Osteoarthritis of the hip joint: signs and therapy at home

Coxarthrosis is a destructive-dystrophic pathology involving the hip joints. The disease leads to thinning of cartilage and proliferation of bone tissue, reducing the free space in the joint. Deformed bones, touching, erasing, delivering unbearable pain. When osteoarthritis of the hip develops, the symptoms and treatment cannot be determined on their own.

Self-medication, a person starts an illness, risks getting injured. If osteoarthritis of the hip of the 2nd degree is treated with conservative and folk methods, then only surgery eliminates stage 3-4. Therefore, treatment should be agreed with your doctor.

Causes

The disease is divided into two types:

1. Primary coxarthrosisdevelops spontaneously. The disease occurs mainly in old age. It is caused by age-related destructive changes in the joints.
2. Secondary osteoarthritiscause comorbidities, excessive stress on the joints.

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;
• poor nutrition;
• blood diseases;
• cartilage necrosis;
• prolonged stress;
• arthritis;
• hypothermia;
• Acute respiratory diseases and other viral infections.

Deforming arthrosis of the hip joint is divided into:

• one-sided;
• two-sided.

It is often accompanied by gonarthrosis - a degenerative-destructive lesion of the knee joint. In this case, the course of the disease deteriorates significantly. Both diseases affect the joints of the left or right leg at the same time.

Symptoms

Doctors distinguish four degrees of the disease. Each stage has its own characteristics. 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 characters

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

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

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

Grade II signs

In the second stage, the disease is clearly manifested. Its symptoms are as follows:

• Articulation pain intensifies with sudden movements;
• after sleep movements are limited;
• the crisis is growing.

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

Characters III degree

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

• unbearable pain does not relax;
• the crunch is so loud it can be heard in the distance;

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

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

Grade IV characters

In the last stage, the joint disappears. Man is deprived of the ability to make movements. At the same time, he experiences severe pain that cannot be relieved by painkillers. Surgery helps to get rid of the disease.

When coxarthrosis occurs together with gonarthrosis, the situation worsens: the 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 medication, massage, physiotherapy, therapeutic exercises. The drug is made at home using:

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs.They suppress pain and inflammation.
2. Chondoprotectors- drugs that provide nutrition 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 improve blood circulation, improve tissue nutrition, relieve pain.
5. Injections of corticosteroidsinto the joint capsule. Thanks to them it is possible to stop the pain, to relieve the exacerbation.
6. Vasodilator drugs.It is easier to transport nutrients through the dilated vessels, which are necessary for the regeneration of damaged tissues.

Folk remedies for osteoarthritis of the hip 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, in which the joints are severely deformed, it is simply impossible to cure with herbal medicines, but they dull the pain, improve well-being.

Folk remedies are effective if done regularly for a long time. Herbal extracts inhibit destructive processes in the joints, restore blood flow to the damaged joint, suppress inflammation and pain. They are treated with the help of ointments, tinctures, decoctions, compresses are made, baths are made.

Ointments and rubbing

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

Prepare ointments and rubs as follows:

1. Honey is mixed with turnip puree in equal amounts, add three tablespoons of vodka. The drug is applied to the inflamed area, fixed with a bandage.
2. The fats are mixed with nettle leaf puree and juniper berries. Rub the skin with ointment, insulate with a bandage.
3. Nine tablespoons finely chopped freshly picked celandine are placed in a jar, pour a liter of olive oil. They keep it 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 amount, ground to a mushy state. After treating the lesion with a mixture, a bandage is applied. You can add fat (Vaseline) 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 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 osteoarthritis of the hip joint:

1. A mush-like mass of horseradish is placed on a napkin fixed on the inflamed joint. The bandage is removed after 10 minutes. Wash horseradish with water, insulate the hip joint.
2. A warm healing mud (sold in a pharmacy) is applied to the lesion, covered with a film and a warming bandage is applied. Remove the application after cooling.
3. Hot salt (sea or table salt) is poured into a linen bag fixed in the joint. Eliminates swelling and pain.
4. Cabbage leaves are smeared with honey, cover the affected joint, cover with polyethylene, insulate. Make two wraps a day: in the morning and at night. They are treated for a month.

Healing baths

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

Prepare baths like this:

1. 3-4 kg of freshly harvested nettle are placed in 5 liters of water, simmer on 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. The treatment is performed until the pain disappears.
3. Boil 5 liters of water, add 100 g of black oman. The infusion field is filtered and added to the bath.
4. 4 pieces of Jerusalem artichoke, 1 kg of salt, 2-3 chopped pine twigs, 50 g of honey, a teaspoon of turpentine are placed in a container. The mixture is poured boiling water, leave to simmer. Pour into the tub along with the needles. The procedure is done once every two days. They are treated for 30 days.

Oral medications

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

Traditional recipes are used to prepare medicines:

1. The young shoots of spruce and fir are cut. In 1 liter of boiling water boil half a cup of pine needles. 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 a glass. The course of treatment is three months.
3. Prepare porridge of three lemons, 200 g of celery roots, 100 g of garlic. Fold in a three-liter jar, pour boiling water under the neck. Leave in the heat for 12 hours. Drink 2 tablespoons for 3 months.

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