For various diseases of the musculoskeletal system, joints for the joints can be prescribed. Do not be afraid of this procedure, for today it is the most effective way to treat arthritis, arthrosis and rheumatoid diseases.
What are the benefits of pricking with joint pain?
Treatment of arthritis and arthrosis in the acute phase is impossible, so the first thing to do in this case is to stop the pain syndrome and relieve the inflammation. Tablets can help if your arthritis or arthrosis began to develop very recently, but in severe stages of joint disease, blockage is necessary - an injection into the joint of an anesthetic of the anti-inflammatory agent. There are three categories of medicines:
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- hormonal preparations;
- complex drugs, combining a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the latest generation with an antibiotic or analgesic.
Despite the good indicators of the latter type of medicine, in the medical practice to this day, more often used means of hormonal origin. In many ways, this is due to the lack of knowledge of new drugs. Injections with pain in the joints can be carried out directly into the joint slot, or intramuscularly. We will consider both types of injections.
Names of popular joints for joints
Injections with arthritis of the knee joint, or any other place of connection of large bones bearing a heavy load, are not often conducted. In the case of an anti-inflammatory drug, the doctor injects into the intra-articular cleft every 10 days. This is enough to calm the pain and gradually cope with the inflammation. Here are the drugs that are used most often:
- Hydrocortisone;
- Kenalog;
- Naproxen;
- Diprospan .
The main advantage of these means is that they stop the pain syndrome and make it possible to treat the very cause of the disease.
Sometimes therapy is supplemented with injections with an antibacterial component - in those cases when foreign joint microorganisms start to multiply in the synovial fluid of the joint. The course of treatment with these drugs should not exceed 1-2 months because of the large number of contraindications and side effects. Especially it concerns hormonal medicines.
Here are the names of the injections in the joint, administered intramuscularly:
- Movalis;
- Ibuprofen;
- Diflunisal;
- Naproxen;
- Baralgin.
These anti-inflammatory injections for the joints do not act locally, but on the entire body as a whole, so their effectiveness can be considered conditionally low, but at the initial stages of the disease these medications are fully justified. In therapy, it should be noted that they are usually not prescribed for patients with a sensitive digestive tract and ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.
Pricks from arthrosis of the knee joint, if the inflammatory process is already stopped, have the goal of protecting the joint from further destruction. Patients may be assigned funds chondroprotectors, or injections of hyaluronic acid. The most effective chondroprotectors are :
- Hualubriks;
- Mukosat;
- Fermatron;
- Don;
- Ostenil and others.
Depending on the patient's needs, injections can be given every 5-7 days, or several times a month. The course of treatment can last up to six months, but at the end of it, a persistent remission is likely.
Hyaluronic acid is an analogue of the synovial fluid that nourishes the cartilaginous tissue and increases the cushioning of the joints, so for the patient to feel well, 1-2 injections per year are sufficient. Pricks in the joint with arthrosis to date - the only way to slow the progression of the disease and save mobility.