In arthrosis, cartilage tissue becomes thinner, covered with small cracks and quickly worn out, thus revealing bone. Sharp pain occurs, which reduces the movement of the knee joint. The disease develops due to the storage of calcium salts in muscles and ligaments.
At risk are professional athletes, people who are overweight and have knee injuries. Osteoarthritis is treated with diet, folk remedies and medications, which trigger cartilage recovery.
Nutrition
Calcium salts enter the human body with the wrong foods and unfiltered water. A balanced diet stimulates the cleansing of the body from harmful deposits and stops bone deformation. Diet is also recommended for overweight patients. Extra pounds - an extra burden on knee pain.
Nutrition for arthrosis has two functions: it restores cartilage tissue and normalizes weight. One must adhere to a few rules:
- Eat low calorie foods.
- Never skip breakfast.
- Snacks when hungry.
- Divide food into small portions.
- Food is not fried. Just boiled, roasted and steamed.
- Hard diet and medical fasting are prohibited.
- Do not sleep on a full stomach.
- Eat 4 to 7 times a day.
- Drink water, jelly and stew.
The main task of the arthrosis diet is to normalize weight. Pork and beef can be eaten twice a week. Pieces of meat, meatballs and other meat dishes are prepared from chicken or turkey breast; rabbits are also suitable. Sausages, lard, ham and smoked meats are prohibited, as is butter with sour cream.
Make agar-agar or poultry jelly every week. Legs, wings, breasts are used. The meat is stripped of fat and skin to reduce the calorie content. A little gelatin is put into the plate. These additives belong to chondroprotectors. The substance initiates cartilage tissue renewal and stops bone deformation.
Oily fish such as mackerel, salmon and trout improve joint function. Seafood is prepared twice a week.
A useful source of calcium for patients with arthrosis:
- lettuce leaves;
- parsley root and stems;
- cottage cheese;
- yogurt without sweeteners or flavors;
- fermented roasted milk;
- dill;
- kefir;
- whey.
Foods that contain vitamin B stop bone deformation. These include black bread and whole wheat bread, egg yolks, seafood and peas, hard cheese, bananas and baked potatoes.
The body needs tocopherol. Vitamin E eliminates inflammation, increases cartilage elasticity and improves joint mobility. The disease is caused by wheat, walnuts and pine nuts, hazelnuts and flaxseed oil.
A patient with knee arthrosis is advised to include fresh fruits and vegetables in the diet. Permitted use:
- zucchini;
- pineapple;
- Chinese carrots and cabbage;
- broccoli, pumpkin and apples;
- grenade;
- lentils, beans;
- raspberries, black and red raisins.
Metabolic processes in the body are restored with grains. Only polished rice and semolina are prohibited. Vegetable oil is useful, but more than 1 tbsp. l. in a day. It is best to drink a decoction of rose hips, raspberry twigs and leaves, as well as green tea.
Cartilage is restored with cottage cheese and dried fruit dessert, seasoned with yogurt. Only gelatin must be added to the plate.
With arthrosis and overweight, you should refrain from semi-finished products, pickles, white cabbage, chips and crackers, bread and cakes. Marshmallows and halva, canned meat and fish, pate, lingerie are contraindicated.
Do not bring hot spices: mustard, peppers, black pepper and chili. The amount of salt is reduced to 5 g per day. Seasoning is added to the dish after cooking, not during.
Burdock, honey and juice
Osteoarthritis begins with a circulatory disorder in a small duct located near the knee cartilage. For pain and destruction of bone tissue, massage is recommended. One of the most common is honey.
Muscles and cartilage tissue are heated with salt or a heating pad for 10 minutes. Apply a little liquid honey to the skin and rub the bee product with a caressing and patting motion. The procedure takes 20 minutes. The rest of the sweet product is washed with warm water, and compresses are used on knee pain.
Blood circulation in cartilage is restored with burdock leaves. Take 5-7 fresh specimens, put in a pile and place a hot water kettle on top. The skin is treated with vegetable oils such as sunflower or olive oil. Fat or bear fat is also suitable. Warm leaves are rubbed on sore feet, wrapped with adhesive and elastic bandages. Cover with a woolen scarf.
