Pain in the joints, swelling, mobility limitation caused by them - the problem is quite frequent. Such symptoms can be consequences of trauma caused by hypothermia, salt deposits, inflammatory diseases, for example, arthritis, arthrosis, gout, etc. As an external agent for the treatment of joints, various ointments and creams with an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect are used, the choice of which in any pharmacy is quite wide.
Cream for joint pain
For the treatment of joint pain, creams, ointments and balms based on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are considered to be the most effective. Such drugs are well absorbed through the skin, relieve pain and reduce inflammation:
1. Preparations based on diclofenac:
- Diclofenac-gel;
- Voltaren Emulgel;
- Dicloran;
- Diklobene.
2. Preparations based on ketoprofen:
- Fastum-gel;
- Bystrum-gel;
- Fleksen;
- Arthrosylen;
- Ketonal gel.
3. Indometacin ointment.
4. Preparations based on ibuprofen:
- cream Dolgit;
- cream Ibalgin.
5. Preparations based on nimesulide:
- Nyz;
- Nimulid;
- Sulaydin.
In these preparations, the anti-inflammatory effect is much more pronounced than the analgesic.
Warming creams for joints
Preparations of this category have an irritating and vasodilating effect. In the area treated with ointment, the temperature rises, the vessels expand, which improves blood circulation, speeds up the delivery of useful substances and normalization of metabolic processes in the periarticular tissues, and also stimulates the excretion of toxins and toxins resulting from inflammation. We list the most effective drugs:
1. Warm-up ointments based on hot pepper have the strongest heating effect, but can cause irritation on the skin. These include:
- Finalgon;
- Capsicam;
- Nikofleks.
2. The cream for joints with bee venom has not only a warming up, but also anti-inflammatory effect. To this category of drugs for joints are:
- cream Sophia;
- Virapine;
- Apizarthron ;
- Apifor;
- Ungapiven.
3. Ointments based on snake venom :
- Cobritoxane;
- Viprosal;
- Vipraxin;
- Vipratox.
4. Ointments based on salicylic acid and its derivatives:
- Viprosal;
- Ben-Gay;
- Bom-Bengu;
- Nyvisal;
- Efkamon.
Drugs have a milder effect in comparison with previous categories.
In addition to the above medicines, a pronounced effect, with prolonged use, is given by creams and ointments on a plant basis. On sale they are usually found under the name of the main vegetable ingredient:
- cream for joints Golden Us;
- ointment of Sabelnik;
- The Lycophant;
- Chaga;
- Tiger Ointment, etc.