To treat diseased joints, not only medications are used, but also various folk methods. Most often, compresses for the joints are used for treatment, which must be applied correctly, using the most effective means.
Features of local treatment
The use of compresses has a number of advantages over other methods of treatment. This method allows you to normalize blood circulation, saturates the blood with microelements, and relieves pain. When applying a compress for the joints, positive results are observed immediately after the first procedure.
How to do
For some reason, people think that compresses cannot harm he alth, aggravate the situation. In fact, this opinion is wrong. A local procedure can cause an allergic reaction, worsen the condition of the diseased joint. To prevent this from happening, you need to know how to compress the joint correctly.
Any procedure should be carried out only after consultation with your doctor. He will conduct an examination, help determine the compositionfor a compress taking into account the individual characteristics of the body.
Cold and warm compresses are used to treat joints. Each type has its own characteristics of use: warm ones are used in the chronic course of the disease, and cold ones are used in case of exacerbation.
When applying any kind of compresses to the joints, general recommendations should be followed:
- The sore spot is warmed up with massage. You can use a heating pad or other method.
- The bandage is applied in such a way that it does not hinder movement and at the same time fits snugly on the sore spot.
- Compress for the joints is done in compliance with the exact dosage and time of applying the drugs.
When applying a compress, the recommendation on the technology of applying the selected drug is observed.
Medicines
In case of pathology of the knee joint, medical bile, "Dimexide", "Bishofite" are used for compress. For the period of treatment, a large amount of fortified food is introduced into the diet, s alty foods are avoided.
Dimexide
"Dimexide" is a solution used to treat various pathologies of the joints. Applying a compress for joints with "Dimexide", "Novocaine", "Eufillin" and other substances, you can quickly relieve pain and inflammation.
"Dimexide" has unique healing properties. It easily passes through the tissues to the lesion, acting on it. The drug haspronounced anti-inflammatory effect, relieves pain, activates metabolic processes in joint tissues, accelerates the regeneration of damaged areas.
"Dimexide is used" to treat a variety of joint pathologies: arthritis, arthrosis, bruises, with sciatica, damage to the ligamentous apparatus.
Application of "Dimexide"
Before you make a compress, you should conduct an allergic test. To do this, the solution is applied to the skin from the inside of the elbow. Thirty minutes later, the result is evaluated. If there is irritation, hyperemia, then the remedy cannot be used.
Do not use the drug for pathologies of the kidneys, liver and some other ailments.
When using Dimexide, degenerative processes in the joints are slowed down, the course of the disease is facilitated, and the quality of life is improved. For each specific case, the dosage of the drug is selected individually, taking into account the thickness of the skin and tissues surrounding the joint.
To use the drug on areas with delicate skin, make a 1:3 or 1:4 solution. For greater efficiency, you can not prepare an aqueous solution, but use Novocain. For the treatment of joints, at least 10 sessions are carried out. For a compress, gauze or a gauze pillow is used, which is filled with cotton.
To make a compress with Dimexide, you need to take gauze, which is impregnated with the prepared solution. Then it is applied to the sore spot, a cotton cloth and a plastic bag are applied on top. All this is fixed with a bandage. Such lotionscan be kept on the joint for no more than an hour. The duration of therapy is up to two weeks. It is recommended to use a compress once a day.
Dimexide is applied to the elbow, knee joints, as well as to other affected areas. The exact dosage of the drug is determined by the doctor. This takes into account the degree of damage, the stage of the disease, the affected area. Do not use the drug yourself, as this can lead to negative consequences.
In case of severe pain, a compress is prepared with the addition of novocaine and other useful substances. Such compresses are used strictly under the supervision of a doctor, since only a specialist can calculate the exact dosage of additional components.
The price of "Dimexide" in pharmacies is low, in different pharmacies it costs from 50 to 150 rubles, and the effectiveness is high, so this remedy is the drug of choice in the treatment of many diseases of the joints.
"Dimexide" with "Novocaine"
Use a compress with "Novocaine" for joints is possible only on the recommendation of a doctor. This is due to the fact that "Dimexide" refers to those drugs that can cause serious disruption of the functioning of organs and systems, tissue burns. Due to the latter feature, testing is mandatory before using the product. If there are no contraindications, then you can use the drug for compresses.