Burdock can be washed and kneaded from the heat. When the juice comes out, apply three cologne to the fluffy part. Attach to a deformed joint and attach with a plastic bag, on top - a warm scarf. On the second day, the leaves are smeared with honey and then cologne. On the third day, the bee product is replaced with garlic. On the fourth day, the ointment is used instead of honey and cologne. Compression alternates for 2 months. Rest - 4-6 weeks. Burdock leaves restore mobility in the joints, reducing swelling and discomfort.
Treat arthrosis with black radish, cranberry and beet. 500 g of berries and root vegetables are channeled through a meat grinder and the mass is poured into bottles. Pour 0, 5 liters of brandy, press in a closed container for 10 days. The medicine is taken in the morning before breakfast. Take 30 ml of liquid. The interval between courses is 2-3 months.
Severe knee pain and swelling are treated with celery. The whole plant, along with the stems and roots, is washed and crushed. Squeeze the juice out of the mass, store in a glass jar. Drink 60 ml three times a day. Food is eaten after 40 minutes. The cake is applied to the knees at night. Before the procedure, the skin is moistened with vegetable oil.
Remedies for arthrosis are provided from celery root. Workpieces are cleaned and washed, crushed. Measure the mass of 1 kg and mix with 1 liter of vodka. Empty jars are removed to a dark place for 10 days. Refined celery products are stored in bottles. The cake is left in a jar, 1 liter of water is poured. The resulting aqueous infusion is mixed in equal parts with vodka. They drank 60 ml of the drug half an hour before meals. This course lasts from 5 to 6 months. Celery infusion stops the destruction of cartilage tissue and relieves pain.
Eggs, carrots and dandelions
Joint mobility will be restored if the patient rubs protein into the skin daily. The eggs are broken, the contents are poured into a bowl. The transparent mucus left on the wall is taken with the fingers and rubbed on the aching knee.
Beaten chicken egg medicine relieves severe pain. Take half the same protein and egg yolks, beat with a fork. Add 10 ml of turpentine and 1 tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar. Massage the workpiece to the inflamed knee, cover with a cotton cloth and plastic bag. The procedure is repeated 4 times a week until symptoms disappear.
Apply radish compress on deformed joints. Fresh products are rubbed and boiled in water. The mass should be boiled over low heat. It is impossible for a workpiece to boil. Warm products are spread on cheesecoth cloth and tied to knee pain. Compresses are prepared from fresh and dried roots. The course of treatment lasts until the discomfort disappears completely.
Calcium salts are released from muscles and ligaments by dandelions. 300-400 g of fresh flowers are poured into bottles, the container is filled with vodka. Triple cologne is also good. Grinding is emphasized for a month. While the medicine is being prepared, fresh dandelion flowers are eaten inside. Choose 5 pieces daily, wash and chew slowly. This plant has a bitter taste, but you can not eat or drink. In winter, fresh flowers are replaced with dried leaves. Billets are first soaked in hot water, and the swollen pieces are eaten before breakfast or lunch.
Rub the injected dandelion applied to the knee after warming up. The drug is applied to the joints with gentle, gentle movements. Sick feet are wrapped in film and handkerchiefs, compresses are left until morning.
Clay, berry and elecampane
Cabbage leaves take calcium salts from muscles and ligaments as well as burdock. The product is dipped in boiling water, beaten with a hammer, and then soaked in honey. The knees are wrapped in blank, the compress is wrapped in a woolen scarf.
Apply blue or red clay to inflamed cartilage. This product removes accumulated fluid, reducing swelling and pain. The powder is diluted with cold water, stirred with a wooden spoon. Creamy pasta is applied to clean and dry knees in a thick layer. Safe with cotton cloth and bandage. Legs wrapped in a scarf for 4-5 hours. The rest of the clay is removed with a wet tissue or cotton cloth, the ointment is applied to the knee. Treatment lasts for 5 days.
During periods of increased arthrosis, elecampane helps. Destroyed roots are bought at the pharmacy. Mix 25 g of raw material with a glass of vodka, insist in a dark place for 14 days. Rub with severe pain and cramps.
In worsening arthrosis, take a gelatinous color. In the evening, soak 5 g of powder in 100 ml of boiled water. In the morning, jelly is made from thick pasta. Dilute with water in a ratio of 1 to 1 and add 1 tsp. Dear. The taste of the medicine is enhanced with lemon or other juice.
