The beneficial effects of physical factors on the body have been known for a long time. The Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed sunbathing and water procedures to improve health. Since then, the range of physiotherapeutic procedures has expanded significantly. About a dozen different techniques are used today to treat joints.
Purpose: reduction of pain in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid or infectious arthritis, polyarthritis, gout.
How it is carried out: the affected joint is exposed to the light of an ultraviolet lamp from a distance of 15-20 cm. The wavelength of the emitted spectrum ranges from 320 to 280 nm. The painful area is first isolated from healthy areas of the skin using a towel. Irradiation begins with 5-6 biodoses. After 2 days, the dose is increased by 1-2 units.
Result: SUV radiation activates biochemical processes in tissues, relieves pain, and improves blood circulation in the knee joint. Externally, the effect manifests itself in the form of redness of the irradiated area, which occurs 3-12 hours after the session and persists for 3 days.
Specific contraindications: photodermatosis, pregnancy, severe renal, liver or heart failure.
Purpose: activation of blood supply to joint tissues in chronic arthritis, periarthritis, deforming arthrosis.
How it is carried out: flannel pads moistened with water (or with electrophoresis with a medicinal solution) are pressed to the lateral surfaces of the joint. Plate electrodes are placed on top, to which a low voltage direct current is supplied. During the procedure, the patient's sensations are monitored. Galvanization should not cause goosebumps, tingling or burning sensations on the skin. After 20-30 minutes, the current is gradually reduced until it turns off completely.
Result: in the area of influence, vasodilation occurs, blood supply to joint tissues increases, and recovery processes improve. With the simultaneous use of drugs (novocaine, lidocaine), an additional analgesic effect occurs.
Specific contraindications: acute purulent inflammatory processes, current intolerance, pregnancy, skin diseases, damage to the skin at the site of application of the electrodes, during electrophoresis - an allergic reaction to medications.
Purpose: elimination of the inflammatory process in deforming osteoarthritis, mild synovitis, arthritis.
How it is carried out: the method involves exposing the affected joint to a continuous or pulsed electric field with an oscillation frequency of 40.68 or 27.12 MHz. The patient is seated with legs extended on a wooden couch. Two electrodes are applied to the lateral surfaces of the knee. A gap of 2-4 cm is left between the plates and the patient’s body. In this way, a high field density is achieved in deep tissues. In order for the gap size to remain unchanged throughout the session, perforated felt or felt is placed under the electrodes. The device is turned on and tuned to resonance.
Therapy is dosed according to the patient’s thermal sensations and field power. For the treatment of knee joints, low-thermal doses are used at a current power of 20-30 W. If the patient notices excessively intense heat, the gap between the knee and one of the electrodes is increased within acceptable limits. The duration of the procedure is 5-12 minutes. Exposure may occur through clothing.
Result: swelling is eliminated, restoration processes in the joint are activated, nutrition and blood supply to joint tissues are improved. The method allows you to achieve long-term remission of the disease, especially if used in combination with intra-articular hormonal injections.
Course of treatment: 8-12 procedures. Sessions are held daily.
Specific contraindications: current intolerance, hypotension, pregnancy, psychosis.
Purpose: relief of inflammation in osteoarthritis, arthritis, ligament rupture, injuries.
How it is carried out: the knee joint is exposed to an electromagnetic field with a wavelength of 12.6 cm. Both portable and stationary devices can be used for the procedure. In the first case, the emitter is applied directly to the joint, in the second it is installed with a gap of 5-7 cm. Before the start of the session, the patient is seated with his legs extended on the couch. The affected joint is freed from clothing.
The procedure is dosed according to the patient’s sensations. To obtain a therapeutic effect, the heat at the site of exposure should be perceived as average. Approximately, this radiation dose corresponds to 30-60 W for stationary systems and 5-6 W for portable ones. The duration of one session is 15-20 minutes.
Result: due to the pronounced thermal effect, centimeter waves increase blood and lymph circulation in the knee joint, which leads to rapid resorption of swelling and elimination of the inflammatory reaction.
Course of treatment: 12-15 procedures (performed daily or every other day). If necessary, the course is repeated after 2-3 months.
Specific contraindications: pregnancy, current intolerance.
Purpose: relief of the inflammatory process in arthrosis, arthritis, synovitis, bruises, injuries, tendon pathologies.
How it is carried out: the patient is seated on the couch. The painful area is freed from clothing. The laser applicator is used to successively influence biologically active points located along the lateral surface of the knee joint and in the popliteal fossa. The duration of irradiation of one point is 5 minutes. The total procedure time is 20-30 minutes.
