How to cure knee joint arthrosis with folk remedies

Thousands of people, especially after fifty, suffer from various forms of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. This has a significant impact on quality of life, imposes many limitations, and causes significant pain.

Arthrosis of the knee joint, also known as gonarthrosis, is considered one of the leaders in the list of the most common causes of disability among the Russian adult population. However, you should not think that at a young age you are not threatened by the disease: you can leave the doctor's office with the note "knee joint gonarthrosis" on the card before retirement.

Concepts and causes of knee arthrosis

Arthrosis is nothing more than a destructive change in cartilage tissue, that is, its destruction, its thinning, is accompanied by a decrease in the amount of synovial fluid.

This can be due to many reasons:

1. Delayed injuries and constant pressure on the joints, exhausting physical energy;
2. Hereditary factors;
3. Metabolic disorders;
4. Overweight;
5. Poor nutrition, lack of essential vitamins and minerals.

Stages of knee joint arthrosis

Doctors distinguish three stages of knee joint arthrosis:

• The first stage symptoms are short-term pain that occurs after exercise, and during rest, it will be quite fast. The pain was dull, aching. Externally, the joints look healthy, the only thing to notice at this stage is a slight swelling;
• In the second stage, the pain syndrome is characterized by greater strength and duration. The patient noted stiffness in the joints in the morning, cramps when moving in the knees. A number of movement limitations may be performed, the joints increasing in volume;
• In the third stage, there are significant movement limits, persistent strong pain, severe joint deformity.

Unfortunately, at the first sign of illness, almost no one sounds an alarm. As a result, people come to the specialist with advanced arthrosis, when more complex treatments are needed.

Osteoarthritis of the knee with delayed diagnosis and lack of proper therapy can lead to very serious consequences, so that the movement of the foot is completely affected, when movement in space without braces becomes impossible.

In the most advanced cases, the only way out is surgery, in which artificial joints are implanted.

This operation is complicated, expensive and can be complicated.

Therefore, it is very important not to ignore knee pain and not to delay a visit to the doctor.

Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint with alternative methods

To beat gonarthrosis, complex therapy is essential: a combination of specialist-prescribed medications with folk remedies for knee joint arthrosis.

Traditional methods of treating knee joint arthrosis have a pretty good effect, especially in the early stages of the development of the disease. Its use can at least relieve pain, and to the maximum allow you not to bring the matter to expensive surgery.

Also, one should not forget that the disease is chronic and therefore requires constant attention. Modern experts associate arthrosis of the knee joint with an incurable progressive disease.

Therefore, most treatments consist of taking certain medications continuously to relieve pain and reduce the inflammatory process. However, taking medication for a long time without interruption is dangerous. That is why for people suffering from gonarthrosis, it is very important to be able to use folk methods, at least during the remission period.

So, let's find out what are the alternative methods for knee joint arthrosis. The experience of fighting this disease has been around for hundreds of years, so the list of medicines that can be used at home is very extensive. For greater convenience, all folk remedies for the treatment of arthrosis of the knee joint can be divided into four groups.

Medical herbs

The first group includes medicinal ingredients: burdock, onion, celandine, cabbage leaves, etc. Herbal treatment for arthrosis of the knee joint involves the use of self-prepared medications from the inside and outside.

