Arthrosis of the hip joint is also called coxarthrosis. This is a degenerative-dystrophic disease of the musculoskeletal system. Coxarthrosis begins with articular cartilage, where the thinning process begins, the cartilage is fragmented, thereby losing the main function of the joint - cushion.
This process becomes more complicated when the blood supply to the femoral head is interrupted, where aseptic necrosis develops, which in turn is accompanied by arthrosis. After that, the patient needs to apply medication, do certain exercises, or do treatment, which includes the whole complex.
Cause of disease
Of course, the reasons that give impetus to the disease can be completely different. If the disease is associated with a person's constant immobility, then the treatment will not be difficult, just change your lifestyle, and also do not forget that after that there is disease prevention. Therefore, it is possible to get rid of the main symptoms, which leads to the fact that the pain periodically returns, and finally does not subside at all. Bones and joints, although strong and able to withstand great weight, however, with constant physical effort on the body, they can fail. Be careful to eliminate unnecessary stress, which can lead to early signs of illness. Injury will not lead to anything good, it does not matter here whether the injury was accidental or not. Due to injuries received at a young age, this disease very often develops in athletes, the treatment of which is not always carried out immediately. Here the diagnosis will be clear, the load on the body should be limited, in this case it is not possible to treat the disease in a different way.
Strange as it may seem, heredity can affect the development of coxarthrosis. Some people have congenital dislocation of the hip, which eventually turns into arthrosis of the hip joint.
There are two forms of the disease: primary form and secondary form. In the first case, the disease develops by itself, and the pain is felt, while the secondary form is the result of another disease. They can be:
- Perthes disease;
- Congenital dislocation of the hip;
- hip dysplasia;
- Get a joint injury;
- Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head;
- Inflammation.
- Most often, the main form of the disease appears after 50 years, that is, when the joints of the body wear out, and after that the pain is felt.
symptoms
It is possible to determine arthrosis in the hip joint by the symptoms that appear. Basically, it will be a real pain when walking. This disease is chronic, so the symptoms appear once and cannot go away. The pain gradually increases, at first they are barely noticeable, but over time, if you do not pay attention to this, the symptoms worsen and become more noticeable.
Often, symptoms appear when the body does not move 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 joint, the pain subsides for a while.
The localization of pain can be different. The main part is shown in the inguinal area, buttock area, along the anterior surface of the thigh, followed by a transition to the knee, sometimes along the outer area of the left or right thigh.
Such symptoms without timely treatment do not end in anything good. The patient while 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 result, other disturbances in the body.
Treatment
Although treatment, although prevention can be done in different ways. It is better to choose the option that your doctor will advise. You can be treated with medicine (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 is carried out.
Treatment may include injections or tablets. Doctors look at many factors, such as pain, the stage of disease progression, and the medicine that is most suitable for the patient's body.
Chondroprotectors
There are many 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 advantage is that the injection is very effective and can treat several 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 too often, a break between each procedure of at least two weeks.
How they work
First of all, these drugs are designed to restore cartilage tissue, which is very necessary for arthrosis. Therefore, these drugs aim to stop 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 combine both animal and vegetable products (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 occurring in the cartilage tissue are supported, its main functions are restored, and, thus, the pain in the joints disappears.
What is suitable for arthritis
When you come to the pharmacy looking for chondroprotectors, you will be surprised how many different names of the correct drugs exist today, which, in fact, do not differ much in their components. So which chondroprotectors will be the best choice for arthrosis?
Undoubtedly, the best advisor in this matter is the doctor who treats you, who sees the picture of the disease from the outside and will be able to advise you (sometimes to choose from) some of the most suitable drugs in your individual case. Do not take medicine without consulting your doctor about this.
Pay attention to the fact that clinical trials are very important in this field, and this is an expensive and popular chondroprotector. Their effectiveness has already been confirmed, and the possibility of allergic reactions has been minimized. Remember that the natural ingredients that make up chondroprotectors rarely cause allergic reactions, often the cause is the additives that make up the medicine.
Contraindications
There is a group of people for whom chondroprotectors are contraindicated:
- It is forbidden to take medicine in pregnant and lactating women;
- Not for use by children under the age of 12;
- If a person has a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, then he should exclude medicine in the form of tablets and use other methods of treatment;
- At a certain stage, chondroprotectors will no longer have an effect, therefore, in advanced cases, they use other treatment methods;
- Certain medications cannot be tolerated individually and should be replaced by others.
Recommendations for use
It is impossible to say that only chondroprotectors will help cure this disease. It is worth focusing on the problem that caused you to have the disease, and not on the drugs. Because if, due to excessive physical stress, you receive such an injury and hope that you can live the same lifestyle, and chondroprotectors will save you, then you are very mistaken. The possibility of spreading and aggravating the disease must be eliminated from all sides. Try to protect yourself from hypothermia as much as possible. Keep track of the medications you take, if you have been prescribed medication to treat another disease, ask your doctor if you need to change the course of treatment?
Treatment of hip joint arthrosis with gymnastics
Doctors recommend treating arthrosis of the hip joint with the help of special exercises. It is better not to lead to treatment and do not forget that there should be prevention of this disease. The process of treating such diseases is never quick, treatment with gymnastics is no exception in this case. Some believe that since this is not a drug that needs to be taken continuously, classes can be skipped. Forget it, this is your health, so doing gymnastics is a must.
Doctor's technique
It should be noted 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 does not turn to surgery and medical treatment of arthrosis, such as injections. The exercise is to help the body recover by itself. The main method of doctors in the treatment of arthrosis is kinesitherapy, which means treatment with movement. According to his methodology, a separate program is developed for each patient, or rather a set of exercises, where it is determined which simulator to use, which exercises to do and how. On the recommendation of the doctor, it is necessary to perform the exercises correctly, the complex developed by him. Even if someone knows what the exercise is, but does it incorrectly, then there will be no results. 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 medicine that treats us, we do it ourselves.
Implementation rules
Sometimes the injection does not give the desired effect, treatment is carried out. Recommendations for implementation. If you see the first symptoms and decide that it is best to treat yourself physically, you should remember some rules:
- Training is not done suddenly, everything should be smooth and measured;
- The joints must be developed, and not loaded more, to aggravate the symptoms of the disease;
- Don't forget that exercise helps if followed by a little massage;
- This treatment (exercise) is best done lying down.
For the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises, the whole complex is carried out, which includes various exercises.
You should monitor your health, play sports, and, at the first symptoms of illness, see a doctor. After all, if the disease is detected at an early stage, it will be easier to cure it or stop its development.