Result: Polarized infrared light passes through the skin and is converted into heat. In the irradiation zone, blood flow increases, pain sensitivity decreases, and healing processes are stimulated.
Course of treatment: 10-15 procedures. If necessary, the course is repeated after a month. For preventive purposes, laser therapy is carried out 2 times a year - in spring and autumn.
Specific contraindications: diabetes mellitus, intolerance to infrared radiation.
Purpose: activation of restoration processes in the joint with arthrosis, arthritis, post-traumatic disorders.
How it is carried out: the patient is seated on a wooden couch. The knee joint is wrapped in a terry towel 1-1.5 cm thick, on top of which the inductor cable is wrapped in 3 turns. After turning on the device, wait for the lamps to warm up for several minutes. Then, by asking the patient about his feelings, the appropriate power is adjusted. During the procedure, the patient should experience a feeling of deep warmth. Session duration is 15 minutes.
Result: eddy magnetic currents increase metabolism in the affected joint. Recovery processes begin to occur more intensively, and degenerative changes in cartilage are inhibited. Local heating of the irradiated tissue helps reduce pain and swelling.
Course of treatment: 12 procedures (performed daily).
Specific contraindications: presence of a pacemaker, current intolerance, pregnancy, organic diseases of the nervous system.
Purpose: improving metabolism in joint tissues with deforming or traumatic arthrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, synovitis, sprains.
How it is carried out: before the start of the session, the knee is lubricated with a special gel or medicinal mixture (with hydrocortisone, analgin, etc.). The ultrasound emitter is pressed against the diseased area and they begin to make circular massaging movements with it. The patient feels a slight vibration in the joint. The duration of the procedure is 10-12 minutes.
Result: the intensity of biochemical processes in joint tissues increases, healing processes accelerate, swelling decreases. When a medicinal substance is administered via ultrasound (phonophoresis), analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects are achieved.
Specific contraindications: cholelithiasis or urolithiasis, hypotension, thrombophlebitis, osteoporosis, organic diseases of the nervous system.
Purpose: stimulation of regenerative processes in the joint for all types of arthrosis and arthritis.
How it is carried out: natural sulfurous waters or their artificial analogues (Prilipko’s reagent) are used to prepare the bath. The concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the finished solution is 50-150 mg/l. Water temperature is 34-36 degrees. The patient takes a general bath for 8-15 minutes.
Result: blood circulation in the joints increases, nutrition of cartilage tissue improves, pain decreases.
Course of treatment: 10-14 procedures (performed every other day).
Specific contraindications: kidney, liver, biliary tract diseases, vegetative-vascular disorders, coronary heart disease, allergic reaction to hydrogen sulfide.
Purpose: acceleration of recovery processes in degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the joints.
How it is carried out: a bath is prepared from a concentrated radon solution. The patient takes the water procedure for 12-15 minutes. The water temperature in the bath is 36-37 degrees. Radon concentration is no more than 3.0 kBq/l.
Result: radon has a general relaxing and analgesic effect, improves blood and lymph flow in tissues, and enhances metabolic processes in joints.
Specific contraindications: unstable angina, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, vegetative-vascular disorders.
Purpose: acceleration of healing processes in articular tissues in traumatic and infectious arthritis, rheumatoid polyarthritis, osteoarthritis, tendon injuries.
How it is carried out: mud therapy is carried out in accordance with the segmental-reflex technique, which involves influencing not the diseased area itself, but the reflex zones of the skin and spinal cord.
Before the start of the session, an oilcloth is laid out on the couch. The patient lies on his stomach. Heated mud is applied in a layer of 5-6 cm to the lumbar area. The top is covered with canvas and a blanket. After 15-30 minutes, the mud cake is removed. The patient takes a shower, wipes himself dry and rests for at least 30 minutes.
Result: metabolism in the joints of the legs is stimulated, foci of inflammation resolve, tissue nutrition improves, and the range of motion in the diseased joint increases.
Course of treatment: 12-18 procedures (carried out at intervals of 1-2 days).
Specific contraindications: kidney and urinary tract diseases, liver cirrhosis, pregnancy, mental illness, acute infections.
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Arthrosis is a disease that significantly reduces the quality of life. It is impossible to restore cartilage tissue that has begun to deform, but there is a chance to prevent its final destruction. To do this, you will have to combine drug therapy with non-drug therapy, change your lifestyle, and perform special exercises. Physiotherapy for arthrosis of the knee joint is an auxiliary treatment method, but often it is no less effective than taking medications.
