The arthropathy of the ankle joint most often develops with age. The question that elderly people are often interested in is, what are its symptoms, and whether it can be treated at home?
Signs of disease at each stage of development
Ankle deformity arthropathy is the gradual destruction of cartilage that develops slowly in the primary form, that is, due to age-related changes, or sharp pain in the secondary form, which is the result of an injury.
The disease has three stages of development, and each stage has its own characteristics. The degree of ankle joint disease has the following symptoms:
- In the first degree of the disease, the pain, sometimes severe, occurs when the joints are severely stressed and the legs cannot be twisted successfully. Movement stiffness and characteristic clicks appear along with vigorous movement.
- The second degree is characterized by persistent pain in the joints, accompanied by a feeling of instability in the feet. Begin to feel the seal-osteophytes-which deform the bones of the joints to grow. The austerity becomes permanent.
- In the final stage, as the bones completely enter the joint capsule, the final destruction of the cartilage occurs. At this stage of the disease, severe pain may be felt, the ankle joint becomes denser due to bone growth, and the affected area may become swollen and red.
Of course, pain is a clear sign of ankle joint disease. The initial acute and severe pain is replaced by chronic pain syndrome.
fact! Arthropathy can be cured in the initial stages of disease development. Sometimes only non-traditional treatments are sufficient, but you should not forget to monitor the condition of the ankle joint regularly.
Family therapy
Traditional medicine provides many ways to eliminate the symptoms of ankle joint disease, and these methods will help prevent the disease in the long term. First, these are the following types of treatments:
- compression;
- bathroom;
- wipe;
- Use internal medicine decoctions and infusions.
With the use of folk remedies, intensive ankle gymnastics therapy is recommended.
fact! As we all know, osteoarthritis is mainly caused by calcium deficiency. Therefore, foods containing large amounts of this mineral should form the basis of the diet.
compression
In the treatment of folk remedies, compresses are used, which are created on different foundations. But the most effective is to use fresh crumpled burdock leaves or cabbage. Such compression was tied up and left overnight.
For home treatments using lotions, use the following remedies:
- To relieve pain, use grated raw potatoes for compression. Apply the obtained substance to the ankle joint for half an hour and wrap it in plastic wrap.
- The lotion made with cabbage juice is also effective. For this you need to grind fresh cabbage leaves with a blender, apply the resulting substance on gauze, and then wrap the joints with it. Let it stay for a few hours.
- In the morning, pour hot water on the oatmeal, and then put it in a dark place until the evening. Apply the swollen sheet to the leg overnight, then overnight.
- When using a nutritional compress for treatment, it is necessary to mix powdered chalk or eggshell with fermented dairy products in a ratio of 3: 2. After that, the nutrient mixture must be applied to the joints and left overnight.
- Apply the propolis board to the affected part of the leg to get an excellent effect. If you perform this procedure for 10 consecutive days at night, the deformed ankle joints will subside.
- Horseradish dressing has warming and analgesic effects. For processing, the roots are crushed in a meat grinder, and the resulting mixture is placed in a pan filled with boiling water and boiled for 1 minute. Apply the cooled medicine for 1-2 hours.
In the initial stage of symptoms-pain and crunch, healing compression perfectly treats the ankle joint. The nutrients found in natural remedies help restore the natural production of joint fluid.
Bath
In order to relieve the symptoms of diseases at home, it is best to use a shower gel with the following ingredients:
- For the treatment of leg joints and joint diseases, turpentine bath or diclofenac bath has proven to be very effective. Usually add 5-7 tablespoons. Each product is 10 liters of hot water. Add water to the bowl as needed to keep it at an acceptable temperature. The course of 10 programs takes 40 minutes.
- Mustard powder dissolved in hot water can cure the manifestations of diseases very well. Add 3-4 tablespoons of powder to the bowl and mix. Bathe for at least 30 minutes a day, and the treatment can last up to 15-20 days.
- To prepare the bathtub, you need to boil 500 grams of pine needles in 4 liters of water for 25 minutes. The broth is then added to the saline solution. Salt must be put into the water at a rate of 7 tablespoons. Lake 5 liters of hot water. Put your feet in the bathtub for at least 20 minutes. A good addition to this procedure is to lubricate the ankle joints with honey.
Conifer extract dissolved in water with sea salt is not only an analgesic, but also a way to restore ankle joint metabolism disorders.
fact! As we all know, the saline solution will promote the discharge of salt from the joints, which is a very necessary measure for deforming the joints.
wipe
In the fight against this disease, friction is used to treat ointments and medicinal plant tinctures. In addition to the warming effect, such procedures also have therapeutic properties and directly affect the cause of the development of arthropathy-lack of synovial fluid. The following formula is used for friction:
- In an enamel bowl, add birch sprouts to butter in a ratio of 1: 1. Put it in a steam bath and heat for 35 minutes. Pass the finished mixture through cheesecloth and add camphor alcohol in the same proportions. Rub the ointment on the joints before going to bed. Wear woolen socks at night after surgery.
- Inulin tincture helps to cope with the manifestations of pain in damaged joints. To do this, rub the sore spot at night.
- Press the dandelion flower into a dark glass container, pour the vodka to the edge, and then leave it in the dark for 1 month. This tincture helps restore the metabolism of cartilage tissue, and it can treat any arthropathy of the joints in the initial stage of disease development.
- Mix honey, alcohol, glycerin and iodine in a ratio of 3: 3: 2: 1, let stand for 4 hours, and then rub it to the sore joints.
- Melt the honey in a water bath, and then add the pre-prepared black radish juice, wine vinegar and salt in a ratio of 10: 10: 5: 1. Apply before going to bed. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Friction agents are usually used within 2 weeks. The self-massage performed during this period also has a beneficial effect on the healing process of the ankle affected by arthropathy.
Infusion in
An excellent folk remedy for joint treatment is garlic tincture. To prepare, mix the rolled garlic and olive oil at a ratio of 1: 10 and soak for 4 days. You need to drink 1 teaspoon. Before meals in the morning.
In addition, decoctions from bilberry leaves and infusions using marigolds and birch buds are also helpful. The therapeutic infusion is made in a thermos, and 1/3 cup is taken 15-20 minutes before meals.
Early and correct use of preventive measures for ankle arthritis will help prevent years of manifestations of the disease and its symptoms. The combination of folk remedies with gymnastics and proper nutrition is the key to overcoming the disease.