Arthrosis of the joints is characterized by degenerative-dystrophic lesions of the cartilage tissue, which results in thinning and complete disappearance from the joint surfaces. In the case of such a disease, it is important to start treatment in time so that the disease does not progress to the last stage, when only surgical treatment is required. Arthrosis can be tackled not only with synthetic drugs, but also with the help of traditional medicine. Treatment of arthrosis with folk remedies is possible at home.
How to properly organize home treatment
When treating arthrosis with folk methods at home, you need to follow a few simple rules - then the therapy will achieve its goal and the arthrosis can be stopped. Here are some suggestions from populists:
- when treating arthrosis with folk remedies, use only proven folk methods, do not trust the prescriptions of strangers who do not specialize in alternative medicine;
- add information about sites for alternative treatment;
- do not change the proportion of the funds that make up the prescription, if any ingredient is not there, do not replace it - it is better to find another cure;
- follow exactly the order and technology of drug production;
- study the composition carefully - it is possible that an allergic reaction may occur to some drugs;
- buy folk remedies for arthrosis at pharmacies or herbal dealers, don’t buy herbs at spontaneous markets, or harvest yourself if you don’t know much about it;
- do not buy ready-made mixtures from your hands - no one is responsible for their composition;
- if necessary, consult your doctor if you have chronic diseases, cardiovascular pathologies, gastrointestinal diseases.
If you follow all the recommendations, the treatment will soon produce the first results. In the absence of positive dynamics, it is worth changing the product - it may not fit and you should choose an analogue.
External remedies
The use of external agents is of great importance in the treatment of arthrosis. It is extremely important that all procedures are performed correctly and accurately, as the medicinal substances must be absorbed as much as possible by the skin and delivered to the joint damaged by the disease. If a negative skin reaction occurs, external treatment with these medicines should be stopped - this means that an allergic reaction has started.
Cryotherapy
Cold treatment is used as a method of physiotherapy in a health care facility. Nevertheless, the narodniks have successfully adapted it to domestic conditions and have been using it for many years. Cryotherapy can also be used if the disease has worsened and the patient is suffering from joint pain. When used cold, it can slow down your metabolic processes, relieve swelling and lower your pain threshold.
Reference!Because healing cold applications are short-lived, the effect of impulse therapy can be achieved - metabolic processes are only slowed down for a short time and then reactivated.
It is very easy to use cold treatment at home - a 0. 5 liter plastic bottle of water must be cooled in the refrigerator or freezer and wrapped in a soft cloth and applied to the affected joint for 10-15 minutes. There is a break of about an hour after administration and the cryotherapy is repeated again. Do not do cold without packaging - such tension in the joints is contraindicated in arthrosis. You can have a light massage after application.
Cryotherapy methods are contraindicated in people who are allergic to colds, arthritis, coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure. Cryotherapy should not be given to pregnant women.
Clay
The healing clay also helps treat arthrosis of the joints. It has long been used in the therapy of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, and populists have accumulated more than a dozen recipes with clay. The clay has unique regenerating properties - it helps to alleviate the inflammatory process and helps the body to recover. If you make a compress made of clay, you can quickly get rid of joint pain, thus torturing patients with arthrosis.
Thanks to the clay, the skin is perfectly nourished and hydrated - all of which quickly affects the condition of the joints. The effect mainly affects the joints that are close to the surface of the skin. Applications will be effective in the field of shoulder and neck arthrosis, as well as knee and hand, finger arthrosis.
Clay treatment has no side effects, however, doctors do not recommend it for pregnant women and patients with cardiovascular pathologies. In addition, clay is not used for tuberculous lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Burdock
Burdock leaf is an excellent cure for ankle and knee arthrosis. To use burdock, it should be collected in an ecologically clean place, rinse the leaves and knead with a rolling pin.
They will be less flexible and may even show juice. In this form, the sheet should be applied to the affected knee or ankle and kept in application for several hours. This tool promotes the activation of metabolic processes, improves tissue trophism, strengthens bones and muscles. Burdock also helps to clear excess salt from the human body.
If the use of burdock begins to relieve the pain of arthrosis, it is recommended to modify the prescription. This gives even more strength to the cure for osteoarthritis. To do this, the burdock is collected and washed and then twisted through a meat grinder to obtain a liquid pulp.
It is placed on the surface of the diseased joint and covered with a whole burdock leaf and topped with a warm cloth to warm the medicine to the heat of the body. This recipe provides an even greater restorative effect, so it is recommended not only for arthrosis, but also for gout and rheumatism.
