Osteoarthritis 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 begins, the cartilage becomes fragmented, and as a result, the main function of the joint - cushioning - is lost.
The process becomes more complicated when the blood supply to the femoral head is disrupted and aseptic necrosis occurs, which in turn is accompanied by arthrosis. After that, the patient needs to use medication, do certain exercises or undergo a treatment that 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 treatment will not be difficult, just change your lifestyle, and also do not forget that disease prevention comes after it. Thus, it will be possible to get rid of the main symptoms that cause the pain to periodically return, and eventually not to return at all. Bones and joints, while strong and capable of withstanding significant weight, can fail with constant physical exertion on the body. Be sure to get rid of unnecessary stress, which can lead to the first signs of the disease. Injuries lead to no good, whether the injuries were accidental or not. Due to injuries in youth, this disease very often develops in athletes, whose treatment is not always immediate. Here the diagnosis is unequivocal, the load on the body must be limited, in this case it is not possible to treat the disease differently.
Strange as it may seem, heredity can affect the development of coxarthrosis. Some people have a congenital hip dislocation that eventually progresses to 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 there is pain, while the secondary form is a consequence of other diseases. You 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 occurs after 50 years, that is, when the joints of the body wear out, and after that there is pain.
symptoms
It is possible to diagnose arthrosis in the hip joint based on the symptoms that appear. Basically, it will be pain that will manifest itself when walking. This disease is chronic, so the symptoms appear once and cannot go away. The pain gradually increases, at first it is almost imperceptible, but over time, if you do not pay attention to this, the symptoms will worsen and become more obvious.
Most often, symptoms appear when the body has not moved for a long time, that is, pain can appear after sleep, after a person has been sitting in one position for a long time. Such an uncomfortable feeling is called start-up pain. After a person develops a little joints, the pain subsides for a while.
Areas of pain localization can be different. The main part is manifested in the groin region, the gluteal region, along the front 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 good. When walking, when the patient feels the greatest pain, the patient tries to avoid it or at least to make the symptoms less noticeable, thereby disturbing the gait and, as a result, other disturbances in the body.
treatment
Although treatment, although prevention can be done in different ways. It is best to choose the option recommended by your doctor. They can be treated with drugs (injections or pills), with the help of gymnastics, and traditional medicine can also help you. And although the latter is unconfirmed, some patients report improvement after certain procedures, even when only prophylaxis has been performed.
Treatment may include injections or tablets. The doctor takes many factors into account, such as pain, the degree of disease development and which drugs the patient's body tolerates best.
chondroprotectors
There are many chonroprotectors - drugs that nourish the cartilage tissue, then the process of destruction stops, and then the cartilage tissue is restored. Doctors often prescribe injections into the hip joint, believing it's easier to treat that 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 you work
First, these drugs are designed to restore the cartilage tissue that is so necessary for osteoarthritis. Therefore, these drugs are aimed at stopping the process of cartilage tissue degeneration. It cannot be said that chondroprotectors have a positive effect only if you use them with osteoarthritis of the hip joint, not at all. Chonroprotectors are an excellent treatment for diseases of all types of joints.
Chondroprotectors contain products of animal and vegetable origin (depending on the specific preparation), as well as other components that increase the production of collagen and hyaluronic acid and stimulate the production of chondroitin by cartilage tissue. All these components lead to the fact that the natural processes in the cartilage tissue are supported, its main functions are restored and, accordingly, pain in the joints disappears.
What is suitable for arthrosis
If you come to a pharmacy looking for chondroprotectors, you will be surprised how many different names of the right drug there are today, which in fact do not differ much in their components. So which chondroprotectors are the best choice for osteoarthritis?
The best advisor in this matter is without a doubt your doctor, who sees the clinical picture from the outside and can recommend several medications (some of which can be selected) that are best suited to your individual case. Do not take any medication without consulting your doctor on this point.
Note that clinical studies in this area are very important, and they 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 allergic reactions. Most often, the additives that make up the drug are the culprit.
contraindications
There is a group of people for whom chondroprotectors are contraindicated:
- It is forbidden to take drugs in pregnant and lactating women;
- Not for use by children under the age of 12;
- If a person suffers from 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 cease to have an effect, therefore, in advanced cases, they resort to other methods of treatment;
- Certain medications are not individually tolerated and should be replaced by others.
Recommendations for use
It is impossible to say that only chondroprotectors help to cure the disease. It is worth focusing on the problems that led to the disease, and not on the drugs. After all, if you have suffered such injuries as a result of excessive physical exertion and hope that you can lead the same lifestyle and chondroprotectors will save you, then you are deeply mistaken. The possibility of spreading and exacerbating the disease must be eliminated from all sides. Try to protect yourself from hypothermia as much as possible. Keep track of what medications you are taking. If you have been prescribed medication to treat a different 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 osteoarthritis of the hip joint with the help of special exercises. It is best not to lead to treatment, not forgetting that the disease should be prevented. The process of treatment of such diseases has never been faster, treatment with gymnastics in this case is no exception. Some believe that classes can be skipped, since these are not drugs that need to be taken all the time. Forget it, this is your health, so gymnastics is a must.
The doctor's technique
It is worth noting that the doctor's complex has proven itself in the field of therapeutic gymnastics. 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 designed to help the body recover itself. The main method used by doctors in the treatment of arthrosis is kinesitherapy, i. e. treatment through movement. According to his methodology, a separate program or set of exercises is developed for each patient, which prescribes which simulators to use, which exercises to perform and how. On the recommendation of the doctor, it is necessary to do the exercises correctly, the complex that he has developed. Even if a person knows what the exercises are but does them wrong, there will be no result. The correct execution of this or that exercise is important, or rather, it is important to repeat the whole 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, treatment is exercised. recommendations for implementation. When you notice the first symptoms and decide that it is best to self-medicate, there are a few rules to keep in mind:
- Exercises are not performed abruptly, everything should be smooth and measured;
- The joint needs to be developed and not put even more stress on it to aggravate the symptoms of the disease;
- Don't forget that exercise helps if followed by a little massage;
- This treatment (exercises) is best performed lying down.
For the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises, a whole complex is performed, which includes a variety of exercises.
You should monitor your health, play sports and consult a doctor at the first symptoms of the disease. After all, if the disease is detected at an early stage, it will be much easier to cure it or stop its development.