Osteoarthritis - treatment

Disease of the joints is one of the most unpleasant problems. Unfortunately, anybody can encounter osteoarthritis in different stages. It's good that this ailment is treatable. Moreover, there are a lot of methods for treating osteoarthritis. Of course, only the specialist is to choose the most suitable and effective one. But to have a general idea of ​​all ways to combat osteoarthritis will not hurt.

Principles of treatment of osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis has several degrees of development. Symptoms of each of them differ, but the main goals of treatment are the same, that for the first, that for the third degree of osteoarthritis. The main tasks of a successful treatment course in general terms are as follows:

1. Elimination of the problem that caused the disease.
2. Restoration of the normal state of bone tissue and articular cartilage.
3. Removal of unpleasant painful sensations.

For the treatment to be effective, the patient must comply with all the prescriptions of the specialist and seriously consider changing the lifestyle, diet.

Medication for osteoarthrosis

This method, perhaps, comes to mind first when mentioning the treatment of something. It is also relevant in the fight against osteoarthritis. Various medications are used to treat this disease. Their list is determined depending on the reason:

1. Chondroprotectors are the most popular medicines for the treatment of osteoarthritis. They act in a complex way, improving blood circulation, promoting the formation of a new cartilaginous tissue and stimulating the processes of metabolism. Thanks to this, the affected cartilage is restored sooner. Take chondroprotectors need a long time, otherwise there will be no effect.
2. If the patient is suffering from severe pain, anesthetics will help to cope with them. But even the most modern drugs to get involved in the treatment of osteoarthritis is not worth it. They can be addictive, and then picking a medication for pain will be very problematic.
3. Very often, treatment is carried out with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - Diclofenac, Ibuprofen and others.
4. In especially severe cases, hormones can not be avoided. These can be tablets, gels or ointments.

Alternative therapies for osteoarthritis

Drug treatment is not suitable for all patients and is not always the most effective. In some cases, much more benefit can be obtained from alternative methods of combating osteoarthritis:

1. Very often, you can cope with the disease with the help of physiotherapy procedures: electrophoresis, UHF, magnetotherapy, mud baths, balneotherapy and others. Almost all patients are helped exercise exercise therapy. After several sessions with the coach, they can be done at home for more effective treatment of osteoarthritis.
2. Cryotherapy is also useful. This method is prescribed when there is no possibility of applying any other type of treatment.
3. Well demonstrated anti-inflammatory laser treatment.

Folk methods of treatment of osteoarthritis

Of course, traditional medicine also has some recipes that could help in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Prepare a honey-mustard compress yourself is very simple:

1. It is enough to mix a tablespoon of mustard, honey and vegetable oil and boil all the ingredients.
2. The resulting mixture is put on the affected joint for a couple of hours.

You can also make wormwood ointment:

1. Dry wormwood should be mixed with olive oil and heated on a steam bath
2. Then let the simsa brew for several days.

One of the most famous recipes for the treatment of osteoarthritis folk remedies is castor oil with turpentine. Lubricate the mixture of sore spots can not be more than twice a week.