During the treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint can not do without restoring physical education. This disease is one of the most common arthritic pathologies. Due to the progression of the disease, which degenerates the cartilage and bone tissue, irreversible degenerative processes occur in the patient's joint bag.
Can coxarthrosis be cured?
In the research literature, this disease is often referred to as osteoarthritis. In most cases, people older than 40 years are affected. Features of the anatomical structure and purpose of the hip joint in a person determine his predisposition to the development of various pathologies.
This part of the body is the largest element of the skeletal system of the body. It is the hip joint, which is the skeletal base, that takes on the maximum load, and therefore often needs to be restored, which can only be achieved through physiotherapy exercises. With coxarthrosis, conservative methods of therapy are also used, which involve taking medications. In extremely severe cases, doctors resort to surgical intervention.
At what stages of the disease can exercise be done?
The implementation of competent physical education systems will not allow bone tissue to grow together, which allows you to maintain mobility and functionality of the joint itself. At the initial stage of the disease, regular therapeutic exercises are, rather, a preventive measure, and with coxarthrosis 2 degrees of exercise become an integral part of therapy, contributing not only to inhibition of the progression of pathology, but also to relieve its symptoms. A characteristic crunch when moving the joint, pain in the inguinal and knee zone gradually turns into severe discomfort. Independent walking with osteoarthritis in the second stage becomes a difficult test for the patient.
Exercises for coxarthrosis of grade 3 are selected by a specialist, based on the severity of the course of the disease. The limb affected by the pathology often becomes shorter, the muscle tissues begin to die, the patient's movements are hindered, constrained, which is externally manifested by lameness. Gym complexes with coxarthrosis are intended to alleviate the patient’s condition, but it is almost impossible to avoid surgery at this stage of the disease.
Doctors advice on healing exercises for the joint
It is worth noting that certain exercises should precede the exercise from exercise therapy. It is important to consider the following orthopedic recommendations:
- Movement should not be carried out abruptly, smoothly, sedately.
- It is necessary to exclude even the minimum weight load on the pelvis.
- For each specific patient, doctors develop individual training schemes after a thorough diagnosis.
- In combination with exercises for coxarthrosis of the hip joint, water procedures, swimming and massage will be effective.
A set of exercises in the supine position
It is impossible to treat a disease such as osteoarthrosis alone: physiotherapy exercises should be carried out exclusively under the supervision of a competent specialist. In addition, when starting gymnastics, it is important to think through every detail, starting from the choice of comfortable clothing, place and time.
Since the predominant part of the workout is performed while lying down, it is worthwhile to prepare a softening mat in advance. On the back, you must perform the following exercises:
- Stretch your legs straight, hands at the seams. Strain your limbs and take a deep breath. Raise your hands and lower as you exhale. Repeat several times in a row, slowly.
- In the same way as in the previous one: arms along the body. First raise and lower the legs, bend at the knee and pull it up again, and then bend it. The breath is calm and measured, the pace is arbitrary.
- Hands on the belt, bent at the elbows. You need to turn your legs with your knees to each other, then straighten and lower. Perform 7 to 10 repetitions.
- In the supine position, straight legs must be brought together and raised, without lifting them, for a minute.
- “Cycling” - perform movements for 30 seconds, lying on your back.
Gymnastics on the abdomen with osteoarthrosis
To the exercises with coxarthrosis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree, experts advise adding those that are performed in a position on the abdomen. The most effective doctors consider this complex:
- Lean your forehead on the surface (it’s important to do this with your forehead, not your chin or nose!), Place your arms along. Then try to raise your head as high as possible, pulling up with your shoulders and holding on for a few seconds. The exercise is performed at short intervals several times.
- Taking the starting position, as in the previous exercise, you should alternately raise your legs, trying to keep them straight. Hold your breath for 5 seconds, then lower the limb.
- Lie face down, stretch straight arms forward. Perform a movement like swimming with a brass for at least 30 seconds.
- Put your hands in front of you, at the chest. In the pelvic area, strain the muscle apparatus, hold the tension for a few seconds, and then relax. Repeat several times.
