For the treatment of diseased joints, not only medications are used, but also various alternative methods. Most often, compresses for joints are used for treatment, which must be correctly applied using the most effective means.
Features of local treatment
The use of compresses has several advantages over other methods of treatment. This method allows you to normalize blood circulation, saturates the blood with trace elements, relieves pain. When applying a compress to the joints, positive results are observed immediately after the first procedure.
How to do
For some reason, people think that compresses can not cause harm to health, aggravate the situation. In fact, this opinion is erroneous. A local procedure can cause an allergic reaction, worsen the condition of a diseased joint. To avoid this, you need to know how to make a compress on the joint correctly.
Any procedure should be carried out only after consultation with your doctor. He will conduct an examination, help determine the composition for the 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 application: warm are used for the chronic course of the disease, and cold - for exacerbation.
When applying any kind of compresses to the joints, general recommendations should be observed:
- A sore spot is heated with massage. You can use a heating pad or other method.
- The bandage is applied in such a way that it does not hamper the movement and at the same time fits snugly to the sore spot.
- Compress for joints is done in compliance with the exact dosage and the time of application of drugs.
When applying a compress, the recommendation on the application technology of the selected drug is followed.
Medical preparations
For pathology of the knee joint, medical bile, Dimexide, and Bischofite are used for compresses. For the treatment period, a large amount of fortified food is introduced into the diet, salty foods are avoided.
Dimexide
"Dimexide" is a solution used to treat various joint pathologies. Applying a compress for joints with Dimexide, Novocain, Eufillin and other substances can quickly relieve pain and inflammation.
"Dimexide" has unique healing properties. It easily passes through the tissue to the lesion, affecting it. The drug has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, relieves pain, activates metabolic processes in the joint tissues, accelerates the regeneration of damaged places.
"Dimexide is used" to treat a variety of joint pathologies: arthritis, arthrosis, bruises, with radiculitis, damage to the ligamentous apparatus.
The use of "Dimexidum"
Before making a compress, an allergy test should be performed. To do this, the solution is applied to the skin from the inside of the elbow. Thirty minutes later, an assessment of the result. If there is irritation, hyperemia, then the drug can not be used.
You should not use the drug for pathologies of the kidneys, liver and some other ailments.
When using "Dimexidum" degenerative processes in the joints slow 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 in areas with delicate skin make a solution of 1: 3 or 1: 4. For greater efficiency, you can not prepare an aqueous solution, but use Novocain. For the treatment of joints spend at least 10 sessions. For compress use gauze or gauze pillow, which is filled with cotton wool.
To make a compress with Dimexide, you need to take gauze, which is soaked in the prepared solution. Then it is applied to a sore spot, cotton cloth and a plastic bag are applied on top. All this is fixed with a bandage. Such lotions can 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, stage of the disease, the affected area. Do not use the drug on your own, as this can lead to negative consequences.
For 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 Dimexidum in pharmacies is low, in different pharmacies it costs from 50 to 150 rubles, and the effectiveness is high, so this tool is the drug of choice in the treatment of many joint diseases.
Dimexide with Novocain
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 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 "Dimexidum" and "Novocaine", it is necessary to prepare a solution. For it, you need 30 ml of Dimexidum and 50 ml of Novocaine. The ingredients are mixed. The resulting composition is moistened with a napkin and carefully placed on a sore joint. Cellophane or cling film is applied on top. Next is a layer of warm fabric: you can use a scarf, a scarf. Compress hold no more than an hour.
Compress with novocaine is a cheap and effective tool for quick pain relief, especially since the price of Dimexidum in a pharmacy is low, and you can quickly and cheaply get rid of joint pathology. However, do not forget that both Dimexide and Novocaine are substances that can cause a severe allergic reaction. To avoid the negative effects of drugs, you should consult a doctor.
Medical bile
Medical bile is used for joint pathologies, but to achieve a positive result, the drug must be used correctly.
When using the drug:
- there is a decrease in pain;
- blood circulation improves;
- the destruction of the periarticular and cartilage tissue slows down.
Apply bile for up to thirty days: the duration of treatment depends on the stage of the pathology.
The use of bile
To make a compress with medical bile, you must:
- prepare gauze, rolling it into 5 layers;
- a solution is applied to gauze;
- the tissue is applied to the joint, covered with a layer of cotton wool and fabric.
Using medical bile, you can not use 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 chopped in a meat grinder, mixed with a bottle of bile and 4 bottles of camphor oil. A compress is made with the resulting composition, which is held 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 remedy can be seen after 2-3 weeks.
Alcohol compress
An 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, swelling quickly resolves, the pain syndrome decreases, and swelling passes. However, alcohol compresses can not be done to everyone. 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, fever.