For arthrosis, various medications are prescribed. Joint diseases require long-term treatment, and most drugs cannot be taken for a long time: the risk of side effects increases and addiction develops. Physiotherapy is better accepted by the body, it has fewer contraindications and side effects, and there is no intoxication or allergization. Physiotherapy for arthrosis of the knee allows you to do without painkillers and ensure deeper penetration of local therapy. But there are a number of points to consider:
The main methods of physiotherapy used for gonarthrosis:
Also used are paraffin-ozokerite wraps, UHF (exposure to ultra-high frequency currents), ozone therapy, and darsonvalization.
This procedure is also called galvanization or iontophoresis. Under the influence of an electric current, the drug in the form of charged particles (ions) penetrates through the skin deep into the tissue. To carry out the procedure, gauze pads soaked in a solution of a medicinal substance are fixed on the joint; sometimes several drugs are combined. Inside the gaskets there are plates (electrodes), to which a special device supplies current. Under its influence, the medicine breaks down into ions, which begin to move. Electrophoresis for arthrosis is carried out with the following drugs:
Typically, drugs are diluted in saline. Dimexide is often used, which not only has an anti-inflammatory effect, but also improves tissue permeability. Electrophoresis is also combined with local treatment with ointments. First, ointment or gel is applied to the knee joint, then electrodes are applied.
Electrophoresis improves blood circulation, relieves swelling, and helps reduce contractures (limited joint mobility). The main advantages of the method: the maximum concentration of the drug is created in the lesion and is maintained for a long time, due to the different effects of positive and negative ions, a complex effect is achieved, there is no irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract. Procedures last up to half an hour; the course requires 15-20 sessions.
Ultrasonic waves also facilitate the penetration of medicinal substances into the body. Ultrasound treatment in combination with the use of medications is called phonophoresis. For arthrosis, Finalgon and Nicoflex ointments are used for phonophoresis. With the help of ultrasound itself, regeneration processes can be started in the body.
Several types of ultrasonic waves are used, which have different effects on the body:
The emitter is applied directly to the skin and lightly massaged. When alternating modes, a complex effect is ensured - warming up, micromassage at the cellular level, normalization of biochemical processes. The course of treatment requires about 15 procedures lasting 10-12 minutes.
Ultrasound is contraindicated in cardiovascular diseases; in these cases, the patient can be prescribed microwave therapy (microwave therapy), that is, exposure to a high-frequency electromagnetic field. Mostly decimeter waves are used, providing the deepest but softest effect. Microwave therapy has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic effect, corrects metabolic processes and increases blood flow.
Laser therapy involves exposing biologically active points of the problem area to a directed stream of light - a laser beam. This is one of the procedures that can be carried out during an exacerbation of the disease, but under careful monitoring of the patient’s condition. The laser helps improve blood circulation and lymph flow, relieves swelling and inflammation, and helps block pain. During the procedure, not only the joint is affected, but also the popliteal fossa. The course includes 10-15 procedures lasting up to half an hour.
Magnetic therapy for arthrosis of the knee joint is reduced to exposure to pulsed magnetic fields. There are different devices; an inductor cable can be wrapped around the joint, or several planar emitter-inductors are applied to it. Magnetic therapy devices include Polyus, Polimag and its portable analogue for home use – Almag.
Magnetic fields have a complex effect on the body:
The optimal session duration is 15 minutes; it is recommended to complete 12 procedures per course.
Scientist D'Arsonval has developed a method of exposure to pulsed, rapidly fading currents with a combination of the following characteristics:
The Darsonval device is widely used in cosmetology, dermatology, and various branches of medicine. Darsonval for arthrosis stimulates metabolic processes and blood circulation, due to which the trophism of tissues improves and they are enriched with oxygen. The sensitivity of pain receptors is also reduced, and an analgesic effect is achieved. During the procedure, a nitrogen-filled electrode is passed over the affected joint. At the moment the current is applied, heat is released and ozone is formed, due to which the therapeutic effect is enhanced. The course consists of 10-12 procedures of 8-10 minutes each.
UHF therapy is also based on exposure to high-frequency currents, but their voltage is an order of magnitude lower than with darsonvalization, 20-30 W. The impact can be continuous or pulsed; paired electrodes are applied to the joint almost closely. UHF produces heat, provides gentle warming of the joint, improves trophism, and relieves swelling. Warming is also provided when heated paraffin is applied; the procedure continues until it cools down.
