Arthritis and arthropathy are the main causes of knee pain and inflammation (unless of course we are talking about injuries).
Unfortunately, neither chondroprotective agents, NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)-based drugs, or surgical procedures—aspiration of fluid, scraping, arthroscopy—can not produce the necessary therapeutic effects.
All traditional methods of treating arthritis and joint disease are aimed at alleviating pain and edema, but they cannot eliminate the root cause of the disease, nor can they prevent inflammation and deformation (destruction) of articular cartilage.
How to really cure arthritis and arthropathy of the knee joint?
Exercise therapy for knee arthritis
Knee arthritis is a lesion (inflammation) of the soft tissues surrounding the joints, including muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Due to soft tissue swelling and knee pain, the range of motion of the joint is limited.
Inflammation of the knee joint is not only related to arthritis, but also related to the diagnosis of knee joint synovitis, bursitis, patellar cartilage softening, medial meniscus, meniscus angle, and ligament injury.
In order to relieve the joint inflammation caused by all these diseases, doctors are increasingly using peri-articular bags to pump fluid from the joints (using a syringe through the joint cavity and peri-joint bags), and then inject hormones and antibiotics.
As a result of this "treatment", the process of malnutrition will develop, leading to pathological reorganization of joint bone and cartilage, leading to degenerative changes in joint ligaments! Not to mention that after the operation, a person’s knee will continue to feel dull pain that affects movement.
And the most important thing! Emptying the joints can only temporarily relieve the swelling, but it cannot eliminate the cause of inflammation.
What causes joint inflammation?
The question is, where does the joint pain and inflammation come from? For example, the joints are intact and there is no infection or injury (we will talk about the injury below), but the knee is still painful and swollen?
As a physiological reaction, inflammation is a violation of nutrition-joint tissue nutrition, intra-articular blood circulation and microcirculation, resulting in pathological reconstruction and narrowing of the joint space, joint swelling, and limitation of its fluidity.
There is only one way to eliminate edema and the consequent limitation of joint mobility-to restore the microcirculation in the joints, that is, to eliminate the soft tissues of the joints: the congestion of muscles and ligaments.
This can be achieved by turning on the physiological "pump" of the knee, which provides nourishment to the joints. In this case, these are the muscles of the thigh and calf. By forcing the large muscles of the thighs to work fully, we will be able to establish the outflow of inflammatory fluid from the joint synovial pockets and restore the main source of blood supply to the knee joint.
Therefore, inflammation and swelling of the joints can be relieved without surgery.
Even with swelling and severe flexion pain, exercise therapy for knee arthritis can be started. The basis of treatment is to perform decompression exercises on special medical and rehabilitation equipment to restore the lymphatic drainage, blood circulation and microcirculation of the joints. At the same time, follow the principles of consistency and gradualism. You need patience. Soon you will feel a noticeable improvement-the pain and swelling will disappear, and your knees will begin to bend better.
Questions and answers
Important problems that may arise for arthritis and joint disease patients who are accustomed to traditional treatment methods.
- How to move and exercise on the simulator to relieve pain, inflammation and joint stiffness?
- Will sports hurt already sore joints? Official medicine recommends that arthritis and arthritis stay in place, wear corsets, knee pads for knee joint disease (deformative joint disease) and knee arthritis. This is not unreasonable.
- What if I have tachycardia, high blood pressure (diabetes, asthma, etc. ). . .
The motto of kinesiteraia is: "The correct exercise cures, the wrong exercise causes disability. " The use of exercise therapy to treat joints can only be done in a professional center with the help of special rehabilitation equipment-a multifunctional anti-gravity decompression simulator, itIt can load deep skeletal muscles without applying axial load to the joints and spine. This is a safe technique with almost no contraindications.
After consulting with the doctors of the exercise therapy center, a set of exercise plans-examinations are developed for each person, and a thorough functional diagnosis of the state of the musculoskeletal system is carried out.
