Most diseases of the musculoskeletal system are quite dangerous for humans. Recently, the number of people experiencing such ailments is growing. Not the last place here is deforming arthrosis of the hip joint. Factors leading to the formation of the disease, can be different, so the risk of a collision with this disease exists in people of all ages. However, most people suffer from arthrosis who have reached the age of forty. Fortunately, in the initial stages, the progression of the disease is quite easy to stop.
Symptoms of deforming arthrosis of the hip joint
With age, the person is thinning cartilage, because of which the bones constantly rub against each other and deform. This phenomenon causes symptoms of arthrosis. There are such common signs:
- severe pain, which at the stage of the development of the disease appears during movement and physical activity, in later stages this symptom is observed even with minor actions;
- limited mobility of the joint, which is most often observed in the morning;
- acute pain, which occurs when the cartilage is jammed between the joints.
Treatment of deforming arthrosis of the hip joint of the 1st degree
To stop the progression of arthrosis, it is necessary to make great efforts and observe the following measures:
- Lose weight, because obesity is the main enemy of joints.
- Reduce physical activity.
- Properly eat, take vitamin complexes.
- Sign up for physiotherapy and joint gymnastics.
At the stage of the formation of the disease, medications should not be taken into account. For the removal of inflammation, the patient can be prescribed non-steroidal preparations and inflammatory agents, and chondroprotectors for the restoration of cartilage and slowing of pathological processes.
Treatment of deforming arthrosis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree
Here it is necessary to pay attention to reducing the load on the leg, as well as correctly selected physical exercises.
Also, the doctor already prescribes medicines, whose action is aimed at reducing the pain syndrome. These are:
- Diclofenac;
- Ibuprofen.
To remove inflammation, ointments are effective:
- Capsicam;
- Fastum-gel;
- Finalgon.
To start the process of cartilage restoration, the patient is also given chondroprotectors.
Treatment of deforming arthrosis of the hip joint of the third degree
In this situation, a conservative treatment that provides for a reduction in physical activity and excessive loads on the limb is a good effect, for which it is sometimes necessary to use a cane. However, if the medications do not help, then they resort to endoprosthetics , that is, they introduce an artificial joint instead of a deformed joint.