Arthrosis is a joint disease that is commonly called “salt deposition” in everyday life. Medicine has been facing a similar problem for over a hundred years. As a rule, the knee joints are most affected by this disease. Along with the prescribed complex treatment, gymnastics should be actively used.
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint develops with age in almost every person. At the initial stage, this is the so-called primary arthrosis, that is, when the disease occurs on its own, and not because of a chronic illness or injury. With the onset of a certain age, the cartilage tissue in a person begins to gradually wear out and thin out, which becomes the cause of the disease. As a rule, all initial changes in the tissues proceed unnoticed. But after a certain time, they become more pronounced: there is a darkening of the cartilage, its stratification, and then cracking in different directions.
If the arthrosis of the knee joint progresses, then everything will end with the complete disappearance of the cartilage tissue, and the bone underneath it will be completely exposed. To such a disappearance of the cartilage coating, the bone begins to react in its own way, sclerosis of the tissues that cover it forms, in other words, the bone tissue begins to grow on the periphery. Outgrowths or outgrowths are called spikes. All these lead to the fact that the bone without cartilage begins to change shape, and quite quickly, and already deforming arthrosis develops .
Women are more susceptible to this disease than a strong half of humanity. Of particular influence on the development of the disease is increased weight. This applies to primary arthrosis. But there is also a secondary one. As a rule, the disease begins to develop after a severe bruise of the knee joint, a fracture, various types of meniscus damage and rupture of ligaments.
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is characterized by a certain stiffness in the joint area, under the knee, something like contraction can be felt, and there is also the likelihood of pain after a long walk. Many patients begin to complain of morning stiffness of movement or stiffness after a long stay of the joint in one position. After some physical activity, the mobility of the joint begins to return to normal.
In the absence of any treatment, arthrosis of the knee joint begins to progress. The pain becomes stronger, longer in time. During movements or flexions in the knee, a certain crunch may be heard. After some time, some limitation in bending the knee begins, lameness appears. The weakening of pain symptoms is observed at night, but if the disease is severely neglected, then pain can occur at night.
When answering the question of how to treat knee arthrosis, we can say that the approach should be comprehensive. Among the various methods, which include medicines and folk remedies, not the last place should be given to therapeutic exercises. As a rule, it significantly improves metabolism in the joint and throughout the limb. It also helps to strengthen overall muscle tone, serves as an excellent prevention of the development of stiffness of movement.
Exercises for arthrosis of the knee joint are recommended to be performed in the morning in bed before full recovery. And then repeat the complex during the day at least three times. What kind of exercises you need to do, you can see in the relevant literature, but before starting the complex you need to consult your doctor. After evening gymnastics, you can apply a warming compress to the joint, take a warm coniferous bath. All this will be an excellent means of combating the disease, which can be used at home.