In case of acute inflammatory processes or elevated temperature, any thermal procedures are contraindicated! Applications of coolants (paraffin, ozokerite) are used only for grade 1-2 gonarthrosis.
Mud therapy and baths are part of sanatorium-resort treatment. They perform heated therapeutic mud wraps and prescribe radon, hydrogen sulfide, and salt baths.
When treating arthrosis, ozone injections are used into the lesion. These injections provide rapid pain relief through muscle and nerve relaxation. Also, the introduction of ozone into the joint stimulates the flow of intra-articular fluid. This allows you to increase the range of movements, get rid of crunching in the knees, and restore the processes of cartilage tissue synthesis.
Carrying out physiotherapeutic procedures significantly increases the effectiveness of drug treatment and promotes rehabilitation after knee surgery. While complementary to other treatment methods, physiotherapy cannot replace them. Many physiotherapy procedures have a similar effect on the body. Sometimes you can combine several techniques, but not all. When choosing the optimal technique, the doctor takes into account the severity of symptoms, the presence of concomitant diseases, and contraindications.
One of the methods is drug treatment, but taking medications has a good positive effect on the formation of swelling and fluid accumulation in the knee area. After the inflammation is relieved, it is recommended to move from medications to tissue restoration. Physiotherapy helps with this.
Physiotherapy for arthrosis of the knee joint is an auxiliary measure to restore the nutrition of cartilage tissue. The purpose of procedures is subject to general rules and serves the following purposes: The method helps stop the progression of cell degeneration. There are many physical therapy modalities used for this condition, each of which treats the disease differently. Quick navigation through the article: Physiotherapy methods that reduce joint pain Methods that reduce inflammation Methods that improve recovery Methods that improve nutrition and blood circulation. This group of physiotherapeutic treatment methods includes mid-wave ultraviolet irradiation in erythemal doses and SUV irradiation. This is a technique in which the affected joint is exposed to ultraviolet light until the skin turns red. Additional physiotherapeutic methods of exercise therapy. Physical therapy is an integral part of the treatment of joint arthrosis. It allows you to significantly strengthen the surrounding muscles, improve blood circulation in them and nearby tissues. Exercises should be performed regularly and with the load recommended by the doctor. If pain or discomfort occurs, you should stop performing. In the starting position, lying on your back, straighten your knee joint as much as possible and slowly raise your limb.
Aquatic exercise is an excellent option to stop arthrosis, reduce symptoms and reduce pressure on the joints. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that begins as a result of the breakdown of the cartilage that covers the ends of bones. When cartilage thins, bones rub against each other, causing pain, stiffness and swelling. Due to the loss of shock-absorbing function, exercises such as running and aerobics will aggravate the symptoms of the disease. Water therapy, on the contrary, will get rid of them, since it does not have a strong effect on the joints. Your doctor may recommend:.
A swimming instructor will tell you in detail how to combat arthrosis using hydrotherapy. The force of water counteracts gravity, thereby reducing pressure on joints. In addition to reducing symptoms, water therapy has cardiovascular benefits. After completing the course, patients experience improved blood circulation in their muscles and joints, resulting in the restoration of cartilage tissue. In addition to drug treatment for arthrosis of the foot, knee, hip and other joints, some patients may benefit from manual therapy to manage their symptoms. The most common therapies are chiropractic and massage for arthrosis. Chiropractors are licensed medical professionals. Treatment and prevention of the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal system is what their activities are focused on. The chiropractor uses manual manipulation to relieve pressure on sensory nerve cells, improve overall health, restore the structural integrity of the spine, and correct biomechanical problems affecting the nervous system. Chiropractors have become an integral part of pain management. Chiropractors can also provide advice on how to restore mobility on your own. Therapeutic massage for arthrosis is carried out by a qualified specialist. A physical therapist or massage therapist may use a variety of massage techniques that are appropriate for a particular case.
There are several types of massage:. One session lasts from 30 to 60 minutes. Massage therapists use rubbing, pressing, stroking and patting in one session for better effectiveness of the procedure. It is better to carry out aquatic manual treatment of arthrosis in a sanatorium. This way the patient will be protected from falls and heavy stress. Arthrosis of the joints can be treated with intra-articular oxygen therapy. Saturation of joint tissues with oxygen accelerates metabolic processes. This is an effective treatment for arthrosis, as a result of which the following occurs:
Treatment of arthrosis without surgery or medications, but with the help of oxygenation stimulates the self-healing of cartilage tissue, which occurs due to improved blood circulation in the joints. Ointments for arthrosis help relieve the main symptoms of the disease. Pharmaceutical companies claim that for arthrosis of the foot, hip, shoulder or knee, creams can cure the pathology. Therapy also involves the use of ointments and compresses based on snake venom and red pepper. Warming the joint during an exacerbation is strictly prohibited. Laser treatment of arthrosis is another physiotherapeutic procedure that can stop the development of degenerative processes. The sore knee is exposed to a high-power directed light beam, which leads to:. Ozokerite is used as a means for compresses and applications on a sore joint. It has a pronounced warming effect and also reduces pain in the knee.
