Arthrosis is a disease of the joints, as a result of which cartilage is destroyed, neighboring tissues and organs are affected: capsule, synovial membrane, periarticular muscles, bone formations, etc.
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of diseases with arthrosis of the knee joint or otherwise - gonarthrosis. Approximately twenty percent of the world's inhabitants are affected by this disease.
The disease is accompanied by pain when walking, crunching in the joint, decreased mobility, in advanced cases arthrosis leads to complete immobility.
In case of any painful manifestations in the joints, it is necessary to contact specialists. Using a CT scan, X-ray or MRI, doctors will make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe treatment that will help improve the quality of life and avoid disability.
Very often, along with drug treatment, medical bile is recommended for arthrosis of the knee joint.
Arthrosis: causes and consequences
The causes of arthrosis are different:
- Primary arthrosis of the knee joint occurs as a result of constant microtrauma throughoutlong time. Older people are susceptible to it, especially women suffer from gonarthrosis. It is assumed that the disease occurs due to metabolic disorders. At risk are overweight people, as well as people engaged in heavy physical labor with a high load on the legs.
- The secondary form of gonarthrosis is the result of severe injuries (fractures, dislocations, sprains, etc.) and complications after inflammation of the joint (arthritis). Athletes are at risk.
Gonarthrosis is sometimes called s alt deposition. With arthrosis, calcium s alts accumulate in the tissues. They do not cause pain, the disease is associated with a pathological violation of the supply of bones and tissues of the joint with blood. Gradually, changes occur: cartilage tissue becomes thin, cartilage coarsens and thickens, bone growths form.
At first, the disease almost does not bother the patient, the pains appear sporadically, the knees hurt tolerably. This stage of the disease can take a long time. Then, there are problems when walking, crunching in the knees, constant pain. In the following stages of the disease, there is difficulty in joint mobility.
How to treat osteoarthritis of the knee
Methods of treatment of gonarthrosis are primarily aimed at:
- for pain relief,
- slowing down the pathological process in cartilaginous tissues,
- restoration of damaged areas of the joint and periarticular muscles,
- increase the mobility of the damagedjoint.
Of course, any disease is easier to prevent than to cure. Arthrosis is no exception.
If the doctor diagnosed gonarthrosis, then it is necessary to start a series of measures to slow down the disease and eliminate painful symptoms. As a rule, the following methods of treatment are used:
- massage, exercise therapy, manual therapy;
- use of traditional medicines (tablets, injection capsules, etc.);
- use of folk and medicines externally (compresses, rubbing, extracts, etc.);
- use of folk remedies for ingestion;
- changing diet, lifestyle in order to reduce weight and reduce stress on the damaged joint;
- operation to replace the joint with an endoprosthesis.
Arthrosis: treatment with compresses
A special place in the treatment of arthrosis is the use of compresses. They alleviate the patient's condition during an exacerbation of the disease and are used for prophylaxis during remission.
Compresses are more effective than medicinal ointments, gels, creams that are applied to the skin of the damaged joint. Compresses are made on the basis of solutions of medicines, they are applied for a longer period, their active substances penetrate deeper under the skin of the affected area. As a rule, "Bishofite", "Dimexide" and medical bile are used for arthrosis of the knee joint as the basis forcompresses.
Medical bile occupies a special place among these drugs: an affordable and inexpensive natural product sold in any pharmacy.
Medical bile: what is it
Bile is a liquid substance produced by the liver of animals and humans, accumulates in the gallbladder and promotes the breakdown of fats, the absorption of fatty acids and vitamins.
Even in the Middle Ages, people used animal bile to treat a variety of diseases. Medicinal properties of this product are recognized by modern medicine, dosage forms are created on the basis of it, it is preserved for further external use.
Medical bile is a brown-green preservative with a specific smell. This medicine contains:
- preserved bile from cattle or pigs;
- solution of furacilin in 70% alcohol;
- formalin;
- perfume;
- ethyl alcohol.
Medical bile is sold in pharmacies in vials of different capacities (from 50 milliliters to 250 milliliters).
Who is medical bile indicated for
External use of medical bile contributes to:
- relieve inflammation in the tissues of the musculoskeletal system,
- has a resolving and analgesic effect on injuries and injuries.
Doctors recommend using medical bile for arthrosis of the knee joint, arthritis of chronic etymology, heel spurs. This drug is effective forsciatica in the acute stage, spondylitis, tendovaginitis.
Medical bile for tissue damage due to injuries (sprains, dislocations, bruises), according to doctors and patients, has established itself as the most effective external remedy for removing and resolving edema.
The use of medical bile (for arthrosis, injuries, heel spurs, etc.) requires compliance with the rule:
the skin on which the healing solution is applied must be without external damage (rashes, cuts, pustules and inflammation)
Compresses from medical bile
How is medical bile used? A compress for arthrosis of the knee joint according to the classical scheme is placed as follows:
- shake the bile vial vigorously before use;
- fold gauze for a compress in six layers, moisten with bile and apply on a sore knee;
- on top - a layer of cotton wool, close everything with paper for compresses;
- fix with a bandage.
Attention: do not use synthetic fabrics, polyethylene, etc. for the compress
The bandage should be left on the knee for a day, then replaced with a fresh one. It is necessary to ensure that the compress remains wet, for this it (without removing) is moistened with water. Set courses: from six to thirty days. Repeat the treatment as recommended by the doctor after one or two months.
Folk recipes for the treatment of medical bile
Medical bile for arthrosis (according to patients) helps very well in compresses forthe following recipes.
Use recipe:
- camphor alcohol - 4 vials,
- bile - 1 vial (250 ml),
- hot pepper (fresh or dried) - 10 pods.
Add camphor alcohol, crushed pepper to bile. Leave to infuse for 14 days in a cool dark place. Then strain the mixture. Store vial in a dark, cool place. Use for compress. Keep the bandage for no more than twenty minutes.
Another recipe for using a compress in the treatment of arthrosis with medical bile is a mixture of the following components:
- medical bile - 25 ml,
- ammonia - 25 ml,
- glycerin - 25 ml,
- formic alcohol - 25 ml,
- iodine - 25 drops.
Mix all the ingredients well, use for compresses. Leave the bandage on for no more than 30 minutes.
Also, medical bile for arthrosis of the knee joint, reviews of which are only positive, is used in the following mixture.
Equal parts take:
- bee honey,
- bile,
- glycerin,
- ammonia alcohol (10 percent),
- rubbing alcohol (5 percent).
Stir the mixture in a cool dark place for ten days. Before use, warm up the resulting solution, moisten a linen bandage, apply to the sore spot. The compress can be left overnight.
Conclusion
Arthrosis of the knee joint is a serious disease, it requires differenttreatments to be carried out under medical supervision.
However, according to the opinions of patients and doctors, to reduce inflammation, improve blood supply to the joint, eliminate pain, restore motor ability, it is necessary to use not only internal medications, physiotherapy, physiotherapy exercises, but also compresses, therapeutic dressings based on medical bile.
Be he althy!
