Cough is a protective reaction of the body, which appears as a result of irritation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. Cough can cause inflammatory processes, as well as chemical, mechanical and thermal factors. Not all sections of the airways are the site of coughing. There are so-called cough zones, the irritation of which causes a cough: the mucous membrane of the mucous membrane of the larynx, bifurcation of the trachea, the branching site of the bronchi, the surface of the pleural leaves. The cough reflex is controlled by the cerebral cortex and can be triggered or delayed by willpower.
Coughing is acute and chronic. Short-term, acute cough develops in acute inflammatory diseases of the bronchopulmonary system (acute bronchitis, pneumonia), and long-term chronic - in chronic (chronic bronchitis, pneumoconiosis, tuberculosis, lung cancer). There are dry and wet coughs. A dry cough develops at the onset of the disease, with the appearance of sputum it becomes moist.
Cough treatment
Cough can be eliminated only with the complex treatment of the underlying disease, which is accompanied by this symptom. As a symptomatic therapy, antitussive drugs are used for dry coughs and expectorant drugs for wet ones.
A good effect is given by physiotherapy, including mustard plasters. When coughing, mustard plasters are indicated if the disease is acute, colds. It should be remembered that the use of mustard plasters cannot be the main method of therapy and can replace a drug treatment.
Many patients often have a question about where to put mustard plasters when coughing. You can put mustard plasters on all parts of the body, the places of staging depend only on the disease. With a runny nose and headache - on the occipital region, with acute tracheitis - on the chest in front of the base of the neck, with bronchitis and pneumonia - on the interscapular region and under the shoulder blades, with pain in the heart - on the site of the projection of the heart, with acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract - on the calf muscles, with hypertensive crisis - on the collar zone and along the spine. Mustard plasters on coughing are placed on the upper part of the sternum (front surface of the chest), as well as on the back under the shoulder blades and the interscapular region.
Fitness Mustard Plaster
Before you put mustard plasters when coughing, you should check their suitability for use. Mustard, suitable for use, characteristic yellow color, mustard mass is applied to the surface of the paper plate evenly, does not crumble, keeps well. Dry mustard plasters do not have a pronounced smell. When soaking with warm water, a characteristic sharp smell of mustard immediately appears. When applying mustard on the skin, warmth and a slight burning sensation are felt.
The mechanism of action of mustard plasters is not complicated. When wetting mustard, volatile essential oils are released, which irritate the nerve receptors. Under the influence of mustard, capillaries expand, local blood circulation activates, the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system increases, and the reactivity of the body increases .
How to put mustard on coughing
Before applying, each leaf of mustard must be lowered for several seconds in warm water and applied to the desired area of the body with the side covered with mustard and cover the patient’s back with a towel and blanket. Mustard must be put on coughing for 10-15-20 minutes.
After the procedure, all mustard residues must be carefully removed from the skin, wiped dry and warm, wrap the patient. After applying mustard plasters, skin irritation, minor burns that need to be treated with a 5% potassium permanganate solution are possible.
Mustard plasters for coughing are contraindicated in the presence of skin diseases, a history of pulmonary hemorrhage , and malignant neoplasms.