• Compresses made from fresh radish leaves, cabbage or burdock leaves, which need to be rubbed on a sore knee, covered with cotton wool or several layers of bandage, and left overnight, provide real relief. Previously, cabbage leaves were crushed or beaten for a greater effect until they release the juice, you can slightly rub the leaves with honey. Burdock leaves are dipped in boiling water for 30 seconds, then cooled. Chopped radish roots and slightly warm;
• You can also use celandine: a few tablespoons of dried herbs must be boiled with boiling water and then cooled to 40-50 ° C. The resulting infusion is drunk before meals, and the mixed celandine is used as a compress;
• If the disease is in its early stages, ice cures can be used. The ice pack is firmly attached to the sore spot with a woolen cloth and remains there until the ice melts. This compress is used when you need to get rid of edema quickly and stop the inflammatory process;
• Compresses take a lot of time, so for many people rubbing differently will be easier. Rubbing is a mixture of healing fluids that must be applied vigorously to the skin of the affected area. For the treatment of arthrosis, rubbing from the roots of elecampane aged in vodka, chamomile color, yellow dandelion head color, and sunflower oil is ideal. It is best to apply it on clean and ideally steamed skin. You need to rub the sore knee every day for 5-10 minutes, then wrap with a towel or warm cloth for a while;
• Another proven recipe is saber color, for its preparation of which 1-1, 5 tablespoons of the ingredient is poured into 100 ml of vodka and left. The knee is treated with a tincture produced twice a day for a month;
• There are recipes based on potato bean sprouts. They are washed, placed in a glass container, poured with vodka and left away from the light for three weeks. After this period, the infusion is filtered, the bean sprouts are removed;
• You can also peel and chop the garlic head, pour 200 ml of vegetable oil over it and leave in a dark place for a week. Tincture has a strong odor, this must be taken into account if soon after rubbing you must go somewhere. In this case, you should wash the places where the tincture comes in;
• Many people pay attention to the benefits of bathing based on medical ingredients: malt, senna ingredients and others. A pine bath gives a good effect. You can buy a collection of ready-made conifers at the pharmacy, or prepare your own stew. To do this, you need to take a young conifer twig with a total of about one liter, pour two or three liters of water and cook for about 10 minutes. Then the broth is filtered, the twigs are removed, and the liquid is poured into a water bath. You should bathe with medicinal ingredients for 15 minutes.

The easiest is a salt bath. Three tablespoons of plain or sea salt and the same baking soda are poured into the basin with hot water, after which the knee pain is soaked in the basin for 15 minutes.

After bathing, feet should be quickly dried and hidden under a warm cloth.

Self-prepared infusions are taken internally. They do not need to boil, the dried ingredients are simply poured with boiling water and stored until cool. The infusion is taken 2-3 times a day, half a glass at a time. For the treatment of knee arthrosis, infusions are prepared from ponytails, junipers, young nettles and birch leaves.

For pain, healing onions is very effective: two medium-sized onions are poured with one liter of boiling water and insist, the resulting liquid is consumed in three doses.

Another simple but effective recipe is lingonberry tea. Pour a tablespoon of fresh or dried lingonberry leaves with a glass of boiling water.

Like most injections, this tea should be drunk half a glass twice a day for a month, preferably in the evening.

The use of these decoctions helps restore metabolic processes in the affected cartilage tissue, reduces pain syndrome and encourages the removal of harmful compounds from joint fluid.

Self Massage

The second popular folk remedy for knee joint arthrosis is its own massage technique. Massage itself is very effective, although not costly, except for a while. Please note that the knee must be completed before the session! It is best to heat under a warm shower or a gentle circular sweep.

Then you can go straight to the massage.

The main techniques are as follows:

1. Round shot with the palm of your hand. We alternate lungs, without pressing, caressing clockwise and counterclockwise, while affecting not only the knee itself, but also the adjacent area. This technique reduces muscle tone and increases the outflow of blood and lymph from the area affected by arthrosis;
2. Sweeping. We rubbed our knees in a circle, while putting real pressure. Can be rubbed with the palms of the hands or with a folded fist. This relaxes the muscles and increases joint movement. Circular movements are most effective in Turkish poses if the knee condition allows this position;
3. Knee knee with fingertips with moderate pressure. This technique allows you to have a good effect on the deeper structure.

Self-massage can be done with a bath at a comfortable temperature. Some sources mention the honey massage at night, but usually a special cream or ointment is used. You can make such an ointment yourself.

This requires adding a little essential oil to the container with petroleum jelly. Rosemary oil has a positive effect on blood circulation, peppermint oil has a cooling and analgesic effect, and lavender oil helps stop inflammation.

The duration of the massage procedure itself is about 15 minutes, can be done from 2 to 4 times a day. Only regular self-massage will be effective. In addition, massage is useful as a preventive measure, in this case it is enough to carry it out at least once a week.

While massaging yourself, you can not experience pain or discomfort, otherwise you can only aggravate the situation.