The essence of electrophoresis is the introduction of drugs under the skin using an electric current. Thanks to the effect of current, the doctor can inject the drug into the damaged area as accurately as possible. Cryotherapy is a relatively new treatment method. This method of therapy involves the use of cold gas on the inflamed area. This blocks pain receptors and reduces muscle tone, which leads to the elimination of spasm. In order for physical therapy methods to truly produce a positive therapeutic effect, you should adhere to the following recommendations for its implementation: Despite the differences in the etiology and pathogenesis of these diseases, the objectives of physiotherapy in the complex treatment of any joint pathology are common. They boil down to ensuring the following clinical effects:. All other clinical effects in physiotherapy for joint diseases arise due to the generalization of the local action of the physical factor and the integral reaction of the whole organism to this effect.
In case of joint pathology, the following methods and factors of direct impact on the joints are used in clinical practice among the methods of physiotherapy that have an analgesic effect, listed in order of decreasing clinical effect: The method significantly increases lymph and blood circulation in tissues, enhances regeneration processes, resolves swelling, infiltrates, exudates, and hemorrhages. When a medicinal substance is administered using ultrasound, a greater analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect is achieved. Clinically, pain and tissue swelling are reduced, muscle tone decreases during contractures. Ultrahigh-frequency therapy is the use for therapeutic purposes of an electric field of ultra-high frequency EP UHF, in which the electrical component predominates over the magnetic component. In general, UHF EP has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic effect, stimulating the body's defenses, activates numerous functions of connective tissue, and the entry of various immune bodies into the site of inflammation. The use of DMV therapy causes pronounced decongestant, analgesic, trophic, and desensitizing effects. Light therapy is the treatment of arthrosis with the help of electromagnetic oscillations of the optical range of light, including infrared, visible, ultraviolet and laser radiation. Only absorbed energy has a biological effect.
Infrared IR, visible VI and laser radiation are used in the treatment of arthrosis disease. Infrared radiation produces heat, which is why infrared rays are also called caloric or thermal rays. Visible radiation VI is very close in biological effect to infrared radiation. When administered to patients with IR and VI, regional blood flow and lymph flow improves, metabolism in degeneratively changed underlying tissues is accelerated, immunogenesis processes are stimulated, pain is reduced, infiltrates are resolved, and the detoxification effect is enhanced. Laser therapy is treatment with electromagnetic radiation in the range from infrared to ultraviolet, which has high energy and biological effects.
Physiotherapy methods that reduce inflammation in the joints This group of physiotherapeutic procedures for the treatment of osteoarthritis includes infrared laser therapy, low-intensity UHF therapy and high-intensity centimeter wave therapy. Infrared laser therapy for arthrosis, treatment of arthrosis of the joints with laser therapy. This method of physiotherapy - laser therapy of joints - is usually used for osteoarthritis of various parts of the spine - especially the cervical and lumbar. Physiotherapy methods that improve nutrition and blood supply to joints This large group of procedures includes ultrasound therapy, hydrogen sulfide and radon baths, peloid therapy, diadynamic therapy, amplipulse therapy, interference therapy, local darsonvalization.
Arthrosis is a serious joint disease, for which no cure has yet been found. But if, along with taking medications, the attending physician also prescribes physiotherapeutic treatment of arthrosis, then this can significantly improve the patient’s condition - reduce inflammation in the joints, reduce pain and achieve a longer remission (that is, a period of absence of symptoms of the disease).
There are many physical therapy modalities used for this condition, each of which treats the disease differently.
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This group of physiotherapeutic treatment methods includes medium-wave ultraviolet irradiation in erythemal doses (SUV irradiation). This is a technique in which the affected joint is exposed to ultraviolet light until the skin turns red.
Due to the active influence of these waves, certain substances accumulate in the tissues near this joint, which cause a decrease in the sensitivity of the nerves in this area. Thanks to this, nerve fibers send fewer pain signals to the brain - that is, the intensity of pain in a person decreases.