Inflammatory mass of joints boiled from gelatin and milk. For 5 g of dry material 120 ml of liquid base. Boil the pasta, sweeten with sugar. Store in the refrigerator, eat 2-3 tablespoons daily. l. milk gelatin.
Destruction of cartilage tissue is stopped with lotion. These tools include:
- iodine;
- medical bile;
- 10% ammonia;
- glycerin;
- baby.
The product is mixed in equal parts and poured into jars. Used after 14 days. The composition is impregnated with gauze or cotton cloth, applied to the knee for 4-6 hours. The compress is fastened to the joint with a bandage or adhesive, and a scarf is fastened over it.
Lingonberry leaves cleanse the body of calcium salts and prevent the formation of thorns. Powder from dry raw material is mixed with water, boiled for 15 minutes. The broth is drunk instead of water when thirst arises.
Lingonberry tea helps with arthrosis. Berries brewed with boiling water: 2 tbsp. l. fruits 1 liter of hot water. The drink in one hour is divided into 4 parts and drunk daily. Lingonberry infusion is taken 30-40 minutes before meals.
Gymnastics
Blood circulation in the inflamed knee is restored with moderate physical exercise. Light exercise relieves painful sensations, reduces swelling and slows down joint aging.
Patients with advanced illness are advised to start with regular walking. You need to take 3000 steps every day. The distance increases little by little so as not to overload the legs.
Gymnastics can be done at home:
- Sit on a chair or chair so that your heels do not reach the floor. Straighten your back, place your hands on your forearms or hips. Swing the affected leg back and forth.
- Be careful, place your hands on the floor. The inflamed knee only touches the hard surface, but the main load falls on the upper limb. It stays in this position for 5 to 10 minutes. Gradually, the load on the aching knee increases, but it is impossible that a painful sensation arises in the joint.
- Patients walk slowly around the room on all fours. The floor must be covered with a soft carpet or mat. Hard surfaces injure inflamed soft tissues.
- Sit on a chair, place your feet on the floor. Place your toes on the floor, lift your heels off the ground. Count to three and return to starting position. Do 20 to 50 repetitions.
- Stay in the chair. Place the heel on the floor, and lift your socks up. Reach the ceiling for 3 seconds, return to the original position.
A patient who does moderate exercise does not cause discomfort in the knee can squat 10-20 times a day. Do not lower the pelvis too low so as not to overload the damaged cartilage. Climb smoothly and without a sudden jerk.
Preparations for arthrosis
Folk remedies remove calcium salts from muscles, slow down the destruction of cartilage tissue, but decoctions and compresses are combined with pharmaceutical preparations. Patients with arthrosis are prescribed non-hormonal anti-inflammatory drugs and chondroprotectors.
Nonsteroidal drugs have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Thanks to tablets and gels, edema decreases, bone tissue deformation slows down. Non-steroidal drugs affect the function of the digestive organs, liver and kidneys, so the drug should be chosen together with the doctor. The drugs relieve symptoms, but do not restore cartilage structure.
Chondroprotectors normalize blood circulation in the knee joint. Means eliminating the cause of the disease and initiating cartilage tissue renewal.
Cartilage repair triggers collagen. They produce tablets for internal use, ointments for external use and injections. Injections are one of the most effective treatments for arthrosis. The drug is injected directly into the joint, so it is better absorbed. Collagen is prescribed during remission, when the patient is not worried about pain and swelling.
Arthrosis is treated with hyaluronic acid. Preparations with hyaluronic acid are recommended to be injected directly into the joints. The product covers the bone with a protective film that prevents friction and wear of the cartilage.
Arthrosis drugs are combined with vitamin complexes, which contain tocopherols, ascorbic acid and beta-carotene, as well as magnesium, boron, calcium, copper and zinc. The components increase collagen levels in the body, stop the inflammatory process and normalize blood circulation in soft tissues.
Arthrosis is one of the most common diseases. Young and old patients face cartilage destruction. At the first symptoms of joint deformity, folk remedies, vitamin complexes and pharmaceutical preparations should be used to stop the inflammatory process and slow down the aging of the knee.