Arthrosis of the hip joint is also called coxarthrosis. This is a degenerative-dystrophic disease of the musculoskeletal system. Coxarthrosis begins with the articular cartilage, where the thinning process begins, the cartilage fragments, thus losing the main function of the joint - cushioning.
The process becomes more complicated when the blood supply to the femoral head is interrupted, at which point aseptic necrosis develops, which in turn is accompanied by osteoarthritis. After that, the patient needs to apply medication, do certain exercises or undergo treatment, which includes a whole complex.
Causes of the disease
Of course, the reasons that give rise to the disease can be completely different. If the disease is associated with the constant immobility of a person, then the treatment will not be difficult, just change her lifestyle and do not forget that after that there is a prevention of the disease. Thus, it will be possible to get rid of the main symptoms, which leads to the fact that the pain periodically returns, and eventually does not go away at all. Bones and joints, although they are strong and can withstand considerable weight, however, with constant physical exertion on the body, they can fail. Take care to get rid of unnecessary stress, which can provoke the first signs of the disease. Injuries will not lead to anything good, here it does not matter if the injuries were accidental or not. Due to injuries received in youth, this disease very often develops in athletes, the treatment of which is not always carried out immediately. Here the diagnosis will be unequivocal, the load on the body will have to be limited, in this case it will not be possible to treat the disease in a different way.
Oddly enough, heredity can affect the development of coxarthrosis. Some people have a congenital dislocation of the hip, which eventually develops into osteoarthritis of the hip joint.
There are two forms of the disease: the primary form and the secondary form. In the first case, the disease develops on its own and pain is felt, while the secondary form is a consequence of other diseases. They can become:
- Perthes disease;
- Congenital dislocation of the hip;
- hip dysplasia;
- He received joint injuries;
- Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head;
- Inflammation.
- Most often, the primary form of the disease appears after 50 years, that is, when the joints of the body wear out, and then pain is felt.
Symptoms
Osteoarthritis in the hip joint can be determined by the symptoms that appear. Basically, it will be the pain that manifests itself when walking. This disease is chronic, so the symptoms appear once and cannot go away. The pains gradually increase, at first they are hardly noticeable, but over time, if you do not pay attention to it, the symptoms worsen and become more noticeable.
In most cases, the symptoms appear when the body has not moved for a long time, that is, the pain can occur after sleeping, after a person has been sitting in one position for a long time. Such an unpleasant sensation is called initial pain. After a person develops the joints a little, the pain goes away for a while.
The areas of localization of pain may be different. The main part manifests itself in the inguinal region, the buttock region, along the anterior surface of the thigh, followed by the transition to the knee, sometimes along the outer region of the left or right thigh.
Such symptoms without timely treatment do not end in anything good. The patient during walking, when he feels the greatest pain, tries to avoid it or at least make the symptoms less noticeable, due to this, walking is altered, and as a consequence, other disorders in the body.
Treatment
Although treatment, although prevention can be done in different ways. It is best to choose the option that your doctor advises you. It can be treated with medication (injections or pills), with the help of gymnastics, and traditional medicine can also help you. And although the latter has not been confirmed, some patients report improvement after certain procedures, even if only prophylaxis has been performed.
Treatment may include injections or tablets. The doctor analyzes many factors, such as pain, the degree of development of the disease and which drugs will be better accepted by the patient's body.
Chondroprotectors
There are many conroprotectors - drugs that nourish the cartilage tissue, then the destruction process is stopped, and then the cartilage tissue is restored. Doctors often prescribe injections into the hip joint, believing that it is easier to treat this way. A big advantage is that the injections are very effective and can treat some comorbidities. But, you need to remember that injections can be done no more than three per joint. And also a positive moment, but a warning, injections should not be applied often, the break between each procedure is at least two weeks.
How do they work
First of all, these drugs are designed to restore cartilage tissue, which is so necessary for arthrosis. Therefore, these drugs are intended to stop the process of cartilage tissue degeneration. It cannot be said that chondroprotectors will have a positive effect only if you use them when there is arthrosis of the hip joint, not at all. Conroprotectors will be an excellent treatment for diseases of all types of joints.