If the technology of the procedure is not followed, instead of a positive effect, lotion can cause a burn. To avoid this, you need to know how to make a vodka compress. For it, 96% alcohol is used, which is previously diluted in a ratio of 1: 3. If the compress is applied to the area with delicate skin (for example, the inner surface of the knee), then dilute the alcohol should be stronger, in a ratio of 1: 5. When using vodka, it is diluted 1: 1. Compress is applied before bedtime.
Hot and cold compresses are made with alcohol. 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 coalesced in 5 layers;
- vodka or alcohol is diluted with water, heated to 50-60 degrees;
- gauze is moistened in a heated 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 the same way, but without heating the liquid.
Horseradish compress
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 components that can penetrate the blood through the skin and mucous membranes.
The 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, mash it slightly so that the juice goes. Then it is applied to a sore spot. However, such a tool does not give such high results as the use of horseradish root. Freshly dug root is well washed, cleaned, ground in a meat grinder. Then a small amount of water is added to the pulp, mixed. The product is simmered to a boil. The resulting mixture is impregnated with tissue and applied to a sore spot.
Horseradish root mixed with radish and turnip is good for joint diseases (everything is taken in equal parts). The ingredients are rubbed on a fine grater, mixed. The resulting mass is applied to the sore spot. Such a compress is left overnight.
A compress from horseradish and apple gives a positive result. To prepare the product, an apple and horseradish root grated on a fine grater 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 minerals contained in honey are able to pass through tissues.
To relieve joint pain, it is recommended to massage with honey. Before starting this procedure, you need to warm up the sore spot. To do this, use a heating pad or other tool. Then a small amount of honey is applied to the joint and the sore spot is rubbed for five minutes. After the procedure, x / b tissue is applied to the affected area, on which honey is applied. A scarf is applied over the compress. The compress is held for three hours, then it is removed, the remnants of honey are washed off with warm water.
To achieve a better effect in the treatment of honey, other components are added to it: salt, cabbage and not only. A salt compress for the joints is prepared as follows: half a glass of radish juice, the same amount of vodka, a spoonful of salt is taken on a glass of honey. All components are mixed. The finished product is used orally at 50 ml, and is also used as a grind. The duration of the use of a salt compress for joints is at least ten days.
You can make an ointment with honey and sea salt. To prepare the product, you need a spoonful of honey, 50 ml of iodine, a teaspoon of sea salt. All components are thoroughly mixed. Ready ointment is rubbed into sore joints twice a day or applied as a compress.
A compress from honey with honey helps well for joints. For him, you need a sheet of white cabbage, which must be thoroughly washed, dried on a towel. Then the leaf is slightly beaten off to give a little juice. A thin layer of honey is applied to the sheet. Cabbage is applied to the diseased joint, a cling film is applied on top, then a warm scarf.
From sick joints helps aspirin mixed with honey (crush two tablets, mix with a teaspoon of honey). The composition is applied to the sore joint, cabbage leaf is applied on top. Everything is fixed with a bandage, wrapped in a scarf.
Saline solution
For the treatment of joints, salt solutions are prepared. Usually apply 8-10% of the compositions. More saturated drugs can cause irreparable harm to the body. For salt compresses, soft tissues with high hygroscopicity are used. Do not use polyethylene and paper, as they do not breathe.
Compress can be made according to this recipe: one hundred grams of salt is dissolved in a liter of water, the fabric is soaked in the composition. It is left in solution for three hours, and then squeezed and applied to the sore spot. For maximum efficiency, the composition along with the immersed tissue is heated to a temperature of 50 ° C. The fabric is applied to the affected joint, and a scarf is insulated from above.
Burdock
Burdock is a unique plant with a number of beneficial properties. In its composition are components that have a restoring effect on the structure of tissues. Burdock leaves are a regulator of water-salt balance, which is why they help to combat the problem of salt deposition. Also, burdock improves the condition of cartilage tissue, fibers, relieves pain, inflammation from affected joints.
There are many recipes for compresses from burdock to joints, here are some of them:
- Take five leaves of burdock, washed thoroughly, stacked in a pile. In a saucepan, water is heated to a boil, then it is removed from the heat and put on top of the mugs. While the leaves are warming up, the affected area is smeared with vegetable oil, and then warm leaves are applied to it. They are wrapped with warm cloth on top and left for several hours.
- A large leaf of burdock is slightly kneaded so that the juice goes. Then the sore spot is greased with cologne and a sheet is applied, fixing it with a warm cloth. Compresses hold the night.
- An alcohol tincture is prepared from burdock. For it, you 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.
A positive effect is the application of fresh burdock leaves to the joint. Compresses are insulated with cloth on top. After a month of such use, the general condition improves, the pain syndrome is relieved, inflammation goes away, swelling goes away.