Hip arthritis or coxarthrosis is a form of chronic arthritis that leads to the destruction of joint cartilage tissue, joint exposure and joint deformity.This disease is classified as a very serious disease because amputation or prosthetic limbs may be an indication for treatment.
Cause of the disease
The main factors leading to the disease are:
- Serious damage and injury.affects the hips;
- Being overweight or having a lifestyle puts very serious stress on the hip joint.
- necrosis of joint tissue, which can be caused by infection, alcohol or drug abuse.
- postnatal trauma and congenital pathological deviations of bone tissue.
- inflammatory process in joints.
- changes in bone and joint structure due to age.
- Osteoporosis is a disease that involves the destruction of bone tissue.
Degree and signs of hip osteoarthritis
In the medical history (medical history), joint disease occurs in three consecutive stages.
Grade 1 coxarthrosis
The first level is caused by synovial fluid or synovial fluid losing its properties as a lubricant that fills the joint capsule.The cartilage tissue gradually wears away and begins to be replaced by bone cells called osteophytes.
Level 1 is treated in 100% of cases, but because the symptoms are unclear, patients rarely go to the hospital to complain.If when walking or lifting heavy objects you feel pain in your hip that spreads to your groin, you should see a doctor immediately.
level 2
At this stage, joint tissue damage is more active.The amount of bone growth increases, the cartilage layer becomes significantly thinner.X-ray shows inflammation of the periosteum.Initial symptoms intensify: the pain syndrome increases, the peak of pain occurs at night or dawn, the ability to walk and gait are impaired.Gradual deformation of the joint begins.
level 3
In the third stage, cartilage tissue disappears completely.Movement of the legs is completely limited, even strong anesthetics do not relieve the pain.Indications for treatment are amputation of the leg at the hip joint or joint replacement with a prosthesis.
Diagnose
The first stage of coxarthrosis treatment is timely diagnosis and collection of medical history (medical history).If the diagnosis is made at an early stage, the disease will be cured or significantly delayed.
The most important way to detect the disease is by X-ray.Patient examination, external signs and laboratory tests are secondary preliminary measures that complement the overall picture of the medical history.
Therapeutic treatment
It should be noted that doctors will give direct answers on how to treat hip osteoarthritis.The first and second degrees are treatable, the third degree is treated with surgery.
The following measures are used as outpatient treatment:
- anesthetics;
- anti-inflammatory drugs;
- compresses and the drug “Dimexide” - cartilage restorer, similar injections are also used;
- physical therapy, exercise, exercise therapy, diet.
All means are used holistically, otherwise the treatment will not bring results.
Massage helps relieve muscle spasms and severe muscular dystrophy, as massage manipulations restore lymphatic exchange and activate blood supply.Massage is used in the first stages after the main symptoms have subsided: pain, tumors, inflammatory processes inside the joints.
A treatment similar to massage may be the use of muscle relaxants - medications that can reduce and relax muscle tension.
For drug treatment, painkillers, gels and ointments that do not contain steroid derivatives are prescribed.Steroid use can cause tumors and lead to severe bone growth in damaged tissue as steroids begin to replace substances missing in synovitis.
Proper nutrition and diet
A balanced diet helps the body receive a complex of nutrients and trace elements necessary for the "building" of joint tissue.The main task in dietary use is to provide the body with protein for the construction of muscle tissue and cartilage;Calcium is also necessary for the structure of bones and joint fluid;diet helps patients remove salt deposits in the joints and lose weight and load, which in turn negatively affects the joints and bones.
Recommendations and instructions:
- It is necessary to consume balanced and proportionate amounts of protein (poultry, beef, fish).Salted meat and vegetables are prohibited;
- fresh dairy products, fresh cheese;
- Sweets and starchy foods must be excluded from the diet;
- Priority is given to cereal porridge cooked in water;
- you need to start eating different vegetables five times a day;
- Bad habits are completely eliminated;
- To normalize metabolism, you need to eat less but more often.
The diet will significantly reduce the load on the joints, as the body will lose excess weight, and will also create prerequisites for tissue recovery.
Coxarthrosis is a very serious disease that causes pain and loss of a leg but can be treated very effectively.You just need to see a doctor promptly, have regular health checks and be able to "listen" to your body.The method of using comprehensive therapy will bring results, the body will be healed.