Legs are taken away. When to see a doctor?

Treatment using the Nikonov method on muscles

Hip pain when climbing stairs can be eliminated . To do this, you need to identify the problem muscles and act directly on them. An effective method for eliminating painful sensations is the technique of influencing muscles according to the Nikonov method with fixation of the problem muscle, developed by Nikolai Borisovich Nikonov. Over the course of 30 years, the myologist has improved his skills, which has allowed him to achieve significant results in the treatment of pain. Patients who turn to Nikolay Nikonov for help feel significant relief after the first session of influencing muscles using Nikonov’s method.

How to diagnose the disease?

The appearance of weakness in the legs is a reason to consult a general practitioner. He will conduct a clinical examination, study the medical history and, if necessary, refer you for consultation to specialized specialists, for example, a geneticist or a neurologist.

Since weakness in the legs can be caused by a number of diseases, a comprehensive examination is necessary to understand what exactly caused the clinical picture. This may include:

• Neurological examination;
• Laboratory diagnostics - general and biochemical tests of blood, urine, etc.;
• Genetic examination - if the development of hereditary muscular dystrophies is suspected;
• Instrumental diagnostics - ultrasound, radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, electroencephalography, electromyography, etc.

Why does pain occur?

Pain in the hip joint when climbing stairs is caused by tight, problematic muscles that are responsible for movement. When climbing stairs, muscles contract. At the same time, the speed of lymph in problem muscles decreases, therefore, the outflow of waste products slows down. The muscle cell cannot quickly rid itself of its waste products and momentarily increases in volume, as a result the patient experiences pain in the hip joint when lifting.

Knee pain when climbing stairs

I am a myologist and for 30 years I have successfully eliminated pain in patients who have difficulty climbing stairs. My patients explain to me that knee pain is caused by arthritis in the knee joint, but since the mobility in the joint does not change, I do not consider this version.

When climbing stairs, pain in the knee joint is caused by the quadriceps muscle , the attachment point of which is located in the area of ​​the knee joint.

When the quadriceps femoris muscle swells, it becomes firm to the touch and cannot quickly straighten or contract to its full normal length. I am beginning to eliminate swelling from the muscles involved in climbing stairs, and the pain in the knee joint is going away.

Looking through the magnification of an electron microscope at muscle fibers in patients who complain of knee pain when climbing stairs shows how the muscles deteriorate. In a healthy person, normal muscle looks like this:

In patients who complained of knee pain when climbing stairs, the pain became more severe as swelling in the muscle fibers increased.

Explanation for the photo above:

• Figure A shows swelling between muscle fibers (white) when complaints of pain were minor and intermittent.
• Figure B shows quadriceps swelling causing persistent knee pain when climbing stairs.
• Figure C shows swelling of the quadriceps muscle so severe that the muscle fibers are separated from each other. With this muscle condition, climbing stairs without support is impossible due to severe pain in the knee joint.

Treatment and prevention

Most joint diseases in the early stages respond well to treatment using conservative methods - medication, physiotherapy, exercise therapy and massage. In advanced cases, joint replacement surgery and long-term rehabilitation are often required, and full restoration of health will no longer be possible. This is why it is so important to start treatment on time for joint pain.

1. Among the medications, anti-inflammatory drugs, chondroprotectors and some other drugs are usually prescribed. Hyaluronic acid injections reduce friction, relieve pain and stiffness during movements, and improve the quality of synovial fluid
2. Physiotherapy (electrophoresis, UHF, magnetic therapy, laser therapy and other procedures) helps eliminate pain and swelling, stop inflammation, improve blood circulation and speed up tissue repair
3. Therapeutic exercise normalizes blood flow, eliminates stiffness of movement and strengthens the muscle corset. When doing exercise therapy, it is important not to achieve record results, but to perform all the exercises correctly
4. To speed up recovery, you need a therapeutic diet. Eating vitamin-rich plant foods, fish and other seafood has a beneficial effect on the restoration of articular cartilage

The best ways to prevent knee diseases are a healthy lifestyle and moderate physical activity. To keep your knees healthy:

• maintain a normal weight;
• eat a balanced diet;
• go swimming;
• choose comfortable shoes with orthopedic insoles;
• Strengthen your leg muscles as recommended by your doctor.

