Exercise therapy for arthrosis of the hip joint: the best exercises

2024 Author: Curtis Blomfield | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 20:44

Arthritis of the hip joint is a severe degenerative disease that regularly progresses and provokes a slow deformity of the joints. The disease affects about 15 percent of adults, for this reason the question of its treatment continues to be relevant. To eliminate the pathology, you can take medications and physiotherapy, but gymnastics will be the best method of dealing with this condition. Exercises for the treatment of coxarthrosis of the hip joint are quite simple to perform and do not take much effort. All gymnastic procedures should be monitored by the attending specialist, since an incorrectly selected set of exercises or their incorrect implementation can only worsen the patient's condition and provoke dangerous complications.

Causes of disease development

Before starting the treatment of arthrosis of the hip joint with gymnastics, it is important to determine the causes of its occurrence:

• joint deformity;
• violation of the structure of the spine of the neglected form;
• dysplasia;
• problems in the production of hormones in the body;
• excessive exercise on the human body;
• problems in the metabolic system, poor circulation;
• stress, nervous shocks, fatigue and a general feeling of malaise in a person.

Most often, the disease occurs as a result of related problems, for example, disorders in the structure of the spine. In this case, the root cause of the lesion must first be treated.

Women are particularly susceptible to arthrosis of the hip joint because of the structure of their joints. The disease can spread both to one or several joints at once, which as a result leads to problems with a person’s motor activity, prevents him from moving normally.

The main symptoms of the lesion include:

• pronounced chromate;
• hip disease;
• discomfort, pain syndrome;
• having a feeling of pressure;
• unpleasant sounds during movement in the joint (clicking, crunching, whistling).

Degrees of disease progression

Specialists distinguish the distinctive signs of the disease at each stage of its development:

1. First degree - pain in the lower limb, which appear as a result of tension. When a problem is identified, the specialist notices small defects in the structure of the joint.
2. Second degree - a noticeable increase in pain, which begins to spread to the lower leg. Every month, the problems with the functioning of the joint become moreexpressed, as a result of which a person has chromate and a characteristic crunch in the joint when moving. In some cases, the limb itself is shortened due to the skew of the pelvic bones. In the pictures, the doctor sees a clear displacement of the head of the joint upwards.
3. The third stage of development of the lesion. A person has constant pain that does not go away even at the moment of rest. Wrong gait, severe lameness is noted. There are pronounced problems with movement, spasmodic pain during walking. When conducting an x-ray, you can see a severe lesion of the head of the joint. It has a large number of defects.

Eating mode

With such a disease, it is very important to follow the rules of nutrition. This can be explained by the fact that with the help of this a person will be able to improve the condition of cartilage, prevent the development of complications due to the large number of useful trace elements and vitamins in the composition of food.

When compiling a diet, it is important to exclude from the diet foods that can somehow adversely affect the functioning of the human musculoskeletal system.

Features of proper nutrition:

1. With such a diet, it is allowed to eat broths from mushrooms, fish or lean meat. A good effect can be achieved by eating dishes with a heart, kidneys or liver.
2. Fresh vegetable salads should be eaten daily (cabbage, beets, eggplant, carrots and tomatoes are among the he althiest).
3. To enrich the bones with calcium and strengthen them, you should consume fermented milk products four times a week: milk, cheese, cottage cheese and fermented baked milk. Additionally, you can include dried fruits, decoctions of herbs, nuts in the diet.
4. To increase the amount of minerals and carbohydrates in the body, you should start taking cereals and porridge (oatmeal, rice, buckwheat). A large number of useful components are found in seafood, so dishes from them should be consumed constantly.

If you follow all the rules of proper nutrition for at least 2 months, a person will feel a noticeable improvement in the state of cartilage tissue, it will become stronger and more elastic.

It is important to exclude the following foods from the diet:

• confectionery, any sweets;
• alcohol;
• sugar;
• smoked, spicy and fatty foods;
• coffee;
• sausages.

Dietary nutrition will be especially effective with a properly selected set of exercises for arthrosis of the hip joint and drug treatment.

