The cartilage tissue in osteoarthritis becomes thinner, covered with a mesh of small cracks, and quickly wears away, exposing the bones. Sharp pain occurs, which reduces the mobility of the knee joint. The disease develops due to deposits of calcium salts in muscles and ligaments.
Professional athletes, overweight people and knee injuries are at risk. Osteoarthritis is treated with diets, traditional foods, and medications, which trigger the restoration of cartilage.
Nutrition
Calcium salts enter the human body with the wrong foods and unfiltered water. A balanced diet stimulates the cleansing of the body of harmful deposits and stops bone deformation. The diet is also recommended for overweight patients. Extra pounds - an extra burden for sore knees.
Nutrition for osteoarthritis has two functions: it restores cartilage tissue and normalizes body weight. A person will have to adhere to several rules:
- Eat low calorie foods.
- Never skip breakfast.
- Snack when you are hungry.
- Divide the food into small portions.
- The food is not fried. Only boiled, baked and steamed.
- Harsh diets and medical fasting are prohibited.
- Don't go to bed with a full stomach.
- Eat 4-7 times a day.
- Drink water, jelly, and decoctions.
The main task of the osteoarthritis diet is to normalize weight. Pork and beef can be eaten twice a week. Cutlets, meatballs and other meat dishes are made from chicken or turkey breast; a rabbit is also suitable. Sausages, bacon, ham and smoked meats are prohibited, as is butter in sour cream.
Prepare jelly or poultry jelly every week. The legs, wings, chest are used. The meat is stripped of its fat and skin to reduce its calorie content. A little gelatin is added to the dish. The additive belongs to chondroprotectors. The substances trigger the renewal of cartilage tissue and stop bone deformation.
Oily fish like mackerel, salmon and trout improve joint function. Seafood is prepared twice a week.
Sources of calcium are useful for a patient with osteoarthritis:
- lettuce leaves;
- root and stems of parsley;
- cottage cheese; yogurts
- without sweeteners or flavors;
- fermented cooked milk;
- dill;
- kefir;
- whey.
Foods containing B vitamins prevent bone deformation. These include black and grain bread, egg yolk, seafood and peas, hard cheese, bananas, and baked potatoes.
The body needs tocopherol. Vitamin E eliminates inflammation, increases the elasticity of cartilage tissue and increases joint mobility. The disease is slowed down by sprouted wheat, walnuts and pine nuts, hazelnuts and linseed oil.
Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee are advised to include fresh fruits and vegetables in their diet. Authorized use:
- courgettes;
- pineapple;
- carrots and Chinese cabbage;
- broccoli, pumpkin and apples; grenades
- ;
- lentils, beans;
- raspberries, black and red currants.
Metabolic processes in the body are restored with cereals. Only polished rice and semolina are prohibited. Vegetable oils are useful, but more than 1 tbsp. l. in one day. It is advisable to drink a decoction of rosehips, twigs and raspberry leaves, as well as green tea.
Cartilage is restored with cottage cheese and dried fruit desserts, seasoned with yogurt. Only gelatin is necessarily added to the dish.
With osteoarthritis and excess weight, you should refrain from semi-finished products, pickles, white cabbage, chips and crackers, rolls and cakes. Marshmallow and halva, canned meat and fish, pâtés, offal dishes are contraindicated.
Don't get carried away by the hot spices: mustard, paprika, black pepper and chili. The amount of salt is reduced to 5 g per day. Seasoning is added to dishes after cooking, not during.
Burdock, honey and juice
Osteoarthritis begins with circulatory disturbances in the small vessels near the cartilage of the knee. 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 liquid honey to the skin and rub the bee product with stroking and patting movements. The procedure takes 20 minutes. The remains of the sweet product are washed off with warm water, and a compress is applied to the painful knee.
Blood circulation in the cartilage is restored with burdock leaves. Take 5-7 fresh specimens, put them in a pile and place a kettle of hot water on top. The skin is treated with vegetable oil such as sunflower or olive oil. Badger or bear fat is also suitable. Warm sheets are applied to the painful leg, wrapped with plastic film and an elastic bandage. Cover with a woolen shawl.
