynamics.

Signs III degree

In the third stage, the bursa becomes very thin. Bone tissue proliferation occurs. In this case, the following signs are observed:

• unbearable pain does not let go;
• the crunch is so strong that it can be heard from a distance;

• movements are constrained;
• gait changed;
• lameness occurs.

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

Grade IV signs

In the last stage, the joint disappears. A person is deprived of the ability to make movements. However, he experiences intense pain that cannot be relieved by pain relievers. Surgical intervention helps to get rid of the disease.

When coxarthrosis flows together with gonarthrosis, the situation is aggravated: pain occurs simultaneously in both joints. Gonarthrosis also goes through four stages of development. At 1 degree, it is treated with folk remedies. At stage 2, complex therapy is carried out. In severe cases, with the development of 3-4 degrees, the disease is treated surgically.

Conservative treatment

Patients are prescribed medications, massage, physiotherapy, therapeutic exercises. Medication is carried out at home using:

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs.They suppress soreness and inflammation.
2. Chondoprotectors- medicines that provide nutrition and regeneration of cartilage tissue.
3. Muscle relaxants- drugs for relieving muscle spasms, restoring blood flow in the affected tissues.
4. Local medicines.Prescribe ointments and gels with a warming effect. They enhance blood circulation, improve tissue nutrition, relieve pain.
5. Corticosteroid injectionsinto the joint capsule. Thanks to them, it is possible to stop pain, relieve exacerbation.
6. Vasodilator medicines.The dilated vessels are easier to transport nutrients necessary for the regeneration of damaged tissues.

Folk remedies for arthrosis of the hip joint are used in combination with the listed medicines.

Folk recipes

Home treatments are used at all stages of the development of the disease. Treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint with folk remedies brings significant relief. In advanced cases, in which the joints are severely deformed, it is simply impossible to cure with herbal remedies, but they dull pain, improve well-being.

Treatment with folk remedies is effective if it is done regularly for a long time. Herbal extracts inhibit destructive processes in the joints, restore blood flow in the damaged joint, suppress inflammation and pain. They are treated using ointments, tinctures, decoctions, making compresses, taking baths.

Ointments and rubbing

The problem of how to treat arthrosis of the hip joint is well solved with the help of warming applications. After applying ointments and rubbing, the joint is covered with polyethylene, fixed with a warming bandage. The applications are done three times daily.

Prepare ointments and rubbing like this:

1. Honey is mixed with turnip gruel in equal quantities, three tablespoons of vodka are added. The medicine is applied to the inflamed area, fixed with a bandage.
2. Fat is mixed with gruel from nettle leaves and juniper berries. Rub the skin with ointment, insulate with a bandage.
3. Nine tablespoons of finely ground freshly harvested celandine are placed in a jar, one liter of olive oil is poured. They keep it in the dark for two weeks. The hood is filtered, the joint is rubbed.

4. Leaves of eucalyptus, mint and aloe are taken in the same quantity, grind to a mushy state. After treating the lesion with the mixture, a bandage is applied. You can add fat (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, vegetable oil, taken in 200 ml, hot pepper (3 pcs. ). Keep in the dark for 1. 5 weeks. The extract is rubbed into the skin of the inflamed joint in the evening.

Compresses

Wraps relieve unbearable pain. Prolonged use of compresses promotes healing.

Ways to treat arthrosis of the hip joint with wraps:

1. A gruel-like mass of horseradish is laid out on a napkin, fixed on the inflamed joint. The bandage is removed after 10 minutes. Wash off horseradish with water, insulate the hip joint.
2. Warm healing mud (sold in a pharmacy) is applied to the lesion, 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 linen bag, fixed at the joint. It eliminates swelling and pain.
4. Cabbage leaves are smeared with honey, covered with them the affected joint, covered with polyethylene, insulated. Make two wraps a day: in the morning and at night. They are being treated for a month.

Healing Baths

If symptoms of arthrosis of the hip joint occur, treatment is performed with herbal and salt baths. They increase blood flow, suppress inflammation and soreness. The duration of the procedures is 10–20 minutes.

Prepare baths like this:

1. 3–4 kg of freshly harvested nettles are placed in 5 liters of water, simmer over the fire for 30 minutes. The broth is filtered, poured into a bath. The procedure is done once every two days.
2. Pour 1–2 kg of salt into the bath. Treatment is carried out until the pain disappears.
3. Boil 5 liters of water, add 100 g of comfrey. The infusion field is filtered and added to the bath.
4. 4 pieces of Jerusalem artichoke, 1 kg of salt, 2-3 chopped pine branches, 50 g of honey, a teaspoon of turpentine are placed in a container. The mixture is poured with boiling water, let it brew. Poured into the bath along with the needles. The procedure is done once every two days. They are treated for 30 days.

Oral drugs

To treat coxarthrosis, decoctions and tinctures are made. 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 chopped. Half a glass of pine needles is brewed 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. Drink ¼ glass. The treatment course is three months.
3. Prepare gruel from three lemons, 200 g of celery roots, 100 g of garlic. Fold in a three-liter jar, pour boiling water under the neck. Leave warm for 12 hours. Drink 2 tablespoons for 3 months.

Coxarthrosis is a serious disease. It cannot be started and treated on its own. All treatment methods must be agreed with the doctor. The use of folk remedies and medicines will help maintain health and avoid surgery.