Osteoarthritis of the hip joint: signs and therapy at home

Coxarthrosis is a destructive-dystrophic pathology, which covers 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, scratching, causing unbearable pain. When osteoarthritis of the hip joint develops, symptoms and treatment cannot be determined independently.

Self-medication, a person begins an illness, risks getting a disability. If arthrosis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree is treated by conservative and folk methods, only the operation eliminates stage 3-4. Therefore, the treatment must 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. Its cause is the destructive age-related changes in the joints.
2. Secondary osteoarthritiscauses concomitant diseases, excessive stress on the joints.

Causes of secondary coxarthrosis include:

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

Deforming osteoarthritis of the hip joint is divided into:

• unilateral;
• 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 significantly aggravated. Both disorders affect the left or right leg joints simultaneously.

Symptoms

Doctors distinguish four degrees of disease. Each phase has its own characteristic features. In 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.

Grade I signals

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

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

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

Grade II signs

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

• pain in the joint increases when making sudden movements;
• after sleep, movement is restricted;
• crunch increases.

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

Grade III signs

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

• the unbearable pain won't let go;
• the crunch is so loud it can be heard from a distance;

• the movements are constrained;
• modified pace;
• lameness occurs.

Treatment of grade 3 osteoarthritis of the hip 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 analgesics. Surgical intervention helps to get rid of the disease.

When coxarthrosis flows together with gonarthrosis, the situation worsens: 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 performed. In severe cases, with the development of 3-4 degrees, the disease is treated surgically.

Conservative treatment

Patients are prescribed drugs, massages, physiotherapy, therapeutic exercises. The dressing is done at home using:

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs.They suppress pain and inflammation.
2. Condoprotectors- medicines that provide nourishment and regeneration of cartilage tissue.
3. Muscle relaxants- drugs to relieve muscle spasms, restore blood flow to the affected tissues.
4. Local medicines.Prescribe ointments and gels with a warming effect. They increase blood circulation, establish tissue nutrition, relieve pain.
5. Corticosteroid injectionsinto the joint capsule. Thanks to them, it is possible to stop pain, relieve exacerbation.
6. Vasodilating medicinal products.It is easier to transport nutrients through dilated vessels, which are necessary for the regeneration of damaged tissues.

Folk remedies for osteoarthritis 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, where the joints are severely deformed, it is simply impossible to cure with herbal remedies, but they relieve pain, improve well-being.

Treatment with folk remedies is effective if it is carried out regularly for a long time. Herbal extracts inhibit the 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 rubs

The problem of how to treat osteoarthritis of the hip joint is well solved with the help of heating applications. After applying ointments and rubbing, the joint is covered with polyethylene, fixed with a heating bandage. Applications are performed three times a day.

Make ointments and rubs 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. The fat is mixed with the nettle leaf and juniper berry gruel. Rub the skin with ointment, isolate with a bandage.
3. Nine tablespoons of finely harvested freshly ground celandine are placed in a jar, a liter of olive oil is poured. They keep him in the dark for two weeks. The hood is filtered, the joint is rubbed.

4. Eucalyptus, mint and aloe leaves are taken in the same quantity, ground to a pasty state. After treating the lesion with the mixture, a bandage is applied. Fat (petroleum jelly) can be added to the grind.
5. Take the same amount of honey, iodine, glycerin, bile and alcohol. Rub your skin in the evening.
6. Prepare a mixture of kerosene, vegetable oil, taken in 200 ml, red pepper (3 pieces). Keep it in the dark for 1. 5 weeks. In the evening, the extract is massaged into the skin of the inflamed joint.

Compress

The wraps relieve unbearable pain. Prolonged use of compresses promotes healing.

Ways to treat osteoarthritis of the hip joint with bandages:

1. A gruel-like mass of horseradish is spread on a napkin, fixed on the inflamed joint. The bandage is removed after 10 minutes. Wash the horseradish with water, isolate the hip joint.
2. Hot healing mud (sold in pharmacies) is applied to the wound, covered with a film and a heating bandage is applied. Remove the applique after cooling.
3. Warm salt (sea or table salt) is poured into a linen bag, fixed at the joint. Eliminates swelling and pain.
4. Cabbage leaves are smeared with honey, covered with them the affected joint, covered with polyethylene, isolated. Do two compresses a day: morning and evening. I have been on treatment for a month.

Healing baths

If symptoms of osteoarthritis of the hip joint occur, the treatment is carried out with herbal and salt baths. They increase blood flow, suppress inflammation and pain. The duration of the procedures is 10-20 minutes.

Prepare bathrooms like this:

1. 3–4 kg of freshly picked nettles are placed in 5 liters of water and left to cook on the stove for 30 minutes. The broth is filtered, poured into a bath. The procedure is carried out once every two days.
2. Pour 1–2 kg of salt into the bath. The treatment is carried out until the pain subsides.
3. Bring 5 liters of water to a boil, 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 tub along with the needles. The procedure is carried out once every two days. They are treated for 30 days.

Oral drugs

To treat coxarthrosis, decoctions and tinctures are prepared. 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 off. In 1 liter of boiling water, brew half a glass of pine needles. Consume 3 tsp. They are treated for 30 days.
2. Bring 3 liters of water to a boil, put three chopped lemons, 3 tablespoons of honey. Drink ¼ of a glass. The course of treatment is three months.
3. Prepare the gruel of three lemons, 200 g of celery roots, 100 g of garlic. Fold into a three-liter jar, pour boiling water under the neck. Leave hot for 12 hours. Drink 2 tablespoons for 3 months.

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