Gymnastics rules

In order for therapeutic exercises for arthrosis of the hip joint of varying degrees to give a good effect, the following expert advice should be followed:

1. Exercise should be carried out with a gradual increase in load. It is best to perform them at once several times a day to prevent congestion in the joints.
2. Distribute the load evenly on two limbs at once.
3. Load the joint gradually, without sudden movements, so as not to causepain and cartilage problems.
4. Every day it is recommended to perform a set of exercises that will be individually selected for the patient by the attending physician (depending on the age of the patient and the degree of neglect of the disease).
5. To improve the effect of gymnastics, you should start swimming regularly.
6. If there is pain in the limbs when walking, you should start performing self-massage.

The most effective exercises

Arthrosis of the hip joint is the most common disease of this part of the body. It appears as a result of insufficient lubrication of the bone cup and the development of dysplasia. The easiest method of treating such a disease is therapeutic exercises. It is with them that any recovery process will begin, so it is important to understand which exercises are best suited for such a disease.

Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip:

1. Lie down on a smooth and hard surface, stretch your legs. Raise your arms and legs up as you inhale, and as you exhale, lower them down. The exercise is performed from 6 to 10 times (for the first time, you should use a small number of repetitions, and then gradually increase the load with regular training).
2. Keeping your heels on the floor, lift your knees up. Perform 10 repetitions.
3. Straighten your legs, point your feet inward, then return to the starting position. Exercise can be done before going to bed, lying in bed. Up to ten repetitions.
4. Put your hands on your belt, lie on your back, and then start doing the bike exercise. Duration - 20 seconds. With this exercise, it is important to pay special attention to breathing, it must remain even, continuous, so it should be performed at a slow pace.

Exercise therapy for arthrosis of the hip joint of the 2nd degree in the supine position:

1. Fix the hands on the hips, raise the legs up (over time, the height of the leg raise increases to 20-25 centimeters) and lower it back. Perform up to 10 repetitions.
2. Raise your shoulders and head in the same way.
3. Bring your hands forward, tighten the muscles of the hip joint, then you should try to sit down. After a break, do up to 7 repetitions.

Features of the exercises

There are certain rules for performing exercise therapy for arthrosis of the hip joint LD, which must be followed without fail:

1. When arthrosis is detected, one should not overdo it and heavily load the limbs, all exercises should be done slowly, starting with 2-3 repetitions.
2. For gymnastics, you should choose a special comfortable place where there will be no drafts, but there will be a flow of fresh air.
3. The main goal of the exercises is to develop the spine and relieve tension from the joints of the limbs. The most convenient position for their implementation is the pose - lying on your back.
4. If strength exercises were chosen for the patient, then they should be performed with specialized belts that will fix the neck and lower back. Banned for too longhold your breath.
5. It is important to choose a set of gymnastic exercises after surgery so that it can involve all the main muscle groups. It is forbidden to choose exercises to restore joints after surgery, as this can only harm a person and lead to some complications.
6. All exercises should be done regularly. To take a break from gymnastics, you should allocate a maximum of one day a week.

Gymnastics for the initial stage of defeat

At the first and second stages of the development of the disease, a person may feel a short-term pain syndrome in the joints. Most often, it occurs with excessive physical exertion on the limbs of a person (running or long walking). The patient can still normally tolerate such pain, so it is quite rare to see a doctor. At this stage of the development of the disease, it is very important to start a set of gymnastic exercises that will help to avoid dangerous complications. Exercise therapy for arthrosis of the hip joint 2 degrees:

1. Place your arms vertically, lift your legs alternately up and bend at the knee. After extension, repeat the exercise 8 times.
2. The hands remain in their original position, the legs must be alternately raised up, the right one bends at the knee and is understood, then the left bends, and the right straightens. The exercise should be repeated up to 8 times.
3. The well-known "bicycle" exercise. It helps to thoroughly develop the hip and knee joints.
4. You should lie on your left side, bend your lower leg, upperleave in a straightened state and begin to raise and lower. After, the same movements are carried out with the left foot.
5. Pull the heels forward, bend the socks as far as possible towards the knees. It is necessary to pull the socks for 15 seconds. The exercise is repeated 3 to 5 times.

