How to treat foot arthrosis at home

Arthrosis of the foot is one of the most insidious diseases. It is not easy to recognize the deformation of the joint of the thumb. Most patients seek help when damaged soft tissues begin to become inflamed and uncomfortable sensations appear. To remove pain and swelling, you need to stop the destructive processes and start regeneration. Non-steroidal drugs are recommended to the patient, but at an early stage of arthrosis, you can stop on folk remedies.

Balanced diet

Cartilage deformation begins after 45 years, but this process is accelerated due to excess weight, slowed metabolism, uncomfortable shoes and foot injuries. To strengthen joints and prevent their premature wear can proper nutrition. Certain foods rich in ascorbic acid, vitamins A and E, as well as potassium and calcium, remove inflammation and discomfort. They start the regeneration of cartilage and normalize metabolism.

Gelatin is the main enemy of arthrosis. The substance belongs to the group of natural chondroprotectors that protect joints from aging. You can buy ready-made powder in the store and just soak it in hot water. Fruit or vegetable juices are added to homemade jelly to improve the taste. Eat 100-200 g of swollen medicine.

Gelatin is found in jellied meat and strong beef bone broth. Chicken pieces are also suitable. It is advisable to eat pork and lamb no more than 1 time per week, because in these types of meat there are a lot of fats, because of which the patient's body weight increases.

For patients with foot arthrosis, boiled beef and sea fish are useful. Discomfort will decrease if a person regularly cooks dishes from mackerel, fresh herring, trout and salmon. They contain vitamins and omega-3 fatty acid, which increases the elasticity of cartilage fibers. It is better to remove salted fish from the diet, because because of it, fluid is retained in the soft tissues, and swelling intensifies.

Remission is prolonged by proteins of plant origin, which are found in legumes: peas, lentils and soy. Beans are good, as well as tofu cheese. Obese patients should consume a lot of fruits. Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, bananas, kiwi and pineapples are most beneficial. You can make homemade jelly from them, just add a little honey instead of sugar. Arthrosis is treated with pomegranate juice. The drink has anti-inflammatory properties and removes swelling. The daily norm of pomegranate juice is 100 ml.

Metabolic processes will accelerate if the patient introduces vegetables and greens into his diet:

• spinach;
• cauliflower;
• pumpkin;
• celery;
• broccoli;
• carrot;
• lettuce;
• parsley and dill.

Dairy products slow down the destruction of cartilage tissue: butter, cottage cheese, kefir and unsweetened yogurt without flavorings. Potatoes and pasta are replaced by cereals. Buckwheat, wheat, barley and corn are suitable. Rice is contraindicated in bowel diseases and a tendency to constipation.

With arthrosis, nuts are introduced into the diet: walnuts, cedar, almonds, hazelnuts and cashews. Eat no more than 30-40 g per day, because these products are high-calorie. In case of abuse, excess weight appears, and the patient's well-being worsens. White bread is replaced with rye from coarse flour or a variety with bran.

Hard cheese and eggs are allowed in small quantities. Alcohol is prohibited, because strong drinks disrupt blood circulation in the joints and accelerate the deformation of the big toes. Sweets and products containing sugar are prohibited.

Arthrosis is aggravated due to mayonnaise, breakfast cereals, chips, crackers and pickled vegetables.Sour cream, carbonated water, sunflower oil, smoked meats, margarine and hot spices are contraindicated. As well as strong black tea and coffee. It is better to drink fruit and vegetable juices, herbal decoctions and fruit drinks.

It is forbidden to fry fish, diet meat and vegetables. Firstly, after heating to 90-100 degrees, vegetable oil loses its beneficial properties. It forms carcinogens that destroy the body and lead to an exacerbation of the disease. Secondly, the caloric content of products due to frying increases by 2-3 times. But patients with arthrosis should give preference to light and dietary dishes, so that their weight gradually decreases.

You can bake in the oven, boil in water and steamed, as well as periodically grill meat or fish. With this heat treatment, fat evaporates from dishes, and they become low-calorie. But you can’t get involved in grilling.

Overweight patients are advised to eat 5-7 times a day. The weight of one serving should not exceed 100-150 g. Thanks to this approach, metabolic processes will be accelerated and the condition of the joints will improve. And in order for the swelling to disappear, you need to remove salt from the diet. Eat no more than 3 g of spices per day and drink plenty of pure mineral or ordinary water without gas.

Warming up and compresses

With arthrosis, heeled shoes are contraindicated. You can not wear tight shoes and boots that rub the skin and squeeze the phalanx of the thumbs. Ballet shoes, sneakers, shoes and sandals should be soft, flexible and comfortable. It is advisable to use orthopedic insoles that protect the foot from overvoltage.

