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Exercise and gymnastics in gonarthrosis

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Gonarthrosis is an acute disease of the knee joint that destroys the cartilage, the joint becomes deformed and ceases to perform its functions. Most often it affects women of advanced age. Depending on the stage of the disease it has specific symptoms. However, the most common forms of osteoarthritis are pain in the knee joint, increase its size, of the tumor. The disease diagnosis is based on examination of the patient, and carrying out radiographic studies.

Treatment of osteoarthritis involves not only the local pain in the knee joint, but the effect on the whole body. Drug therapy includes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and chondroprotection. In addition, in the treatment of osteoarthritis is physical therapy. In complicated cases may require surgical intervention. For the most effective treatment, it is necessary to combine therapy with medications, diet, and gymnastics. She plays a special role in the restoration of function of the knee joint with gonarthrosis. With the help of regular exercise can reduce pain.


Basic principles of therapeutic exercise for gonarthrosis

Before performing any exercise for the development and reconstruction of the knee joint with gonarthrosis, you should consult with a specialist. In some cases, therapeutic gymnastics requires a special approach. Exercises should not be done through force, the process should be fun for the patient, and not become the cause of pain. When any discomfort, you should immediately stop the occupation.

A set of exercises in each specific case individually. It largely depends on the physical preparation of the patient, stage of the disease. During exacerbation of osteoarthritis, when the knee swells up, there are severe pain, should refuse to exercise. Classes will resume in the period of remission. You should start with simple exercises, gradually complicating them, increasing the number of repetitions and duration of the training. Expertsrecommended to combine the performance of a special gymnastics with swimming, walks in the fresh air and massage. But the most important thing is consistency. Only constant load will allow you to restore function of the knee joint, strengthen, and build muscle. The positive impact of therapeutic gymnastics have on the entire body of the patient with gonarthrosis, but also his emotional state.

Patients should be responsible approach to the selection of sports shoes for training. You need to purchase sneakers with elastic, but robust and solid sole. Upper ideally must be made from natural leather and become soft. It is important that insoles that support the foot. Quality footwear for patients with osteoarthritis to prevent unwanted injuries that can aggravate the knee joint.

The rest of the clothes should be loose and comfortable, freedom of movement. It can be shorts and a t-shirt or tracksuit. All the exercises that includes gymnastics complex treatment in gonarthrosis, you can perform at home. This does not require special equipment, enough Mat. During the execution of some exercises needed support, a role which can perform an ordinary chair.

Video tutorial for medical gymnastics in gonarthrosis

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Complex of 9 exercises for osteoarthritis

  • Exercise 1. It's known as "Bicycle". Starting position to perform this position – lying with support on the elbows. Feet should lift up and perform movements that mimic Cycling. If you perform the exercise with support on the elbows is hard, you can completely lie back.
  • Exercise 2. It is often called the "scissors" as this exercise resembles the work of ordinary scissors. You need to lie on your back and lean on elbows, then lifting his legs to cross them among themselves. Patients with weak physical training is recommended to lie on your back.
  • Exercise 3. Lie on your back, stretch your legs. Now it is necessary to alternately tighten the legs to his, bending his knee and lifting a few inches above the floor.
  • Exercise 4. Starting position for this exercise is the same as inthe previous one, but the legs must be bent at the knees. Alternately tighten each leg, bent at the knee, the abdomen, and then straighten it and return to the starting position.
  • Exercise 5. For this exercise you should lie on your side and slightly bent leg lying on the floor, in the knee. The other leg must alternately tighten the abdomen and back. Repeating several times this exercise should be over on the other side and do it for the second leg.
  • Exercise 6. This exercise is performed sitting on a chair. Alternately, you should make a quick flexion-extension leg movements. This exercise is convenient because the implementation of it does not require a large space. You can design it so the knee joint even during a break at work.
  • Exercise 7. It is also performed on the chair. Only now it is necessary to alternately straighten the legs, holding them in the upper point for a few seconds.
  • Exercise 8. Using as a support of the chair ought to stand on tiptoes at the top to stay with this for a few seconds. Repeat 5-8 times, you can slightly change the exercise. Now, we need to rely on your heels, lifting the top of the socks.
  • Exercise 9. Lying on the floor on the back, necessary to alternately raise your legs up and hold in this position for 30-40 seconds. The first time you can start with less time, gradually increasing it. During the exercise one leg the other should rest on the floor and be completely relaxed. To accomplish complex therapeutic exercise for gonarthrosis recommended massage. It can be done independently. It is enough to vigorously RUB the legs until you feel warmth in them.


andidate of medical Sciences Dmitry Volkov S., surgeon