Arthropathy-no matter which joint it is located in-is a degenerative dystrophic change of the articular cartilage tissue. The term "joint" itself means that the pathology of the disease is not inflammation in nature. They usually write "knee joint disease" in the diagnosis.
The prefix "gon-" indicates the location of the lesion-the term translated from Greek means knee. In some cases, the term "osteoarthritis" is used-doctors in the United Kingdom and the United States are more familiar with this name.
Knee joint disease is more common in women over 40 years of age. Factors that increase the likelihood of disease onset are obesity and hormone extinction. The disease can develop unilateral and bilateral.
This disease can progress to 40 years old. In young people, knee osteoarthropathy is more commonly caused by injuries.
For knee joint disease, the cartilage is first covered by microcracks and then becomes thinner and delaminated. Pain occurs when you bend your knee and gradually worsens. If you have knee arthropathy of the knee joint, and treatment is not started when the first signs appear, you may limp and then completely lose mobility.
Knee gonorrhea-symptoms
The symptoms of the disease depend on the extent of the disease. But there is also a common symptom-pain.
It gradually grows.
Grade 1 is characterized by slight pain when the load on the knee joint increases. There may be a small amount of fluid-in the joint cavity. When resting, the pain disappears, there is no external change in the knee, and sometimes edema may form and disappear on its own.
For second-degree knee joint disease, pain will not only appear after fatigue. When resting, discomfort may occur after changing the position of the lower limbs. Now the knee joint needs a long rest. The knee swells periodically and may feel tight when bent. Bending and straightening of the legs becomes problematic. If synovitis or bursitis occurs on the background of arthropathy-synovial fluid in the joint cavity or bursa (bursa) accumulates-the knee swells and becomes congested.
X-rays showed that the cartilage tissue was obviously damaged, the joint space was narrowed, and the bones were initially deformed.
For knee joint disease of degree 3, the severity of symptoms increases. The legs are already difficult to bend, the maximum bend is 130-1400. . . the deformities of the joints have been manifested externally. The pain does not go away at rest, it becomes almost constant. It is impossible to fall asleep without painkillers.
X-rays showed that the joint space was narrowed, the joint bones were deformed, and there were many osteophytes (thorns due to salt deposition) in the joint cavity.
Lack of treatment for knee arthropathy can significantly reduce the quality of life-loss of the ability to stand upright.
Causes of knee gonorrhea
The disease can be caused by the following reasons.
- Injury: joint dislocation, fracture, muscle sprain and ligament tear, meniscus injury.
- Injury illiteracy treatment-Long-term fixation in the treatment plan or lack of drugs to restore blood supply can cause joint dystrophy.
- Increased stress during sports or professional activities.
- obesity. When obesity is combined with varicose veins, arthropathy develops most rapidly-soft tissue malnutrition + continuously increasing load.
- The structure of the ligament device is violated, and it is injured.
- Inflammatory processes in the body caused by various causes cause the development of arthritis. In the context of arthritis-an inflammatory process-arthropathy will develop in the future.
- The interruption of the metabolic process in the body does not allow the absorption of the required amount of useful substances.
- Inappropriate nutrition-including diet-insufficient nutrition in food.
- Hormonal changes.
- Emotional instability and stressor.
- Bad habits-smoking, drug and alcohol abuse.
- Low temperature.
- Poisoning of the body.
The last 2 points will cause the recurrence of arthropathy, because they will worsen the general condition of the body.
Knee gonorrhea-treatment
The diagnosis of the disease includes several stages:
- Collect medical records;
- Vision check;
- Laboratory tests-general and specific blood and urine tests;
- Hardware and diagnostic tests-X-ray (required), CT, MRI.
An ultrasound scan may be required to assess the condition of the blood vessels.
Usually, knee joint disease is treated at home-in most cases, patients who are recommended for surgery need to be referred to a hospital-to remove the damaged joint capsule and endoprosthesis. If the disease is treated in stages 1-2, it can be brought into remission by conservative methods.
The following treatment measures and drugs are prescribed:
- Immobilize the affected limb during exacerbation.
- Use various drugs to eliminate pain:
- NVPS;
- Analgesics, including those containing narcotic ingredients-they are only used to treat unbearable pain;
- Anesthetics in the form of injections.
- The most commonly used non-steroidal drugs. They come in many forms-such as creams, ointments, suppositories, injections, solutions; you can use them as you wish.
- Use corticosteroids-they are also injected into the joint cavity.
- In order to eliminate soft tissue spasms and restore nutrition, muscle relaxants are used.
- Prescribe drugs to restore the peripheral blood supply.
- Vitamin therapy-B vitamins are given in the form of injections.
- In order to prevent bone deformation and restore cartilage tissue, chondroprotective agents are used. In the initial stage, they are injected into the joint cavity and then taken in the form of tablets. The treatment process is very long-up to 6 months.
- Physical therapy: paraffin wax, ozokerite, hydrocortisone electrophoresis, exposure to electric currents of different frequencies, magnetic therapy.
- massage.
- Physical therapy exercises-otherwise the lower extremity movement cannot be restored.
The modern treatment of arthropathy is supplemented by the following methods
Ozone therapy (with glucocorticoid therapy as the background). An ozone-rich saline solution is injected into the affected joints to restore nutrition and eliminate pain.
Exercise therapy. Special exercises help restore the amplitude of the affected joints-select the load individually for each patient.
Home treatment using folk remedies cannot eliminate knee joint disease, but it helps to maintain relief for a long time.
Folk remedies for external use are ointments and rubs, which are made at home with local stimulating products and natural remedies. Wipe the knee joint with an alcohol tincture containing pepper, horseradish and onion skin. Put the white cabbage dressing and honey cake on your knees, and your legs will soar in a needle-leaf bath or comfrey infusion.
In the treatment of knee joint arthropathy, it is necessary to adhere to a special diet-it is necessary to:
- Reduce the amount of salt in the daily menu;
- Give up hot spices;
- Reduce the intake of high-purine foods;
- Increase the amount of fermented milk and plant foods (excluding sorrel, beans, spinach);
- Expand the drinking system.
Only comprehensive treatment of knee joint disease can help eliminate joint pain and relieve the disease for a long time.