Osteoarthritis is a degenerative process in the joints, in which the cartilaginous tissue of the articular surfaces is affected.
It is believed that this is the most common form of joint damage, which as a result leads to loss of ability to work. The disease is ubiquitous, and the percentage of patients in different regions varies around 7.
Older people are at greater risk of developing osteoarthritis - about a third of this group of people suffer from this pathology. An interesting fact is that at a young age, osteoarthritis is more often found in men, and in elderly women.
Causes of osteoarthrosis of the hip joint
To the development of osteoarthrosis of the hip joint have the following factors:
- joint trauma;
- congenital defect of cartilage;
- elderly age;
- overweight;
- excessive load on the joint;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- inflammation;
- aseptic necrosis of the head of the femur.
Proceeding from this, osteoarthritis can be of two types:
- Primary - affects all joints, has a generalized form, in which, including, the hip joint is affected.
- Secondary - as a result of trauma or inflammation, one joint is affected, without involving the rest of the cartilaginous tissue in this process.
Osteoarthrosis of the hip joint also has two forms:
- one-sided - the joint is affected on one side;
- bilateral - is rare, affects both joints simultaneously.
Symptoms of osteoarthrosis of the hip joint
Symptoms of the disease manifest themselves slowly, and therefore at the beginning are hardly noticeable. The manifestation of specific and tangible symptoms can take several years with a gradual increase, and therefore often people seek treatment in the second stage and later, when the relief is much more difficult.
So, the general symptoms of the disease are:
- pain in the thigh , groin, knee - at moments of rest and walking;
- stiffness of movements;
- atrophy of the thigh muscles;
- shortening of the foot.
This disease is divided into three stages:
- Osteoarthrosis of the hip joint of the 1st degree - there are periodic pains after the loads, which passes after rest. At this stage, the disease is much easier to cure than the second. But mild symptoms usually do not lead people to seek help, and so the disease progresses.
- Osteoarthrosis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree - pains intensify, become intense. When walking, there is lameness, there are noticeable bony growths that extend beyond the cartilaginous lip. The head of the femur is deformed.
- Osteoarthritis of the hip joint of the third degree - the pains are permanent, as in walking. So in a state of rest. Movement of the leg is severely limited, muscles atrophy, the leg is shortened. The main problem at this stage is bone growths, because of which a person can lose mobility.
Treatment of osteoarthrosis of the hip joint
Before treating osteoarthritis of the hip joint, determine which method is most acceptable - surgical or conservative.
In the early stages, conservative treatment is appropriate with the help of:
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- mioreloxant, which relieve spasm;
- chondroprotektorov , restoring cartilaginous tissue;
- physiotherapeutic procedures.
Folk remedies for the treatment of osteoarthrosis of the hip joint
Folk recipes for this disease are used as additional, relieving pain and spasm:
- Mix honey, glycerin and alcohol in one proportion, and then allow the components to brew for 3 hours, and then rub into the affected area several times a day.
- Take a cabbage leaf, oil it with honey and attach it for the night in the form of a compress to the place of the painful joint.
Nutrition for osteoarthritis of the hip joint
For cartilage tissue it is useful to use the following products:
- meat and cartilage from boiled bones of beef and pork;
- fresh vegetables and fruits;
- cottage cheese and yogurt;
- sea kale;
- mussels;
- gelatin;
- egg yolks.