To make a compress with "Dimexide" and "Novocaine", you need to prepare a solution. For it you will need 30 ml of "Dimexide" and50 ml "Novocaine". The ingredients are mixed. The resulting composition is moistened with a napkin and gently applied to the diseased joint. Cellophane or cling film is applied on top. Next comes a layer of warm fabric: you can use a scarf, scarf. The compress is kept for no more than an hour.
Novocaine compress is a cheap and effective remedy for quick pain relief, especially since the price of Dimexide in a pharmacy is low, you can quickly and cheaply get rid of joint pathology. However, do not forget that both Dimexide and Novocain are substances that can cause a severe allergic reaction. To avoid the negative effects of drugs, you should consult your doctor.
Medical bile
Medical bile is used for joint pathologies, but to achieve a positive result, the remedy must be used correctly.
When using the drug:
- pain is reduced;
- blood circulation improves;
- slows down the process of destruction of the periarticular and cartilaginous tissue.
Apply bile for up to thirty days: the duration of treatment depends on the stage of the pathology.
Using bile
To make a compress with medical bile, you need:
- prepare gauze by rolling it in 5 layers;
- solution is applied to gauze;
- cloth is applied to the joint, covered with a layer of cotton wool and cloth.
Using medical bile, you can notuse the film during lotions, as this causes a burn. The compress is kept for a day, then it is changed to a new one.
Medical bile can be used in conjunction with other substances. You can make the following composition: 12 pods of hot pepper are crushed in a meat grinder, mixed with a bottle of bile and 4 bottles of camphor oil. With the resulting composition, a compress is made, which is kept for no longer than twenty minutes.
You can use bile by mixing it with honey, ammonia, glycerin. There are other effective solutions using medical bile.
The effect of using any product can be seen after 2-3 weeks.
Alcohol compress
Alcohol compress on the joint helps relieve inflammation, reduces pain. When deep joints are affected, vodka lotions have a therapeutic effect on the surrounding tissues, but not on the joint itself. But compresses on the knee, elbow, wrist and other joints “close” to the surface give a positive result.
Alcohol-containing compresses contribute to the expansion of blood vessels, activation of blood flow. As a result of exposure to the substance, puffiness quickly resolves, pain syndrome decreases, puffiness disappears. However, not everyone can do alcohol compresses. They are contraindicated in pregnant women, children, since alcohols have the ability to be absorbed through the skin into the blood. Contraindications include any damage to the integrity of the skin: wounds, scratches. You can not use vodka lotions for purulent processes, increasedbody temperature.
If the technology of the procedure is not followed, instead of a positive effect, the lotion can cause a burn. To prevent this from happening, you need to know how to make a vodka compress. For it, 96% alcohol is used, which is pre-diluted in a ratio of 1: 3. If the compress is applied to an area with delicate skin (for example, the inner surface of the knee), then the alcohol should be diluted more strongly, in a ratio of 1:5. When using vodka, it is diluted 1: 1. The compress is applied before going to bed.
With alcohol make hot and cold compresses. In the first case, the liquid is heated, and the compress itself is kept for an hour, changing the bandage every twenty minutes.
A hot compress is done like this:
- gauze is taken and put together in 5 layers;
- vodka or alcohol is diluted with water, heated to 50-60 degrees;
- gauze is wetted in a warm liquid, squeezed out and applied to a sore spot;
- gauze is bandaged to the joint with a cloth or bandage.
A cold compress is done in the same way, but without heating the liquid.
Compress with horseradish
Horseradish has a powerful antiseptic property. This plant contains a large amount of vitamin C, as well as other useful substances - essential oils, various active ingredients that can penetrate the blood through the skin and mucous membranes.
Compress of horseradish leaves on the joints is used not only in its pure form, but also in conjunction with other components. To make a compress with a leaf of horseradish, you need to wash the leaf of the plant, dry it, slightly mash it so that the juice comes out. Then it is applied to the sore spot. However, such a remedy does not give such high results as the use of horseradish root. The freshly dug root is well washed, cleaned, crushed in a meat grinder. Then a small amount of water is added to the gruel, mixed. The product is boiled over low heat until boiling. The resulting mixture is impregnated with tissue and applied to the sore spot.