At first, 4-6 days, knee pain may increase, and even swelling may increase. But all of this is related to the adaptability of the body. You will soon feel a noticeable improvement. The repetitive cycle of muscle tension and relaxation strengthens the ligament apparatus and improves blood flow to the affected joint.
Exercise therapy can not only stop the progression of the disease, but also restore the working ability of the diseased joint in a relatively short period of time. In order to make the initial process smoother, it is recommended to use other exercise therapy methods-cryotherapy and autotherapy, which are the most effective alternatives to hormonal drugs and knee surgery today.
Knee joint disease treatment
Arthropathy of the knee joint (deformable knee joint disease) is the violation of joint integrity, the deformation of the articular surface, the depletion and thickness reduction of articular cartilage.
Osteoarthritis, such as arthritis, can be accompanied by inflammation. In turn, in the absence of proper treatment, arthritis can lead to joint disease. why? In inflammatory arthritis, the synovium of the joint is initially affected-a thin layer of connective tissue that lines the joint from the inside. Long-term inflammation of this membrane can lead to cartilage destruction. This is arthropathy.
The principles of treating joint disease and arthritis are very similar. This similarity is due to the common cause of disease onset-these are the two stages of the development of a degenerative process with tissue dystrophic factors.
Osteoarthritis occurs due to malnutrition of the joints. Over time, the joints begin to become dry and deformed. Conversely, joint dystrophy (malnutrition) is due to a sharp decrease in microcirculation, that is, the number of capillaries that supply blood to the joints, and the number depends on the number of muscles through which these capillaries pass.
All the nutrients needed by the joints are transported by the blood, which circulates in the blood vessels. Blood vessels are located in muscles and ligaments, so muscles not only have motor functions, but also act as blood pumps. They pump a lot of blood, provide nutrition to the knee joint and promote metabolism. If the pump muscles provide sufficient blood flow and good microcirculation, the knee joint is healthy. If the muscle work deteriorates due to muscle atrophy, the microcirculation is disturbed, the joints are in a hungry state, and their slow aging begins.
Therefore, the nutrition of the knee joint and articular cartilage, its blood supply and microcirculation directly depend on the work of the muscles, ligaments and tendons of the joint.
Therefore, in the treatment of joint disease (deformable knee joint disease), the main task of exercise therapy is to make the "pump" or "pump" of the knee work: the large muscles of the thigh and calf, which are the source of blood supply and the knee jointNutrition. Muscle load stimulates the formation of new capillaries in these muscles, increasing the adaptability of muscle tissue.
When treating arthropathy, pay special attention to the biceps of the thigh. This is the back of the thigh, which is rarely used in daily life. But the main neurovascular highways of the lower limbs pass through it-the sciatic nerve, arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels. This muscle group actually plays an important role in transporting blood and lymph to the upper body and then to the joints.
The undeveloped muscles are short and stiff. Due to the small number of muscle fibers, its blood vessel network is weak and cannot transport large amounts of blood by itself. Strong, elastic and long muscles are essential for maintaining joints and spine.
In an article, it is difficult to reveal all the principles of joint treatment using exercise therapy. For the sake of clarity, we only cite a few examples.
Knee injury. Meniscus and knee ligament injuries. Can it be done without surgery?
Knee injuries are common and not limited to athletes. No matter what we do, the knee joint is under severe pressure in daily life. If the meniscus or ligaments of the knee are ruptured (damaged), surgery is usually required-complicated and expensive. But there are alternative methods. These are autologous therapy, active rehabilitation using special equipment, exercise therapy, joint gymnastics, physical therapy, and therapeutic massage.
Autologous therapy for joints
Autologous therapy is most effective for joint inflammatory diseases, pain, edema, arthritis and knee joint arthritis, hand and finger arthritis, joint swelling, and rheumatoid arthritis. Modern and safe procedures allow you to activate the natural mechanisms of repairing articular cartilage, synovial fluid, ligaments, tendons, muscles and bones. At the same time, the nutrition of joint cartilage and the strengthening of joints are also improved. Usually, after several courses of treatment, significant changes occur: joint pain, inflammation, and swelling disappear, and joint mobility is restored.