Gonarthrosis refers to incurable diseases, so the fight against disease is to slow progression of the disease and deliverance from the pain. Medicine appoints for gonarthrosis include painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, including hormones, and also medicines that help to restore cartilage – chondroprotection. To combat osteoarthritis is also used orthopedic method of treatment: special hard wearing knee pads, the use of the cane and orthopedic insoles. A comprehensive treatment of gonarthrosis is usually offered in health institutions.
In addition to the medical and orthopedic treatment in sanatoriums developed special physiotherapy uses manual therapy and special massages. In physical therapy treatments include electrophoresis, the use of diadynamic currents (diadynamic therapy), magnetic therapy, mud applications and baths. All curriculum included therapeutic exercise, which helps to improve blood circulation, metabolism and strengthen the muscles surrounding the diseased joint.
Contraindications
Treatment in the acute stage, severe deformity of the knee with synovitis secondary, the loss of capacity for independent movement.
Treatment Results
As a result of treatment restored the blood circulation of the affected joint, pain disappear, improves the joint flexibility. In addition, the muscles surrounding the joint become stronger, and improves the General condition of the patient.
The consequences of not treating
The lack of treatment leads to violation of motor activity of the joint, leading to disability of the patient.
Gonarthrosis is a disease of the knee joint, which is characterized by the breakdown of cartilage. Causes of osteoarthritis can be metabolic disorders, trauma of the knee joint, surgery of the knee, inflammation of the joint. Gonarthrosis can affect one knee or both.
Treatment for this disease are prescribed consultants of the sanatorium "Shakhtar" as a concomitant pathology of the main diseases that are relevant to the sanatorium – diseases of the digestive system and the endocrine system.
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