LFK for arthrosis

Arthrosis of the joints arises from injuries and mechanical damage to the joints, genetic (hereditary) disturbance of metabolic processes in the cartilage, age-related changes in the bones, increased load on the bones.

As a result of the disease, the mobility in the joint decreases, there is a crunch at the slightest load on the organ and pain during movement.

Completely cure the disease is impossible.The use of medicines and therapeutic gymnastics for joint arthrosis are the most important measures in the fight against the disease. Training reduces painful painful sensations, promotes normalization of working capacity and prolongs the life time of damaged (thinned) articular tissue.

Physicians for each type of disease apply a specially selected set of movements, corresponding to the severity of the disease, individual characteristics, the age of the patient.

Gymnastics for knee arthrosis

One of the main methods of combating arthrosis of the knee is LFK.

The effectiveness of this type of treatment is:

• increased flexibility;
• strengthening the muscles that support the joints;
• expansion of the amplitude of mobility of the joint;
• a decrease in the feeling of stiffness;
• increase of efficiency.

Specialists developed special complex exercises for knee arthrosis:

1. Preheat the knee. Tearing and tapping of the joint and popliteal cavity for and in a counter-clockwise direction for one minute is performed. Particular attention is paid to the inside of the knee.
2. Lie on your back. Bend and unbend legs in knees.
3. Sitting, with outstretched legs to hold their vibration, bending and unbending them at the knees.
4. To be in front of the chair. One hand must be held at the table, the other clasps the outer surface of the foot. Bend the maximum leg in the knee and hold in this position for up to 20 seconds.
5. Lying on his back, put a curled towel under the knee. Pressing the knee on the towel, you need to strain the front muscles of the thigh.
6. Exercise "bike" do not lie on your back for more than 10 seconds.
7. Standing, put the heel on the chair, maximally stretch the leg in the knee. It is necessary to carry out the maximum inclination of the trunk forward, without bending the leg in the knee.

LFK with arthrosis of the shoulder

At the end of the drug therapy, when the inflammatory process is removed and the pain in the joint is significantly reduced, a therapy is applied to restore the normal volume of movements in the shoulder joint.

For this purpose, a set of gymnastic measures is appointed, which is mandatory conducted for a duration of 5 minutes and gradually increases to 20 minutes.

Special exerciseswith arthrosis of the shoulder jointsuch:

1. Swinging the "boat" by hand. A patient sitting on a stool, lowering and relaxing his hand, makes movements with his hand back and forth, without bending it at the elbow.
2. "Embrace". The left arm on the right shoulder, and the right one on the left, while the elbows must be raised to the maximum height, and with the tips of your fingers try to get your back.
3. Shoulder rotation. It is carried out simultaneously or alternately with the shoulders back and forth.
4. The lock behind her back. It is performed standing. The arms behind the back are bent at the elbows and linked, while trying to take the brush as high as possible to the shoulder.
5. Lowering and lifting the shoulder. Sitting on a chair alternately or simultaneously rise and fall shoulders.

For all exercises, 10-12 repetitions are carried out. The main condition of therapeutic gymnastics is the execution of movements in a measured, slow, not making sudden movements.

Osteoarthritis of the hip joint - LFK

Having worn out, the hip joint restricts the movement of a person. Treatment in this case is conservative and gymnastics plays an important role. Exercises are aimed at developing the joint, strengthening the muscles, normalizing the functioning of the limb.

With arthrosis of the hipjoint therapeutic gymnastics prevents the fusion of the hip joint and helps to keep the mobility in it. In this training is inherent in the specifics.

Therefore, the nature of their performance is dynamic, excluding the axial load on the affected joint. Prohibited deep and sharp squats, heavy physical load, increasing the amplitude of extensive movements.

The complex of gymnastic exercises is the most common, but the attending physician adjusts it individually for the patient.

Therapeutic exercises performed on the back:

1. Smooth bending of the legs in the knees.
2. Straight legs on the width of the shoulders turn with their fingers inside.
3. Slow legs apart.
4. "Bike" is performed at a slow and quiet pace for about 20 seconds.

In the abdominal position, the exercise is performed as follows:

1. Hands are located on the hips, while lifting the head, shoulder and legs for a few seconds.
2. Raising straight legs in turn.
3. Lying on a healthy side, raise and set aside the sore leg, while keeping it exactly.
4. Without changing the pose to raise the leg, it is necessary to bend at the knee and maximally take it to the side.

While performing several types of exercises:

1. Become a healthy leg, lean on the back of the chair on the healthy side. The sick limb is flipped back and forth. The amplitude during movement is not large and is determined by the sensation of pain.
2. In the same position, a circular motion is performed with the foot.
3. Relying on the emphasis with both hands, a lift to the socks is carried out.
4. In the initial position, half-squatting is performed.

It is recommended that before and after performing exercise therapy, a mandatory massage of the periarticular muscles and hips.

LFK with cervical arthrosis

With unco-vertebral arthrosis of the cervical spinecomplex of exercises is selected for the shoulder region and cervical region. Therapeutic gymnastics allows to restore the broken blood circulation in the damaged sites of a backbone, strengthen the muscles of the shoulders and neck, raise and increase the amplitude of movements, reduce the amount of stress on the vertebra.

The movements are slow, smooth movements, to minimize the inhibition of intervertebral discs. The initial positions are used: sitting, standing, lying.

1. Rotational movements of the head.
2. Variable slope left and right.
3. Move forward - back.

The exercise of this exercise therapy is necessary only at the minimum load.

Get positive results after the practice of therapeutic gymnastics is possible only after long regular exercises, strict adherence to the recommendations of the doctor and maximum at the same time. return.

LFK is an effective method of treatment, simple and affordable, but it is recommended to use it only after consulting a doctor.