Burdock can be washed and kneaded rather than reheated. When the juice comes out, apply a triple cologne on the fluffy side. Tie it to the deformed joint and secure it with a plastic bag, on top - a warm scarf. On the second day, the leaf is smeared with honey and then with cologne. On the third day, the bee product is replaced with garlic porridge. On the fourth day, an ointment is used instead of honey and cologne. The compresses alternate for 2 months. Break - 4-6 weeks. Burdock leaves restore joint mobility, reduce swelling and discomfort.
Treat osteoarthritis with black radish, cranberry and beet tincture. 500 g of berries and root vegetables are passed through a meat grinder, and the mass is poured into a bottle. Pour 0, 5 liters of brandy, insist in a closed container for 10 days. The drug is drunk in the morning before breakfast. Take 30 ml of liquid. The break between classes is 2-3 months.
Severe knee pain and swelling is treated with celery. The whole plant, as well as the stems and roots, is washed and crushed. Squeeze the juice from the mass, store it in a glass jar. Drink 60 ml three times a day. The food is consumed after 40 minutes. The cake is applied to the knee at night. Before the procedure, the skin is moistened with vegetable oil.
An osteoarthritis medicine is made from celery root. The room is cleaned and washed, crushed. Measure 1 kg of mass and mix with 1 liter of vodka. The jar with the white is removed in a dark place for 10 days. The filtered celery product is stored in a bottle. The cake is left in a jar, 1 liter of water is poured. The resulting aqueous infusion is mixed in equal proportions with vodka. They drink 60 ml of the drug half an hour before eating. The course lasts from 5 to 6 months. Celery infusion stops the destruction of cartilage tissue and removes pain.
Eggs, horseradish and dandelions
Joint mobility will be restored if the patient rubs protein into the skin daily. The egg is broken, the contents are poured into a bowl. The transparent mucus remaining on the walls is taken with a finger and applied to the painful knee.
The remedy for beaten chicken eggs relieves severe pain. Take half of the protein and the same amount of yolk, beat with a fork. Add 10 ml of turpentine and 1 tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar. Massage the patch into the inflamed knee, cover it with a cotton cloth and a plastic bag. The procedure is repeated 4 times a week until the symptoms disappear.
Apply horseradish compresses to deformed joints. The fresh product is rubbed and boiled in water. The mass should simmer over low heat. It is impossible for the room to boil. The hot product is spread on a cheesecloth and tied to the painful knee. The compress is prepared from fresh and dried roots. The treatment lasts until the discomfort subsides completely.
Calcium salts are eliminated from muscles and ligaments by dandelions. 300-400 g of fresh flowers are poured into the bottle, the container is filled with vodka. Triple cologne is also great. Grinding is insisted for a month. During the preparation of the drug, fresh dandelion flowers are eaten inside. Choose 5 pieces a day, wash and chew slowly. The plant has a bitter taste, but you cannot eat or drink. In winter, fresh flowers are replaced with dried leaves. The billet is first soaked in hot water, and the swollen pieces are eaten before breakfast or lunch.
Infused dandelion rub is applied to knees after warm up. The drug is rubbed into the joints with gentle, gentle movements. The sore leg is wrapped with a film and a handkerchief, and the compress is left until the morning.
Clay, berries and elecampane
Cabbage leaf draws calcium salts from muscles and ligaments as well as from burdock. The product is dipped in boiling water, beaten with a hammer, and then soaked in honey. The knee is wrapped in white, the compress is wrapped with a woolen scarf.
Apply blue or red clay to the inflamed cartilage. The product removes the accumulated fluid, reducing swelling and pain. The powder is diluted with cold water, stirred with a wooden spoon. A creamy paste is applied to a clean, dry knee in a thick layer. Secure with a cotton cloth and bandages. The leg is wrapped in a scarf for 4-5 hours. Remains of clay are removed with wet wipes or cotton swabs, the ointment is rubbed on the knee. The treatment lasts 5 days.
In times of exacerbation of osteoarthritis, elecampane helps. The crushed root is bought at the pharmacy. Mix 25 g of raw materials with a glass of vodka, insist in a dark place for 14 days. Rub with intense pain and stiffness.