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Treatment for knee pain when climbing stairs

I eliminate swelling from the muscle fibers by influencing the muscles using the Nikonov method with fixation of the problem muscle. As a result of the impact, the pain disappears!

Doctor Nikonov

Recently, patients began to come to me with joint pain when climbing stairs without changes in the knee joint.

Professor Philip Conaghan, the world's leading authority on musculoskeletal disorders at the University of Leeds, believes joint pain when climbing stairs is caused by osteoarthritis, which is a degenerative disease of joints in which cartilage wears away at the ends of bones. Then I asked the professor: “What causes pain in a joint if the cartilage wears out?” Professor Conaghan could not answer. He suggested that pain in the knee joint was caused by inflammation. I asked him to clarify: “If pain is caused by inflammation, then an MRI should show this, but in millions of people, an MRI only shows soft tissue swelling. And why don’t medications relieve pain in the knee joint when climbing stairs, but my effect on the muscles using Nikonov’s method, aimed at squeezing out swelling from the muscle fibers of the quadriceps femoris muscle, eliminates the pain?”

“Current drug treatments for knee osteoarthritis are limited in that they have significant side effects and are not suitable for many people,” Professor Conaghan explained.

As a result, people with osteoarthritis often live with severe pain and have significant difficulty carrying out their daily normal activities. There is an urgent need to find new and more effective ways to manage their pain.

Professor Philip Conaghan

The number of people suffering from osteoarthritis has increased 2-4 times over the past 50 years as the population ages and becomes more obese. These are two major risk factors for developing osteoarthritis. The pain condition of people who suffer pain when climbing stairs accounts for more than a third of chronic moderate to severe pain in the UK. Pain medications, exercise, and weight loss can help manage the condition so that knee pain does not occur when climbing stairs.

Doctor Nikonov Nikolay Borisovich

It doesn't even occur to Professor Conaghan that the pain in the knee joint when climbing stairs is caused by swelling of the muscle fibers! Therefore, neither here nor in the UK, none of the leading orthopedic professionals can solve this problem. Only I, using the Nikonov method on the muscles and squeezing out the protein swelling from the muscle fibers of the quadriceps femoris muscle and from the tendon located below the knee joint, eliminate the pain!

Stiffness in the legs

With age, after long walks or a day of work, a feeling of stiffness in the legs occurs. Initially, this problem does not have external manifestations - the lower limbs simply seem motionless and heavy. Over time, symptoms intensify even with mild physical activity. Unpleasant sensations occur when jogging or swimming, which confirms the progressive development of pathological processes.

Blood circulation is a complex process that involves arteries, veins, heart, valves, etc. Valves help overcome the gravitational force of blood. When failures occur in the system, it loses the ability to return at the required speed. As a result, congestion occurs, causing stiffness in the legs. After some time, the symptoms appear visually, as evidenced by dilated veins, swelling, and change in skin color of the lower extremities.

What contributes to decreased mobility?

• Excess weight.
• Diabetes.
• Diseases of blood vessels and heart.
• Excessive load on the legs or lack thereof.
• Use of potent drugs.
• Having problems with joints.
• High blood clotting.
• Changes at the hormonal level.

The main reason for decreased mobility is diseases of the veins of the lower extremities. A feeling of stiffness in the legs becomes a consequence of chronic venous insufficiency, thrombosis, and varicose veins. Moreover, initially no pallor, no blueness of the skin, no spider veins, swelling and dilated veins are noticeable.

Great physical activity

Exercise has never harmed anyone. Neither swimming in the pool, nor cycling, nor other easy exercises can have a negative impact on health. On the contrary, well-distributed physical activity helps to accelerate the blood and improve its circulation. Both provide health benefits.

A complete lack of exercise leads to blood stagnation. Moreover, there are many people who cannot protect themselves from such negative impacts due to the nature of their professional activities. These include security guards, programmers, drivers, salespeople, hairdressers, surgeons and representatives of other professions. Everyone who works in these areas is susceptible to varicose veins. Stiffness in the legs occurs both under dynamic and static loads (for example, when sitting at a computer all day or constantly at the cash register, etc.).