Recovery gymnastics

The third remedy is recovery gymnastics. It also requires initial preparation, heating, which can be used as a self-massage. The use of these two complex methods has a positive effect on their effectiveness.

Here are three simple exercises:

• Sit on a table or high chair with your feet off the floor. Then swing your legs from side to side, the swing should not be sharp, and the distance of movement is too large. The duration of training is about seven minutes;
• Sit in a comfortable chair with knees bent at right angles and feet straight on the floor. Exercise can be done with only one foot affected, but it is useful to use both feet not only when both knees are affected, but also for preventive purposes. Place your feet on your toes, lift your heels off the floor as high as you can, then lower them to the floor, and then continue this movement calmly for five minutes. Can be done with two legs alternately or simultaneously;
• Took the same position as in the previous position, now only lean on the heel. Use your toes to slap the floor lightly. The training period is five minutes.

Some exercises can be done early in the morning while still asleep. They are a kind of exercise for the joints. One such exercise is bicycle training.

Other exercises are done as follows: bend one leg and let the other leg be extended, pull the stretched toe towards you as much as possible, then change the leg. Repeat several times. You can also pull the legs to the chest and straighten alternately.

Power adjustment

The fourth way to treat knee arthrosis at home is considered a dietary adjustment. Not enough to affect the body from the outside, it is necessary to make up for the lack of nutrients needed to restore the structure of cartilage cells.

So you need to make changes to the regular menu: add some products, and exclude some or reduce their usage to a minimum.

The issue of nutrition is very relevant for overweight people, because with gonarthrosis, extra weight will worsen the condition of the already bad articular structure.

Let's start with the list of recommended products:

• Dairy products: cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, kefir with a fat content not higher than 3. 2%. They contain many proteins that are useful for the restoration of cartilage tissue;
• Millet porridge, rice and buckwheat, whole wheat bread. These foods are rich in complex carbohydrates, without which synthesis of synovial fluid is not possible. You can not buy porridge immediately. They will not be useful, because the grain is processed for it in a completely different way than when cooking porridge at home, as a result most of the useful elements are destroyed;
• Dishes containing gelatin: jelly fish, jelly meat, jelly, pudding. Gelatin provides recovery of cartilage cells due to the high content of collagen and chondroitin;
• Any fruit and vegetables, because they are high in fiber. Green, carrots, beans, celery, carrots, and cauliflower are very useful;
• Steamed or steamed meat and fish, especially when combined with vegetables;
• Wheat Flour;
• Nuts: hazelnuts, pine nuts and almonds.

In order for healthy foods to be absorbed better, it is recommended to take two glasses of mineral water a day.

Let's move on to the list of dangerous products:

1. Salt and spices. They can not be completely eliminated from the diet, however, to combat joint disease, its use should be limited. This rule does not apply to turmeric: its use, on the other hand, is considered beneficial. It has been shown that turmeric has a positive effect on cartilage tissue, which contributes to its growth and recovery;
2. Any fatty, smoked and pickled dishes;
3. Semi-finished products;
4. Fast food and carbonated drinks;
5. Alcoholic beverages: even a small amount of alcohol slows down metabolic processes, which negatively affects the regrowth process;
6. Candy and flour products. They are loaded with moderate carbohydrates that can trigger weight gain. As mentioned above, the extra pound puts an extra burden on the joints already weakened by arthrosis;
7. Coffee. This drink can be drunk, but only in small amounts, otherwise calcium will be washed away from the body;
8. Pepper, cabbage and tomatoes, which block collagen, prevent cartilage tissue from regenerating and growing;
9. Oranges and Cherries. Due to its high acid content, its use adversely affects bone structure.

To make the most of this food, remember to drink enough water: at least 1. 5 liters a day. Daily calorie intake should not exceed 3, 000, and food must be at room temperature, in hot conditions.

Do not forget that the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint is a lengthy process, and the extent of its success depends on your willingness to perform all necessary procedures continuously and adhere to a diet.

Regular visits to your doctor, listening to his advice and at the same time using folk remedies for osteoarthritis of the knee joint, you can make significant progress in the fight against this disease.