Inside with exacerbation of osteoarthritis, take a tincture of gelatin. In the evening, soak 5 g of powder in 100 ml of boiled water. In the morning, the jelly is made from thick pasta. Dilute with water in a ratio of 1 to 1 and add 1 tsp. honey. The taste of the drug is improved with lemon or any other juice.
Joint inflammation mass is boiled from gelatin and milk. For 5 g of dry ingredient 120 ml of liquid base. Bring the pasta to a boil, sweeten with sugar. Store in the refrigerator, eat 2-3 tablespoons per day. l. milk jelly.
Destruction of cartilage tissue is stopped with lotions. The tool includes:
- iodine;
- medical bile;
- 10% ammonia;
- glycerin;
- honey.
The products are mixed in equal proportions and poured into a jar. Used after 14 days. The composition is impregnated with gauze or cotton, applied to the knee for 4-6 hours. The compress is attached to the joint with a bandage or plastic film, a scarf is tied on top.
Lingonberry leaves cleanse the body of calcium salts and prevent thorn formation. The powder of dried raw materials is mixed with water, boiled for 15 minutes. The broth is drunk instead of water when a feeling of thirst appears.
Lingonberry tea helps fight osteoarthritis. Berries are brewed with boiling water: 2 tbsp. l. fruit 1 liter of hot water. The drink in an hour is divided into 4 servings and drunk per day. Lingonberry infusion is taken 30 to 40 minutes before meals.
Gymnastics
Blood circulation in the inflamed knee is restored with moderate physical exertion. Light exercise relieves painful sensations, reduces swelling and slows the aging of the joint.
Patients with advanced disease are advised to start with regular walks. You have to walk 3000 steps a day. The distance is gradually increased so as not to overload the legs.
Gymnastics can be practiced at home:
- Sit on a chair or chair so that your heels do not reach the floor. Straighten your back, put your hands on the armrests or the hips. Swing the affected lower leg back and forth.
- Get on all fours, put your hands on the ground. The inflamed knee touches only a hard surface, but the main load falls on the upper limbs. It stays in this position for 5 to 10 minutes. Gradually, the load on the painful knee increases, but it is impossible for painful sensations to arise in the joints.
- The patient walks slowly around the room on all fours. The floor should be covered with a carpet or soft carpet. A hard surface injures inflamed soft tissue.
- Sit on a chair, put your feet on the floor. Rest your toes on the floor, lift your heels off the floor. Count to three and return to the starting position. Do 20 to 50 repetitions.
- Stay in the chair. Put your heels on the floor and lift your socks. Reach the ceiling for 3 seconds, return to the original position.
A patient for whom simple exercises do not cause knee discomfort may squat 10-20 times a day. Do not lower the pelvis too low so as not to overload the damaged cartilage. Ride smoothly and without sudden jerks.
Osteoarthritis preparations
Folk remedies remove calcium salts from the muscles, slowing down the destruction of cartilage tissue, but decoctions and compresses are best combined with pharmaceutical preparations. Patients with osteoarthritis are prescribed non-hormonal anti-inflammatory drugs and chondroprotectors.
Nonsteroidal drugs have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Thanks to tablets and gels edema decreases, the deformation of bone tissue slows down. Nonsteroidal drugs affect the functioning of the digestive organs, liver, and kidneys, so drugs should be chosen in conjunction with a doctor. The drugs relieve the symptoms, but do not restore the structure of the cartilage.
Chondroprotectors normalize blood circulation in the knee joints. Means to eliminate the cause of the disease and start the renewal of cartilage tissue.
Repairing cartilage triggers collagen. They produce tablets for internal use, ointments for external use and injections. Injections are one of the most effective treatments for osteoarthritis. The drug is injected directly into the joint, so it is better absorbed. Collagen is prescribed during the period of remission, when the patient is not worried about pain and swelling.
Osteoarthritis is treated with hyaluronic acid. It is recommended to inject preparations containing hyaluronic acid directly into the joint. The product covers the bones with a protective film that prevents friction and wear of the cartilage.
The medicine for osteoarthritis is combined with vitamin complexes containing tocopherol, ascorbic acid and beta-carotene, as well as magnesium, boron, calcium, copper and zinc. The components increase the level of collagen in the body, stop the inflammatory process and normalize blood circulation in soft tissues.
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases. Both young and old patients face the destruction of cartilage. 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.