Gonarthrosis

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, magnetotherapy, cryotherapy, 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:

Severe forms of lesions of bones and joints with copious discharge, severe General phenomena (hectic temperature, a sharp depletion) or amyloidosis of internal organs.
Polyarthritis with progressive process in the joints, with ankylosis, contractures, etc., when irreversible changes in the joints and loss of ability to self-care. Severe deformation of the joints with periclymenoides the loss of capacity for independent movement.
Chronic osteomyelitis in the presence of major sequestrum or large metallic foreign body in osteomyelitical lesions (the presence of small metal fragments in the surrounding soft tissue is not a contraindication to Spa treatment). Septic forms of rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis with systemic lesions (viscerotomy).
General contra-indications excluding a direction of patients to the resorts and in local motels.

Treatment Results

The main goal of treatment in the sanatorium – pain relief and return of joint mobility. Accordingly, the results of treatment to lie in it. With the help of medicines and treatments to reduce the swelling of the joint, start the process of cartilage repair.

The consequences of not treating

The lack of treatment may result in a loss of joint mobility, as a result, the patient waits for disability.

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.