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 process of thinning starts, the cartilage is fragmented, thereby losing the main function of the joint - cushioning.
The process becomes more complicated when the blood supply to the femoral head is disrupted, at which point aseptic necrosis develops, which in turn is accompanied by arthrosis. After that, the patient needs to apply medicines, do certain exercises, or perform treatment, which includes a whole complex.
Causes of the disease
Of course, the reasons that give impetus 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 your lifestyle, and also do not forget that after that there is a disease prevention. Thus, it will be possible to get rid of the main symptoms, which lead to the fact that the pain periodically returns, and eventually does not recede at all. Bones and joints, although strong and can withstand considerable weight, nevertheless, with constant physical exertion on the body, they can fail. Take care to get rid of unnecessary stress, which can lead to the first signs of the disease. Injuries will not lead to anything good, it doesn’t matter here whether 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 done immediately. Here the diagnosis will be unambiguous, the load on the body will need to be limited, in this case it will not be possible to treat the disease in a different way.
Strange as it may seem, heredity can affect the development of coxarthrosis. Some people have a congenital dislocation of the hip, which eventually turns into arthrosis 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, as well as pains are felt, while the secondary form is a consequence of other diseases. They can become:
- Perthes disease;
- Congenital dislocation of the hip;
- hip dysplasia;
- 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 after that pain is felt.
Symptoms
It is possible to determine arthrosis in the hip joint by what symptoms appear. Basically, it will be pain that manifests itself while walking. This disease is chronic, so the symptoms appear once and cannot disappear. The pains gradually increase, at first they are barely noticeable, but over time, if you do not pay attention to this, the symptoms worsen and become more noticeable.
Most often, symptoms appear when the body has not moved for a long time, that is, pain can occur after sleep, after a person has been sitting in one position for a long time. Such an unpleasant sensation is called starting pain. After a person develops a little joints, the pain recedes for a while.
Areas of localization of pain can be different. The main part is manifested in the inguinal region, the buttocks 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, because of this, the gait is disturbed, 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 will advise you. You 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 was carried out.
Treatment may include injections or tablets. The doctor looks at many factors, such as pain, the degree of development of the disease, and which drugs the patient's body will best accept.
Chondroprotectors
There are a lot of chonroprotectors - drugs that nourish the cartilage tissue, then the destruction process stops, and then the cartilage tissue is restored. Often doctors prescribe injections in the hip joint, believing that it is easier to treat this way. A big plus is that the injections are very effective and can treat some comorbidities. But, you must remember that injections can be done no more than three per joint. And also a positive moment, but a warning, injections should not be done often, the break between each procedure is at least two weeks.
How do they work
First of all, these drugs are designed to restore the cartilage tissue, which is so necessary for arthrosis. Therefore, these drugs are aimed at stopping 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. Chonroprotectors 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 that occur in the cartilage tissue are supported, its main functions are restored, and, accordingly, pain in the joints disappears.
What is suitable for arthritis
When you come to a pharmacy looking for chondroprotectors, you will be surprised how many different names of the right medicine exist today, which, in fact, do not differ much in their components. So which chondroprotectors will be the best choice for arthrosis?
Without a doubt, the best adviser in this matter will be your attending physician, who sees the picture of the disease from the outside and will be able to advise you (sometimes to choose from) several drugs that are best suited in your individual case. Do not take medications without consulting your doctor about this point.
Pay attention to the fact that clinical trials are very important in this area, and these are mainly expensive and popular chondroprotectors. Their 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 medicine.
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, then 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, therefore, in advanced cases, they resort to other methods of treatment;
- Certain drugs are individually intolerable and should 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 you to have the disease, and not on the drugs. Because if, due to excessive physical stress, you received such injuries and hope that you can 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 what drugs you are taking, if you have been prescribed drugs to treat another disease, 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 should 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 drugs that need to be taken constantly, classes can be skipped. Forget about 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 doctor's complex has proven itself well. The peculiarity of the doctor is that, unlike his colleagues, he did not turn to surgery and medical treatment of arthrosis, such as injections. His exercises are to help the body recover on its own. The main method of the doctor in the treatment of arthrosis 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 does them incorrectly, then there will be no result. 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 drugs that treat us, we do it ourselves.
Execution rules
Sometimes 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, you should remember a few rules:
- Exercises are not performed abruptly, everything should be smooth and measured;
- The joint must be developed, and not loaded even more, in order to aggravate the symptoms of the disease;
- Do not forget that exercises help if they are followed by a little massage;
- This treatment (exercises) is best performed lying down.
For the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises, a whole complex is carried out, which includes a variety of exercises.
You should 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, then it will be much easier to cure it or stop its development.