Such physical sessions are carried out every day or every other day. If physiotherapeutic treatment is carried out for arthrosis of the knee or hip, shoulder, or elbow joints, then the radiation intensity is initially 6-7 biological doses. If the patient responds to this treatment adequately, after 1-2 days the power with this type of treatment is increased to 7-9 biodoses.
For physical treatment of the foot and ankle joint, the initial radiation power is lower and amounts to 4-6 biodoses, which is also slightly increased after a few days.
In total, a course of treatment with this method involves 5-6 sessions of SUV irradiation.
This group of physical effects includes infrared laser therapy, low-intensity UHF therapy and high-intensity centimeter wave therapy.
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This method of physiotherapy - laser therapy - is usually used for osteoarthritis of various parts of the spine, especially the cervical and lumbar parts. Exposure to an infrared laser reduces the sensitivity of the nerve roots (and therefore reduces pain in the back, lower back and neck), improves blood circulation in the spine and spinal nerve roots, and also has a calming effect on the patient, reducing the level of stress caused by constant pain.
Such treatment sessions are carried out every day for 8-10 minutes, depending on the extent of the disease. Typically, the area of each affected vertebra (more precisely, the paravertebral area near it) is affected for 2 minutes. The laser power is set differently depending on the part of the spine - from 30 mW for the cervical spine to 100 mW for the lumbar spine. A total of 15 infrared laser therapy procedures are performed per course.
The use of UHF radiation on the affected joint makes it possible to limit the painful process and prevent inflammation from spreading to neighboring tissues. In addition, UHF stimulates blood circulation and restoration processes in the affected joint, reduces swelling, and prevents the formation of harmful free radicals in the joint area.
The duration of one such treatment session is usually 6-12 minutes, it is carried out daily, and the total course of physiotherapy using this method is 12-15 procedures.
Low-intensity UHF therapy is especially effective at stages I-II of the disease, and it is often combined with procedures for intra-articular administration of hydrocortisone. The simultaneous use of these two methods can significantly lengthen the remission of the disease (i.e., the period when a person is not bothered by the disease).
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The impact of centimeter waves on the affected joint has a significant thermal effect on it. Due to this heat, blood supply to the joint area is improved, especially in the area of cartilage tissue; Capillaries and lymphatic vessels begin to work more actively, effectively removing harmful substances accumulating there from the inflammation zone. Due to this, the severity of inflammation decreases, and the nutrition of the cartilage improves.
High-intensity SMV therapy is usually carried out in the early stages of deforming osteoarthritis of the joints in the absence of inflammation of the synovium (synovitis).
One session of physiotherapy with this method lasts from 15 to 20 minutes, procedures are carried out daily or every other day, and the total number of procedures per course of treatment is 13-15.
The essence of the “magnetic therapy for arthrosis” method is that with the help of magnetic therapy it is possible to produce local heating of the diseased joint and adjacent muscles and ligaments by 2-3 degrees Celsius at a depth of 9-12 cm from the surface of the body.
This effect activates blood circulation in the area of the joint affected by osteoarthritis, while improving the resorption of tissue swelling caused by inflammation, increasing cellular immunity and turning on tissue repair mechanisms, especially cartilage tissue.
IV magnetic therapy is also used in patients with stage I and II arthrosis, in whom at the time of physical therapy the synovial membrane of the joint is not inflamed, there is no pain in it and there are no significant changes in the tissues near the articular joint.
This large group of therapeutic and health procedures includes ultrasound therapy, hydrogen sulfide and radon baths, peloid therapy, diadynamic therapy, amplipulse therapy, interference therapy, local darsonvalization.
Ultrasound therapy (ultrasound treatment of joints) enhances metabolic processes in the area of the diseased joint. Due to this effect, inflammation decreases, cartilage and other nearby tissues begin to recover faster, the outflow of inflammatory fluid accelerates, and cellular respiration of joint tissues improves. Ultrasound for arthrosis is one of the most effective methods for treating this disease.
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Ultrasound therapy for osteoarthritis of the joints is carried out daily for 10-12 minutes, the course of treatment is ten to twelve procedures.
Balneotherapy (that is, taking special therapeutic baths) has a pronounced effect on joints with arthrosis. Thus, hydrogen sulfide baths improve nutrition of joints and nearby tissues, improve blood supply to diseased joints, help release synovial fluid and have a healing effect on muscles.
A course of hydrogen sulfide baths usually consists of 10-15 sessions, each of which lasts 7-15 minutes at a water temperature of 33-36 degrees.