Horseradish root mixed with radish and turnip helps well with joint disease (everything is taken in equal parts). The ingredients are rubbed on a fine grater, mixed. The resulting mass is applied to the sore spot. This compress is left overnight.
A horseradish and apple compress gives a positive result. To prepare the product, an apple grated on a fine grater and horseradish root are taken in equal proportions. The finished mixture is applied to the joints at night.
Honey compress
Often joints are treated with compresses with honey. They have anti-inflammatory, warming properties. Vitamins and trace elements contained in honey are able to pass through tissues.
To relieve joint pain, massage with honey is recommended. Before starting such a procedure, it is necessary to warm up the sore spot. To do this, use a heating pad or other means. Then a small amount of honey is applied to the joint and the sore spot is rubbed for five minutes. After the procedure, a cotton cloth is applied to the affected area, on which honey is applied. A scarf is applied over the compress. The compress is kept for three hours, then it is removed, the remnants of honey are washed off with warmwater.
To achieve the best effect in the treatment of honey, other components are added to it: s alt, cabbage and more. A s alt compress for the joints is prepared as follows: half a glass of radish juice is taken for a glass of honey, the same amount of vodka, a spoonful of s alt. All components are mixed. The finished product is used orally in 50 ml, and is also used as a rubbing. The duration of application of the saline compress for the joints is at least ten days.
You can make an ointment with honey and sea s alt. To prepare the remedy, you need a spoonful of honey, 50 ml of iodine, a teaspoon of sea s alt. All components are thoroughly mixed. The finished ointment is rubbed into diseased joints twice a day or applied as a compress.
Cabbage compress with honey helps well for joints. For him, you need a leaf of white cabbage, which must be thoroughly washed and dried on a towel. Then the leaf is lightly beaten to give some juice. A thin layer of honey is applied to the leaf. Cabbage is applied to a sore joint, a cling film is applied on top, then a warm scarf.
Aspirin mixed with honey helps with diseased joints (crush two tablets, mix with a teaspoon of honey). The composition is applied to the diseased joint, a cabbage leaf is applied on top. Everything is fixed with a bandage, wrapped in a scarf.
Saline solution
Saline solutions are prepared for the treatment of joints. Typically, 8-10% formulations are used. More saturated drugs can cause irreparable harm to the body. For saline compresses, soft tissues are used, which have a highhygroscopicity. Polyethylene and paper should not be used as they do not breathe.
Compress can be made according to this recipe: one hundred grams of s alt is dissolved in a liter of water, the fabric is soaked in the composition. It is left in the solution for three hours, and then squeezed out and applied to the sore spot. For maximum efficiency, the composition, together with the immersed cloth, is heated to a temperature of 50 oC. The fabric is applied to the affected joint, warmed with a scarf on top.
Burdock
Burdock is a unique plant with a number of useful properties. It contains components that have a restorative effect on the structure of tissues. Burdock leaves are a regulator of water-s alt balance, which is why they help fight the problem of s alt deposition. Burdock also improves the condition of cartilage tissue, fibers, relieves pain, inflammation from the affected joints.
There are many recipes for a burdock compress for joints, here are some of them:
- Take five leaves of burdock, wash thoroughly, put in a pile. In a saucepan, water is heated to a boil, then it is removed from the heat and placed on top of the burdocks. While the leaves are warming up, the affected area is lubricated with vegetable oil, and then warm leaves are applied to it. They are wrapped with a warm cloth on top and left for several hours.
- A large leaf of burdock is slightly kneaded so that the juice comes out. Then the sore spot is smeared with cologne and a sheet is applied, fixing it with a warm cloth. The compress keeps the night.
- An alcohol tincture is prepared from burdock. For heryou need 100 grams of alcohol, 500 grams of honey and the same amount of burdock juice. The finished product is stored in the refrigerator for about two years.
Applying fresh burdock leaves to the joint has a positive effect. From above, the compresses are insulated with a cloth. After a month of such use, the general condition improves, the pain syndrome is relieved, inflammation disappears, swelling disappears.