Chondroprotectors incorporate products of both animal and vegetable origin (depending on the specific preparation), as well as other components that increase the production of collagen, hyaluronic acid, stimulate the production of chondroitin by cartilage tissue. All these components lead to the fact that the natural processes occurring in the cartilage tissue are supported, its main functions are restored, and, consequently, joint pain disappears.
What is suitable for arthritis.
When you go to a pharmacy for chondroprotectors, you will be surprised at how many different names of the appropriate drug exist today, which, in fact, do not differ much in their components. So, which chondroprotectors will be the best option for arthrosis?
Undoubtedly, the best adviser in this matter will be your GP, who sees the picture of the disease from the outside and will be able to advise you (sometimes to choose) various drugs that are best suited to your particular case. Do not take medication without consulting your doctor on this point.
Pay attention to the fact that clinical trials are very important in this area, and these are mainly expensive and popular chondroprotectors. Its effectiveness has already been confirmed and the possibility of allergic reactions has been minimized. Remember that the natural substances that make up chondroprotectors rarely cause an allergic reaction, most often the culprit is the additives that make up the drug.
Contraindications
There is a group of people to whom chondroprotectors are contraindicated:
- It is forbidden to take drugs in pregnant and lactating women;
- Not to be used by children under 12 years of age;
- If a person has diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is worth excluding drugs in the form of tablets and resorting to other methods of treatment;
- At certain stages, chondroprotectors will no longer have any effect, so in advanced cases, other treatment methods are used;
- Certain drugs are individually intolerable and must be replaced by others.
Recommendations for use
It is impossible to say that only chondroprotectors will help cure the disease. It is worth focusing on the problems that caused the disease, and not on the drugs. Because if, due to excessive physical stress, you received such injuries and hope that you will be able to lead the same lifestyle, and chondroprotectors will save you, then you are deeply mistaken. The possibility of the spread and aggravation of the disease must be eliminated from all sides. Try to protect yourself from hypothermia as much as possible. Keep track of the medications you are taking, if you have been prescribed medication to treat another condition, ask your doctor if you need to change the course of treatment.
Treatment of arthrosis of the hip joint with gymnastics.
Doctors recommend treating arthrosis of the hip joint with the help of special exercises. It is best not to lead to treatment and not to forget that there must be prevention of the disease. The very process of treating such diseases has never been fast, treatment with gymnastics is no exception in this case. Some believe that since these are not medications that need to be taken constantly, classes can be skipped. Forget it, this is your health, so doing gymnastics is a must.
doctor's technique
It is worth noting that in the field of therapeutic gymnastics, the medical complex has proven itself. The peculiarity of the doctor is that, unlike his colleagues, he did not resort to surgery and medical treatment of arthrosis, such as injections. His exercises are to help the body recover on its own. The doctor's main method of treating osteoarthritis is kinesitherapy, which means treatment by movement. According to his methodology, a separate program is developed for each patient, or rather a set of exercises, where it is prescribed which simulators to use, which exercises to do and how. On the recommendation of the doctor, it is necessary to do the exercises correctly, the complex that he developed. Even if a person knows what the exercises are, but he does them incorrectly, he will not get any results. The correct execution of this or that exercise is important, or rather, it is important to repeat the entire complex.
This technique confirms that it is not the drugs that treat us, we do it ourselves.
Execution Rules
Sometimes the injections do not give the desired effect, the treatment is exercised. Recommendations for implementation. If you notice the first symptoms and decide that it is best to treat yourself physically, there are a few rules to remember:
- Exercises are not performed sharply, everything should be smooth and measured;
- The joint must be developed, and not further loaded, in order to aggravate the symptoms of the disease;
- Do not forget that the exercises help if they are followed by a little massage;
- This treatment (exercises) is best done lying down.
For the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises, a whole complex is carried out, which includes a variety of exercises.
You need to monitor your health, play sports, and at the first symptoms of the disease, consult a doctor. After all, if the disease is detected in the early stages, it will be much easier to cure it or stop its development.