Warming up
The pain and swelling that appear later in the evening is removed with warm baths. Water temperature does not exceed 50–55 degrees. Hot fluid activates blood circulation, therefore more nutrients come to the joints, plus inflammation decreases. In the baths add iodized or sea salt. It relaxes and draws fluid from soft tissues. It helps with arthrosis and Bischofite. A liquid supplement is sold in pharmacies, it is inexpensive.

It is useful to alternate warm baths and warming. 2-3 kg of heated sand are poured into a bowl or bucket, which can be replaced with fine pebbles. Small pebbles not only warm the feet, but also massage them. After the procedure, sea buckthorn oil is rubbed into the affected areas. A natural medicine slows down inflammation and triggers the regeneration of damaged cartilage. Treated feet are wrapped with cling film. Oil is absorbed faster if the patient puts on thick terry or wool socks.

Clay and calcium
The initial stage of arthrosis is stopped with clay masks. Gray, white or blue will do. You can add a little red, because it has anti-inflammatory properties. The powder is combined with warm water to make a thick, like sour cream, mass. Clay is applied to steamed skin after foot baths or warming with sand. The foot is wrapped with cling film so that the mask does not stain the furniture. Leave for 20-30 minutes until the compress dries. Repeat 3-4 times a week until the edema and uncomfortable sensations disappear.

Calcium is useful for sick joints, therefore, for arthrosis, a medicine is prepared from crushed chalk and kefir. The products are mixed, you can even beat in a blender so that the sour-milk paste becomes homogeneous. Soak a composition of cotton or gauze, apply to the sore finger and wrap the compress with cling film. Kefir mass is left overnight.

Porridge and aloe
Joint mobility improves oatmeal. Instant flakes are poured with water, boiled for 10 minutes over low heat. It turns out mucous porridge, which must be cooled to 45-50 degrees and transferred to a piece of gauze. Wrap the workpiece around the sore foot, keep the oatmeal completely cool.

Inflammation is stopped with aloe compresses. It will take a large two- or three-year leaf.The workpiece before use is put in the refrigerator for a day, and then chopped with a meat grinder or blender. Can be cut with a knife, but only into small pieces. Aloe season with 100 g of honey, stir and transfer the sweet mass into a jar. Pour 150 ml of moonshine or vodka. The term for preparing the medicine is 2 weeks. So that useful substances do not evaporate from the tincture, the workpiece is hidden from ultraviolet radiation.

Vodka infused with aloe is infused with pieces of gauze or clean cloth. A deformed joint is wrapped with a compress, fixed on the foot with bandages or a film. The tincture should be absorbed into the skin, so it is better to use it before bedtime, and in the morning wash off the residues and rub a special ointment into the inflamed area.

Starch and Cabbage
Swelling and pain are removed by potatoes. Boil several large tubers, grind together with the peel and wrap in gauze. The compress should be warm, not hot, otherwise burns will remain on the skin. Potato lotion is left overnight. It is advisable to wrap the foot with a woolen scarf to warm the joint.

Pain in the inflamed joint is removed with white or cauliflower juice. Finely chop the vegetable and knead it with your hands in a glass or plastic bowl. Insist the workpiece for 30-40 minutes, and then pass through a juicer. In a cabbage drink add 1 tsp. honey. A piece of wool is soaked in the medicine, wrapped around a deformed finger. Such compresses are recommended for people whose pains arise or intensify due to weather changes.

Tinctures and ointments

Cartilage regeneration is triggered by an ointment of sheep oil. It is replaced by a cow if it is not possible to buy the necessary product. Dried juniper berries, ground with leaves of stinging nettles, are added to the preparation melted in a water bath. So that the herbal components give the oil useful substances, the ointment is simmered for 15 minutes. The liquid medicine is poured into a glass jar. The frozen cream is rubbed into sore joints twice a day.

With severe pain, an ointment is prepared from egg white, whipped with 20 ml of turpentine. Into the mixture pour 1 tbsp. l apple cider vinegar. The dining room will not work, because it is too concentrated. Rub lotion into sore areas in the evening, always wear woolen socks. Turpentine ointment is used no longer than 5 days, otherwise the product may cause a burn or an allergic reaction.

Tincture from arthrosis of the foot is prepared from propolis. A piece of the bee blank is ground and poured with corn or sunflower oil. Sent to a water bath, but not brought to a boil. Removed 10 minutes after heating, filtered through cheesecloth. The ratio of propolis to a liquid base is 1 to 3. The oil is used to massage a deformed joint after foot baths.

Feet recommend rubbing with mullein medicine. At 4 tbsp. l plants take 300 ml of vodka. Tincture is used 10-12 days after preparation. The medicine can be rubbed into the joint or soaked with gauze and applied to the inflamed areas.

Folk remedies help only in the first or second stage of arthrosis. Lotions and ointments stop the deformation of the cartilage, but they are not able to restore the destroyed joint. At the third stage of the disease, surgery is recommended, without which the patient will not be able to walk normally.

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