Honey, propolis and aloe
You can make a unique ointment from honey, propolis, and aloe that surpasses many traditional drugs for arthrosis in its properties. It’s hard to prepare, but the preparation is worth it. To make the ointment, you have to choose natural ingredients and it is better to do it with real beekeepers. In the initial stage, you need to make a bee podmore - a tablespoon of the ingredient is ground in 100 ml of hot vegetable oil. The product is then refrigerated for fourteen days.
In the next stage, the propolis is prepared. Crush and mix with water, then, after the liquid has settled, dry the residue and pour alcohol into a tablespoon of 10 ml of the mixture. The mixture was poured into a dark glass container and kept for two weeks.
The third step is to prepare the aloe. Cut thick leaves from the bottom and wrap them in paper. The aloe should be kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Over time, some leaves turn black - they need to be discarded and the green leaves are crushed and squeezed out of their juice.
Important!After two weeks, when the podmore, propolis and aloe are ready, all three ingredients are mixed and then additional syrup is added. It is prepared as follows - dissolve two tablespoons of honey in a glass of water and add a tablespoon of young pine and spruce (crushed shoots). This mixture was evaporated in a water bath until thickened.
When the mixture is ready, pour into pre-prepared honey, podmore and aloe and mix. Ultimately, you need to get an ointment in consistency, lubricated several times a day with damaged joints. Thanks to this active ingredient, the cartilage tissue of the hip or knee joint is actively restored.
Other devices
There are other remedies to treat arthrosis. These recipes are widely used and help treat the disease. To get rid of the pain in arthrosis, you need to mix 100 g of aloe juice, 200 g of honey and 300 g of vodka. The resulting mixture is infused for three days, it is advisable to place the container in a dark place. The resulting product is applied to the sore joint at night, so the compress lasts for at least eight hours. The process of treatment with this drug is ten days. If an extension of treatment is required, ten additional procedures can be performed.
Mustard is an effective treatment for joint pathologies. There is also a mustard powder recipe for arthrosis. In addition to mustard, the recipe contains honey and vegetable oil. Take each ingredient in the same amount - two tablespoons, mix and heat in a water bath. The mixture is placed on a clean cotton cloth covered with mica and other thick and warm cloth. The resulting compress should be applied to the area of the damaged joint for at least two hours.
Honey salt has a good effect on the joints. This prescription is primarily used to treat gonarthrosis, the arthrosis of the knee joint. You will need two tablespoons of ordinary table salt (not extra! ) To make the product Mix one tablespoon of sea salt. It is best to take the most common sea salt without flavorings.
Add two to three tablespoons of honey to the salt and mix to dissolve the salt and dissolve with the honey. The resulting mixture is spread on a cheese cloth folded in several layers, covered with a top layer and applied to the joint. From the top, the mass is wrapped in cellophane or a warm cloth - in which case we even recommend that you leave the product overnight for the compaction to work as effectively as possible. This medicine is best used in the cold season.
You can treat the metatarsal joint of the foot with burdock and turpentine. Turpentine should be distributed in a thin layer on the surface of the sheet, not applied too much, then the sheet is applied to the metatarsal, fixed with foil, and thus left overnight. Propolis works similarly in this place - it needs to be kneaded to a soft texture in your hand and spread on the midsole of the foot and secured overnight with cellulose foil.
Periarthrosis of the shoulder blade is treated with perennial daisies. You can also use fresh and dried grass. The product should be poured with boiling water and distributed on a gauze dressing to be applied to the joint affected by arthrosis. From above, the sore joint is insulated by compressing with any thick cloth or wool scarf. This compress is best done at night.
Internal funds
The shoulder, knee and other joints can be treated not only with external but also with internal preparations. Products for internal use should only be prepared with a prescription in accordance with the recommended proportions. In this case, the treatment will produce results. However, you should not give up the medications recommended by your doctor - many folk remedies for internal therapy are successfully combined with chondroprotectors and other medications.
bay leaf
A well-known medicine for many - the decoction of bay leaf helps to cope with the disease. Bay leaf is unique in terms of arthrosis therapy.
This damaged joint improves metabolic processes and improves the access of nutrients to cartilage tissue. Perfectly treats bay leaf arthrosis of the elbow and knee joints.
The bay leaf decoction is prepared as follows. Pour ten grams of dry laurel into a glass of preheated water and bring to a boil over the fire. As soon as the water boils, it should be observed for 5 minutes and the bay leaf should be boiled on low heat.
