The causes, symptoms and treatment of synovitis of the hip joint.
Content
Synovitis of the hip joint is a common disease that is more common in children and adolescents. This is mainly due to injuries and stretching after sports competitions. In this article we will tell you what this disease is and how it needs to be treated.
Synovitis of the hip joint: causes, symptoms, types
There are several causes of the disease. They can be associated with infection or aseptic.
Causes:
- Injection of the hip joint. That is why the disease is common among children, because this category of the population is most often involved in sports, participating in various competitions.
- It is also often found in children, but not because of the injury, but due to the spread and development of viral diseases. Often synovitis appears as a descending infection after influenza and severe SARS. That is, the virus affects the synovial bag and provokes the accumulation of liquid in it.
- The presence of other infections in the body. Most often it is syphilis and tuberculosis, which affects the joints, occurs in adults.
- The disease that appeared Due to the presence of other ailments, such as arthritis, arthrosis.
- Often synovitis of the hip joint in it is reduced due to pathologies of the abdominal cavity or genitourinary organs. Therefore, often during the diagnosis, patients are directed to other specialists who would seem to have nothing to do with traumatology and orthopedics.
Symptoms:
- Pain when walking
- Swelling and seal in the joint
- Heating in this area
- With infectious synovitis, general malaise and temperature are possible
Diagnosis of synovitis of the hip joint
As for the diagnosis, they quite often use an X -ray, as well as an ultrasound examination, which helps to more vast see the joints and clarify the pathology. In order to find out the reason for the occurrence of effusion in the hip joint, puncture is often prescribed. That is, with the help of a needle, a small amount of liquid for diagnostics is taken, that is, for analysis.
It is necessary to clarify the sensitivity of the pathogenic flora to the antibiotic, for the correct choice of treatment. Also, it does not do without palpation and examination by the doctor, who presses on the joint. One of the diagnostic methods is special tests. A person is asked to lie on his back, spread his legs to the sides, like a frog. In a patient with a synovitis of the hip joint, mobility in this area is significantly reduced, so breeding the legs to the side becomes almost impossible.
As for the course of the disease, in most cases in children and adolescents it is favorable. Basically, children are completely cured. This is especially true if the infection was the cause of the synovitis, such as flu or SARS. Thus, when strengthening the body and improving immunity, when using immunomodulators, as well as local funds, it is possible to achieve a complete cure.
Treatment of synovitis of the hip joint with traditional medicine
Regarding treatment in adults, then a complete analysis of the fluid that is in the joint is needed here. It is on the basis of these data that the doctor chooses the treatment method.
Treatment methods:
- If the synovitis is caused by severe infections such as syphilis and tuberculosis, then therapy is carried out aimed at the cure of a person from these ailments. If these are internal causes, and the joints are infected with conditionally pathogenic microflora, such as pneumococci, streptococci, staphylococci, antibacterial therapy is carried out with the choice of antibiotic after taking puncture.
- As for serous and aseptic synovitis, that is, those that are caused not at all infectious causes and there is no fluid inside the joint, which is infected, the contents are mainly serous or fibrous, in this case, the most effective treatment is physiotherapy. Often for these purposes, phonophoresis and electrophoresis, ultrasonic therapy, massage, ozo -cooker are used.
- To eliminate pain, non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs are often used. This is mainly Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Nurofen, Nimesil. These means help to get rid of pain in a short period of time. If synovitis is chronic, and relapses often occur, the most effective method in this case is the use of blockade, with the introduction of glucocorticosteroids directly into the joint, if inflammation occurs quite often.
- With exacerbations of a chronic form, a puncture is also often carried out. If the walls in the synovial bag are observed inside, that is, hardening the contents, in this case, excision is carried out, that is, surgery with a complete or partial removal of the synovial bag. However, such an operation is carried out in rather rare cases, because it very often leads to chromium.
Treatment of synovitis of the hip joint with folk medicine
For the treatment of synovitis of the hip joint, traditional medicine is often used. These are mainly herbs. However, it should be understood that such treatment is auxiliary and in no case is used as an independent treatment method. Because the effect of it may not be enough.
Folk recipes:
- For treatment in folk medicine, decoctions of herbs are often used. For this, equal amounts of thyme, oregano, and tissue are mixed. From this mixture, tea is brewed at the rate of 1 tablespoon per liter of boiling water. Boil for 2 minutes, after which they are poured into a thermos, wrapped, left. After the mixture stands in the thermos for 2 hours, it can be poured and consumed. It is advisable to do this separately from eating, that is, before eating, in about 40 minutes. The portion is 125 ml, that is, it is about half a glass. Treatment must be carried out for two weeks. These herbs have an anti -inflammatory effect and help reduce pain.
- In addition, compresses are often used in folk medicine. These are mainly warming ointments. One of these is a mixture of honey, oil, as well as mustard. To do this, heat 30 ml of honey in a water bath and enter a tablespoon of dry mustard powder there, add 30 g of butter, mix and hold everything when heated for 1 minute. Pour the pasta into the jar, leave in the refrigerator, so that the mixture froze, has become cream -shaped. Next, this mixture is rubbed with a sore joint and wrapped under a warming bandage.
In addition to these methods, the joint is often used. This is necessary in order not to disturb the sore spot and not to provoke the occurrence of pain. Often applied to Langetka or simply lead a lifestyle that does not disturb the joint. That is, they practically do not move. It is advisable at this time to move in a wheelchair or use crutches in order not to advance on the leg that leads to the sick joint.
Nobody has been dying of synovitis, but it is necessary to treat this ailment in time. This improves forecasts for complete recovery, and also prevents the occurrence of chronic forms and complications. It is especially necessary to treat synovitis in children so that in the future they do not have chromiums, as well as disability.
The basin hurts - I noticed last month. I went to the doctor, looked - says there are no problems. But the pain does not leave. I had to stomp to a private rheumatologist. They said that it was a synovite. I can't understand how it was possible not to see this? Poolys now injections, I drink the Sustalife. The pain has already gone, but the treatment is painted a month in advance