Lying on your side
There are such exercises with coxarthrosis, which are done on the side. For example, this: lie down, stretch your lower arm up, bending at the elbow, and put your head on it. The upper leg should be slowly raised as high as possible, hold for a few seconds and lower as you exhale.
After completing 10 approaches, roll over to the other side, repeating the exercise. With coxarthrosis, not only the joint suffers, but also the muscles adjacent to the pelvic floor. Gymnastics will help strengthen them, which will positively affect the patient's motor activity.
Hip training while standing
Most often with coxarthrosis, grade 3 exercises are done while lying down. In the earlier stages of the disease, standing training is acceptable. They are performed, as a rule, not for long, if there is support:
- Leaning on the back of the chair, do swings with straight legs back, changing limbs every 10 seconds. It is important to stretch your foot, trying to throw your foot as far as possible.
- In a similar position, you should gently wave first with one foot, then the other. Bending limbs in the knee is undesirable. Exercise is performed within one minute.
- In standing position, socks and heels together. It is necessary to “draw” a circle: this is done first with one foot, then the second. Perform several times, "drawing" the leg try to strain harder.
- Stand on both legs, holding the back of the chair. Move the support to the forefoot, trying to rise on the toes, then slowly lower and take the starting position. Repeat about 20 times.
Bubnovsky’s technique: how to prepare?
Specialists in the treatment of osteoarthritis also recommend physical therapy and other methods, among which Bubnovsky exercises are quite famous. In coxarthrosis, such gymnastics is conditionally performed in two stages: first, a complex for “beginners” is comprehended, and then a block of classes for more experienced ones. To begin the complex part of the complex, you should master some elements of the initial level of preparation:
- Regardless of the position of the body (sitting, lying, standing), grip your teeth tightly, squeeze your lips and, as you exhale, make the sound “pf”. In this case, the hands should be placed in the solar plexus.
- Hands along the body. For 2-3 minutes, it is necessary to alternately lower and rise on the heels, while simultaneously inhaling and exhaling.
A set of exercises from a well-known rehabilitologist
You can master this part of the exercises with coxarthrosis without problems. Immediately after their implementation, you need to proceed to the basic lesson:
- To stand at the support, take one leg back, bending at the knee, and try to grab it with your hand. Holding the foot for as long as possible, you need to try to endure pain. After a few exercises, the muscles adapt and the discomfort goes away.
- In a standing position, you should bend down alternately to each leg. This will develop the muscles of the lower back, strengthen the joints.
- Lying on your back, raise your legs high and try to throw them over your head. If your fingers touch the floor, you can assume that the exercise is complete. It belongs to the most complex physical education techniques, but there is no need to doubt its effectiveness. If it is difficult to overpower casting over your head the first time, you can start by raising your straight legs up and carefully lowering them behind your head.
Training for the joint by Evdokimenko
Evdokimenko exercises for coxarthrosis are also popular among alternative gymnastics. A distinctive feature of this technique is the performance of movements at maximum muscle tension of the hips, pelvis, and press. In addition, classes on the Evdokimenko technique are held with an equal load on both legs.
For example, such an exercise: the patient needs to lie down on his stomach, straighten his legs, relax his hands and put along the torso. It is necessary to raise the right leg to an insignificant height from the floor, and then the left leg, without bending the limbs in the knee joints and holding each of them alternately for 30-40 seconds. During the exercise with coxarthrosis, it is important to pay attention to the high tone of the muscles of the thigh, buttocks, and abdomen.
Contraindications to gymnastics
It is worth noting that gymnastics is not always beneficial. In some cases, exercise with coxarthrosis of the 2nd degree should be abstained. The patient should be no less careful in the third stage of the disease. Any of the symptoms described below indicate the need to abandon physical therapy for a while:
- the presence of bleeding;
- fever;
- cancerous tumors;
- recent violations of the cardiovascular activity.
The best treatment for any disease, as you know, is prevention. In order to prevent such health complications, it is necessary to lead a healthy and active lifestyle.