Heavy sports can negatively affect the condition of valves and veins. These include powerlifting and weightlifting. Athletes whose work is closely related to huge weights need periodic visits to a phlebologist.

Pregnancy and contraceptives

Statistics show that women experience stiffness in their legs much more often. This feature is not always associated with lifestyle or genetics.

The cause of such problems is often wearing high-heeled shoes, with uncomfortable lasts, etc. But most often, diseases of this type are caused by hormonal imbalances. This can happen both during the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. The use of contraceptives also affects changes in hormonal balance. If you are at risk for any of the above reasons, it is important to periodically do an ultrasound, take tests, and visit a phlebologist.

Adaptation to the environment

A feeling of stiffness in the legs may occur while vacationing in hot countries. For example, many people prefer to take a vacation and go to Thailand or Egypt during the severe frosts in February or January. However, such a sudden change in climate comes as a shock to the body. Metabolism changes, resulting in increased burning or fluid retention. Such a shock effect often becomes the cause of temporary pathology in the veins of the lower extremities.

However, it is not only those who travel who are prone to dependence on climate change. In the summer, the body rebuilds itself. This is noticeable, for example, by increased thirst, that is, lack of water, lack of hunger. Such circulatory disorders are reversible, so taking blood thinning medications is not advisable. You just need to visit a phlebologist.

Excess weight

The load on the legs increases with excess weight, but this is not the main factor causing stiffness in the legs. It occurs due to an increase in the volume of blood and interstitial fluid in general. The fat layer creates unnecessary stress on the veins. In most cases, the solution to this problem is simple: getting rid of bad habits, creating a balanced diet and regular exercise.

To exclude venous and cardiovascular diseases, you should undergo a comprehensive medical examination. Otherwise, there is a high probability of error: fighting only the symptoms without eliminating the root of the problem will not bring the desired result.

Heart diseases

The cause of swelling and decreased mobility may be cardiomyopathy. There are several types of this disease: hypertrophic, dilated, restrictive. Each type has its own symptoms:

• As a result of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pain, shortness of breath, fainting, and rapid heartbeat appear. Gradually this leads to stiffness in the legs.
• The restrictive type provokes severe swelling of the lower extremities and the appearance of shortness of breath, although initially it occurs without any pronounced symptoms.
• Dilation - leads to paleness and blueness of the epidermis, swelling, and increased fatigue.

Chronic heart failure can also lead to decreased mobility. Symptoms of this disease include:

1. The occurrence of swelling.
2. Fast fatiguability.
3. Change in the shape of nails, hair loss.
4. Dry cough.
5. Change in skin color.
6. Dyspnea.
7. Stiffness in the legs.

Diseases of the arteries and veins

An unhealthy diet and bad habits are at the root of the increase in bad cholesterol and the formation of plaques inside the arteries. The walls of blood vessels become thicker and harder. As a result of this process, a person begins to feel pain in the calves. Even slight physical activity, such as walking, provokes unpleasant pain. The main symptom of the described problem is a low temperature of the extremities, even in summer, without obvious reasons.

The cause of stiffness in the legs may be endarteritis, leading to inflammatory processes in the tissues. There is also pain. One of the leading signs of the disease is instability. For example, a person can overcome 50 meters and feel pain, itching, stiffness and other unpleasant sensations. After rest, the symptoms disappear, he is able to walk the same distance, after which they return again.

Varicose veins are recognized as the most common venous disease. Women have to deal with it most often. The dilation of the veins is not immediately noticeable, but the person begins to feel:

• Burning.
• Pain, swelling, stiffness in the legs.
• Weakness in the lower extremities, decreased physical activity.
• Cramps at night.

Only ultrasound or duplex scanning can identify the stage of varicose veins. The disease may not manifest itself for many years. Excess weight, genetic predisposition, hormonal changes, excess or lack of physical activity and other factors can cause it to accelerate.

Stiffness in the legs is a dangerous sign

To find out the cause of the problem and protect your own health, consult a phlebologist. I conduct a comprehensive examination, which includes checking the condition of the veins of the lower extremities using ultrasound angioscanning, give prescriptions and recommendations in accordance with the condition of your veins and select a treatment regimen.