Complex of gymnastics in the treatment of the hip joint:

1. Alternately bend and unbend the legs at the knees. The exercise is repeated 5-8 times.
2. Smooth leg lift up 20-30 centimeters from the floor, then lower. The same manipulations are carried out with the second leg. 7 reps each.
3. Legs rise up to the maximum height (about 10 centimeters), but the shoulders do not come off the floor. The movements are repeated. Depending on the strength of the pain syndrome, the exercise is repeated up to 6 times.
4. We put our hands behind the back and try to reach them to the legs, stretching the back as much as possible. The exercise is repeated five times.

Exercise therapy for arthrosis of the hip joint LD:

1. Raise each leg in turn and bend at the knee. Up to 7 reps.
2. Squats. The legs are in a bent position. If unpleasant pain is felt during the exercise, or there is not enough strength to finish it, then you should use a wall, cabinet, chair or other furniture nearby for support.
3. Tilting forward and backward, as well as moving the torso in a circle. The exercise is repeated up to 5 times. It brings good results only if there is no pain during movements.
4. Spread your legs wider than your shoulders and try with your handsreach for the socks, leaning alternately to the left and right. Perform up to 7 repetitions.

Exercise using a chair

A good effect can be achieved in the treatment of hip arthrosis by the following exercises:

1. We carry out flexion and extension of the lower limbs in the knee and hip joints. Perform up to 7 repetitions.
2. Next, a rubber band is taken and wrapped around the leg. The knee and hip joints are alternately flexed with force, while the rubber tourniquet should be pulled between the legs.
3. Hands clasp the back of the chair, trying to sit down. When performing such an exercise, it is very important to monitor the state of posture and wear strengthening corsets.

Reinforced exercises

Gymnastics for arthrosis of the hip joint with increased loads includes the following exercises:

1. A he althy leg should be placed on a bench, chair, step or bed, and any support next to it. A sore leg should swing back and forth, left and right.
2. In a squatting position with a straight back, you should alternately unbend your leg and hold it in this position for several seconds. Do up to 5 repetitions daily.



3. Lying on the side on the side of the he althy leg, the diseased limb is lifted up a couple of centimeters and fixed in this state for five seconds. At the first lessons, you should not raise the limb above 5-10 centimeters, then with regular training, you can start using weights or rubbertourniquet.
4. In the prone position, arms straightened in the direction of the body, you should begin to imitate crawling, while tensing the abdominal muscles and hip joints.
5. Simple squats without support are carried out without lifting the heels off the floor. When carrying out the exercise, it is important to monitor the state of posture without fail.

Exercise for arthrosis with a reduced degree of loading

If a patient has a severe form of the disease, then one gymnastics complex will not be enough, and it will have to be carried out according to special instructions. Workout should take at least 10 minutes and gradually increase to 20-25 minutes.

If pain occurs, it is important to stop exercising until the body recovers and the discomfort subsides. The simplest exercises for muscle and hip recovery include:

1. A small hill (high chair or stool) is placed near the support and a he althy limb stands on it. The sore leg should be straightened and try to start swinging it back and forth. The overall amplitude of the oscillations will increase as the pain in the joint eases.
2. Sit on a chair, keeping your back straight. We put our knees shoulder-width apart and try to close them, straining for 5-10 seconds. Next, you should relax and try to repeat the exercise 5 more times.
3. Prepare a warm and even surface for the exercise, lie on your back. A special roller or a small piece of cloth should be placed under the sore leg. The legs alternately spread apart and relax, and then return to their original position. To simplify the exercise, you can start to perform rotational movements with your knees.

Effect of exercise therapy

Treatment of arthrosis of the hip joint with exercises helps to achieve the following effect:

• reduce pain;
• improve the general condition of a person;
• eliminate inflammation;
• restore the process of blood circulation in the limbs;
• eliminate unpleasant crunch when walking;
• relax overworked muscles;
• slow down the process of deformation of the affected joint.

People who regularly perform a set of exercises note that the symptoms of the disease bother them to a much lesser extent. The mobility of the limbs is significantly improved, and gymnastics also relieves pain when moving.