Treatment of arthrosis at home, as an additional therapy
Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease of cartilage of joints, affecting both small and large joints of skeleton bones. This pathology manifests itself in the sense of discomfort during movement, limitation of joint mobility, often severe pains occur.
Treatment of arthrosis at home is aimed at alleviating the symptoms of the disease, and can be used as a means of additional therapy. Degenerative-dystrophic changes in the cartilaginous tissue, appearing once, will progress continuously without appropriate treatment, leading to a worsening of the patient's condition.
How to cure arthrosis at home
Traditional medicine offers a huge number of prescriptions for home treatment of arthrosis. These are compresses, ointments, rubbers, baths and various formulations for oral administration. To prepare many recipes, ingredients are used that can be found in any kitchen. If the composition of the product includes only food and medicinal herbs, it can be applied without fear of harm.
Treatment of posttraumatic arthrosis requires an integrated approach for the timely achievement of a qualitative result. Cope with the pain will help the bath with decoction of Senna( Alexandrian leaf).Suitable seeds, stems or flowers of the plant. Dried herb of Alexandria leaf should be grinded and poured with boiling water, on a standard bath you need about three handfuls of dry grass, you can more.
Allow to cool to a pleasant room temperature, drain and pour into a bath. In this way, one can treat arthrosis of the hands, making bandages with a cloth soaked with such infusion. Another amazing anesthetic is needles. Significantly faster will be arthrosis, which will be supplemented by warm compresses with pine needles.
1 glass of water will need 4 tablespoons of spruce or pine needles. Bring to a boil, hold on low heat for about 30 minutes. Cool to a tolerable temperature of the prepared solution, moisten the blade for the compress. The cloth impregnated with such broth to wrap around a sick joint, from above to close with a film and a warm towel.
If arthrosis is manifested by rare painful attacks, it will be helpful for you to find out an effective prescription for emergency help. Take in equal parts beetroot, radish, wild garlic and parsley, attach to the affected joint, from above put a bandage. Try to limit the time of movement of this joint, the pain will pass quickly, but it is recommended to hold the compress for some time.
In case of arthrosis of large joints, which have to constantly test the weight of the body, to improve the condition of cartilage tissue, a deliberate weight loss is necessary. When compiling a diet, it is important to limit its nutritional value, but at the same time provide the body with all the necessary nutrients necessary for the restoration of cartilage, including vitamins and trace elements. One of the aggravating factors of the development of arthrosis can be fullness.
Excess weight exerts additional pressure on the bones and joints, so you can alleviate the manifestations of arthritis by getting rid of excess kilograms. Does the treatment of arthrosis give good results in fasting? It is not necessary to resort to such radical methods, but sometimes you can arrange unloading days. For weight loss, it is worth choosing a less rigid diet.
Nutrition for arthrosis of the cervical spine.
Food has a significant effect on the functioning of all body systems. Treatment of arthrosis at home will be most effective if you follow a special diet. With this variant of the disease, products that have a positive effect on metabolism, blood vessels and interfere with the development of atherosclerosis, which often occurs simultaneously with the first manifestations of arthrosis, are also necessary.
We treat independently arthrosis of the joints of the fingers
Arthrosis of the fingers is inconvenient to treat compresses, the baths are more suitable for the treatment of joints of the lower extremities. Ointments for the treatment of arthrosis - this is one of the most convenient in the use of funds for the defeat of the fingers. Vaseline is often used as a basis for home ointments, it is easy to buy in a pharmacy.
The simplest recipe for rubbing against arthrosis is an ointment made from cones of hops. Mix one part of the cones( you can dry or fresh) and three parts of petroleum jelly, rub the affected area twice a day. This ointment is better applied to the skin above the joints and adjacent areas simultaneously with the massage - rubbing the ointment enhances its effectiveness.
If your problem is arthrosis of the toes - treatment can also be performed with the help of ointments. In equal parts, mix the dry grass of St. John's wort, hops and sweet clover, add petrolatum to the resulting mixture at the rate of 1: 1.5.Apply to the affected joints before bed, the course of treatment - two weeks, after which a break is required, after which you can repeat rubbing.
Banana peel will also help in the fight against arthritis. For treatment, you need to take a peel from 5 medium bananas, finely chop, pour 500 grams of vodka, insist a month in a dark place. Strain, ready to be stored in the fridge, rub the tincture into the diseased joints.