The product is then glued under the lid for an additional five hours. The resulting liquid should be drunk in equal doses (several sips) throughout the day. A new cure is being prepared the next morning. Bay leaf soup should be taken for three days, after which it is recommended to take a weekly break and continue treatment.
Bay decoction is not a completely safe medicine. It is contraindicated in pregnant women and nursing mothers, and in patients with gastric or duodenal ulcers. You should also take into account that bay leaf is a strong allergen - do not use the soup in patients who are prone to allergic reactions.
Gelatin
Gelatin is an essential component of arthrosis. With its help, you can not only eliminate the symptoms, but also cure the defect of the cartilage tissue, as the gelatin contains the substances necessary to restore the damaged structure of the cartilage.
Gelatin improves cartilage elasticity, helps strengthen joint elements. Because gelatin contains collagen, it helps ensure tissue strength. To do this, you can drink gelatin inside by diluting a tablespoon of product in a glass of warm water.
In addition, doctors recommend the use of gelatin to prepare a variety of foods. Patients with arthrosis can eat jelly meat, gel jelly - gelatin is also added here. Among the sweet dishes, jam, jelly, jelly are useful. Gelatin does not usually provoke health problems, but gelatin is not recommended for patients with increased blood clotting to avoid the appearance of blood clots.
Important!Gelatin should not be eaten by those who have urolithiasis, have limescale in the kidneys or bladder, or have problems with water-salt metabolism.
Other devices
The series belongs to the old drugs used to treat arthrosis. The series devices have an excellent metabolic effect and also relieve soft tissue inflammation, which often accompanies arthrosis. To prepare the product, stick to two tablespoons of the series for twenty minutes. Three such infusions should be given daily - freshly drunk as soon as it cools down a bit. Drink the medicine for a month.
It is recommended to take a series of baths in parallel with this infusion. Make a strong solution for one liter to ten liters of water. Due to the fact that the herb of the string contains unique substances that promote blood circulation and tannins. It is good to use for inflammation when the disease is associated with arthritis, as well as for the treatment of coxarthrosis or jaw arthrosis.
Among the herbal preparations, chamomile, immortelle and St. John's wort multi-component drug are effective. Motherwort yarrow and corn silk are also added. All ingredients should be mixed and cut. Pour a tablespoon of product with a glass of boiling water and stick to the lid for two hours. It is recommended to take the medicine in half a glass thirty minutes before meals three times a day. The duration of treatment is at least six weeks.
To treat gonarthrosis, tricolor violet, nettle and birch leaves should be taken in equal proportions. All components are mixed and a tablespoon of product is poured into an enamel container. Pour a glass of boiling water and heat in a water bath for fifteen minutes. Drink half a glass twice a day. In the absence of effect, the drug is doubled.
It helps to cope with arthrosis of the wrist joint and garlic. It is a well-known folk medicine for the treatment of many diseases. It also helps with arthrosis. The drug not only strengthens the immune system, but also helps to activate the metabolism. In addition, thanks to garlic, you can saturate the joint with important compounds such as sulfur and selenium.
The medicine is made as follows - several cloves of garlic are crushed and ground to a porridge state. The garlic is then mixed with flaxseed or corn oil and twelve parts of oil must be taken for one part of the garlic. You can’t replace the oil with other ingredients - it’s a source of omega-3 acids that are involved in restoring cartilage tissue. The medicine should be taken 5-10 minutes before breakfast. The duration of therapy is at least two months. Thereafter, a ten-day break is required and treatment should be repeated.
Opinions
To find out which remedy is better, read the opinions of patients who have already used alternative treatment.
- First review, male, 42 years old: "I was recently diagnosed with grade 2 DOA of the shoulder joint. The pain was hell, but my wife made a cure out of honey, podmore, and aloe. This ointment literally saved the progression of arthrosis and eliminated the pain. "
- Second opinion, 67-year-old woman: "I was diagnosed with symptoms of coxarthrosis, but fortunately at an early stage. I used a bath with duct tape and drank inside. As long as they are being watched, there is no deterioration, I am strengthening the treatment with chondroprotectors, I am doing therapeutic exercises. "
- Third opinion, male, 70 years old: "Arthrosis of the hand developed long ago - I am a professional mechanic, apparently also influenced by work. Traditional remedies help a little, but I regularly make a compress with burdock and turpentine - they relieve pain and inflammation. "
Treating arthrosis at home is a good way to help yourself and reinforce the formal therapy prescribed by your doctor. If treated with the most effective folk remedies, arthrosis can be overcome.