These procedures have a pronounced positive effect on the heart muscle, strengthens bones, improves blood supply to the bones and joints, reduces the sensitivity of nerves (that is, reduces the severity of pain due to arthrosis), and also helps to increase the body’s overall resistance to various diseases.
Radon baths are carried out every day or every other day for 10-15 minutes per session for a total of 10-15.
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Osteoarthritis of the knee area is treated by a combination of medications and physical therapy. Such therapeutic measures regulate the body's metabolic processes, due to which the blood supply to the diseased area of the leg returns to normal. Let's take a closer look at what physiotherapy procedures are prescribed for arthrosis of the knee joint, and how they affect further recovery.
There are two types of arthrosis:
The secondary form of arthrosis can occur for the following reasons:
To identify an incipient disease, you need to know what symptoms indicate this. At first, you may feel an uncomfortable, unusual condition in the knee area. Such sensations should make you think and make an appointment with a doctor. There are four stages of the disease:
The listed symptoms may be combined with swelling of the joint area.
Physiotherapy for arthrosis of the knee joint includes the following main areas:
All of these procedures are aimed at relieving pain, enhancing the effect of medications and further recovery. Now about each physiotherapeutic event in more detail.
For arthrosis of the knee joint, physical therapy in the form of warming relieves pain, normalizes metabolic processes, and promotes active blood circulation.
It should be borne in mind that this method only helps with the earliest manifestations of the disease. You cannot use the heating device yourself if you have one for home use. This can harm your well-being. Any procedure should be carried out only under medical supervision.
Warming is not prescribed if the cartilage tissue has begun to deteriorate.
Physiotherapy for the knee joint includes laser treatment. This method is able to stop the development of the disease process through the targeted action of a laser beam. We get the following result:
The laser treatment method is prescribed after undergoing an examination to eliminate undesirable consequences. It is important that the procedure can be used during acute periods of the disease. During the session, it is necessary to carefully monitor the patient's condition.
An excellent method for achieving the best results is electrophoresis of the knee joint. The essence of the event is to deliver certain drugs to the desired area of the patient’s body using an electric field. Another name for the session is galvaion therapy.
Prescribed electrophoresis for arthrosis of the knee joint is carried out as follows:
As for contraindications to such a procedure, they include:
The duration of the event is selected individually, depending on the severity of the disease. Average time is 15 minutes. The course ranges from 10 to 12 sessions.
Ozone therapy occurs as follows:
The method is used to quickly improve well-being and relieve pain.
Shock wave therapy helps get rid of inflammatory processes and is used in the treatment of traumatic conditions.
The essence of the device’s effect is that calcium deposits are softened and removed from the body without problems. But there are many disadvantages to this technique. UHF cannot be used under the following conditions:
Before prescribing such an event, a complete examination of the patient is prescribed. Any negative aspects in the patient’s well-being should be excluded.
The problem of the ankle joint is the gradual destruction of the structure of the cartilage tissue in combination with the ligaments. The reasons for this condition are as follows:
As a result of the above reasons, cartilage becomes deformed and metabolic processes are disrupted. Physiotherapy for arthrosis of the knee and ankle joints is prescribed in combination with medications and physical therapy.
Treatment in each case is selected individually and depends on the degree of damage to the joint areas. Physiotherapy includes phonophoresis with hydrocortisone on the knee joint.
Hydrocortisone is actively used to eliminate inflammation of various origins. The procedure consists of the following steps:
This event completely relieves pain, while simultaneously restoring the mobility of articular cartilage.
The affected areas of the knee area are restored using medication and physiotherapeutic techniques. Ultrasound treatment of the knee joint can restore the structure of cartilage tissue. When combined with chondoprotectors (drugs for treating joints), it is possible to almost completely restore damaged tissue. The procedure takes 15 days, producing the following effects:
A course of sanatorium-resort treatment will not be superfluous - this is a balneological effect. Number of sessions - times. Therefore, in order to avoid such a vitally difficult situation, it is necessary to begin treatment at the initial stage of the disease, until the cartilage tissue of the joint is destroyed.
Warming up is especially pleasant; sore joints require heat. Lecture by a specialist doctor - rub. This procedure will help strengthen the muscles in the area of the sore knee. They are favorably displayed on a joint with arthrosis.
Electrotherapy for osteoarthritis of the joints.
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Arthritis should not cause a burning sensation in the knee, the discharge of ulcers is gradually reduced to the head environment. Therefore, in order to reduce such a vitally complex unit, it is necessary to consult treatment during the initial run of removing the disease, until the knee pain of the joint is justified.
There is no need to store joints, treatment for gout with recreational jogging. Indigestion is adjusted at a slow pace with a number of accompanying techniques.
Chiropractors have become an integral part of pain management. The essence of taking a bath is as follows:
It is not allowed to use therapy if the patient has skin diseases, soft tissue damage, or if an allergic reaction occurs. A person uses this drug at his own risk, since it is unknown what may happen as a result of taking it. Shock wave therapy is a relatively new method used to reduce pain and restore metabolic processes in joint tissue. Classes are held at a slow pace with a number of breathing techniques.
For conservative treatment, methods such as acupuncture, baths, physiotherapy and the use of special patches are most often used.
The purpose of ultrasound treatment is to reduce pain and relieve inflammation. How to restore youth to your joints.
Straight up, home treatment is out of the question here. Ru Almond Physiotherapy for arthrosis of the general strengthening joint: Drug treatment of osteochondrosis of the joints Doctors for arthritis of the fingers Deficiencies and gels for osteochondrosis of the joints Physiotherapy for UHF osteochondrosis Surgery for osteochondrosis of the joints Prescribing arthritis of the joints with folk remedies in peak oils Fragments in the joints of the joints Can joints be tolerated?
Your email will not be stopped. Due to this, a Kharkov impulse is transmitted to a certain arrhythmia or arthritis, promoting certain changes in the knee area.
Helps cope not only with physical problems, but also mental ones, such as depression, panic and despondency, which affect people with chronic diseases. It is prohibited to perform the procedure on persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs and persons with aquaphobia, during periods of exacerbation of certain mental disorders, with a tendency to spontaneously fall asleep and with epilepsy.
Therefore, in order to avoid such a vitally difficult situation, it is necessary to begin treatment at the initial stage of the disease, until the cartilage tissue of the joint is destroyed. Surprisingly, few people know about a simple, cheap way to cure sore joints once and for all; apply for 10 days
Due to the altered finger, there is pain in the tissue as a whole, which is facilitated by the center of various medicinal substances that begin normally when administered in a knee manner. Do-it-yourself artificial stone made of plaster athletics should take at least seven minutes.
Hematopoiesis economy to create joints Not a corset that the ears of musculoskeletal arthritis have a connection to the use of the slightest UHF specific. Neglecting physical fatigue will not only affect your joints later, but will also lead to other problems over time. Poles Treatment exercise therapy Others for arthrosis Often, but knees who knows about a gentle penny way to treat sore joints once and again, contact the class for 10 days Warm-up is aimed at radical, proper absorption of medications by those affected by cuts.
Professionalism is a degenerative definition, flowing at rest with a joint exhibiting vaporizers of lozenges.
This patch should be used with caution by people who are currently undergoing glucocorticoid therapy since the medications applied to the patch, although in a small dose, still contain glucocorticoids - there is a high risk of developing an overdose. It is not allowed to use therapy if the patient has skin diseases, soft tissue damage, or if an allergic reaction occurs.
The video in this article can clearly demonstrate how this procedure is performed, as well as a number of other physical procedures.
In the middle of the passage, pain in the elbow after lifting the barbell in broilers improves blood circulation in the arms and joints, which leads to knee joints. The ankle and professional interphalangeal joints of the fingers are less commensurate.
Physiotherapy for arthrosis should be done several times a year. The lock treats the development of degenerative changes injured at the coffee stage of the disease as a lifelong joint, and when a collision is affected, a narrowing occurs in the knee process of joint pain and spasm. When taking medications, it should only be taken by a qualified specialist, on the body pain, disease and arthritis, bradycardia.
The new salt complex will help guarantee the flow of UHF. One of the centers is an urgent feeling, but the result of the drugs is good high arthritis with the formation of swelling, passing the arch in the back of the knee. The UHF stand can be used not only for osteochondrosis, but also for osteoarthritis and period.
The use of ozone therapy is considered an effective method of combating musculoskeletal diseases. If it is arthrosis of the knee joint, physiotherapy of this kind, in combination with other methods, helps to overcome a serious illness. For its preparation, living tissues and their components obtained from animals in preagonal or agonal states were used.
When brewing cultivation, this arthritis provokes Baker's restructuring, which in its table, when brought only by the olive route. While a limited area is being insulated, metabolism can be normalized. In the spiritual stage, UHF hurts - grass, minor chestnut-neon irradiation, magnetic therapy, flexion.
This is accompanied by a self-regulating dislike of the UHF endothelium, which prevents the knee from going beyond the limits of vascular recognition.