Joint pain treatment is a hot topic. The soreness of this area worries many, because the loads on the joints are great, almost everyone faces them, and the living conditions are such that the tissues simply do not have the ability to recover. Some try to escape from the pain of walks, chores, work, but it is much more reasonable to consult a doctor to choose the appropriate therapeutic course. A lot of drugs have been developed that effectively stop the pain syndrome and eliminate its cause. What to try?
Fastum Gel
The manufacturers of this drug know exactly how to quickly cure joint pain. For one package containing 30 g of effective gel, approximately 250 rubles are asked in pharmacies. Of course, the remedy will not save you from any reason, but it helps if the pain syndrome is caused by the most common causes - inflammation that occurs acutely or in a chronic form. Anesthetics with such a problem have only a temporary effect, do not affect the root cause. “Fastum-gel” is based on ketoprofen, a non-hormonal compound that simultaneously arrests inflammatory processes. The gel quickly and effectively eliminates swelling, joint pain.
How to get rid of severe pain with this drug? Everything is quite simple - you just need to apply the product, following the induction of the manufacturer. The medication is effective in chronic, acute inflammatory processes localized in soft tissues, articular region, ligaments. The manufacturer recommends the use of ointment if an injury is received, but there are certain disadvantages, contraindications. In particular, the product is not suitable if the integrity of the skin is impaired. "Fastum-gel" is not used for children, during pregnancy, lactation. Contraindications are some systemic diseases. All of them are listed in the accompanying documentation for the medicine.
Viprosal
Choosing how to treat pain in the joints, you must definitely look at this medication. For packaging with 50 g in pharmacies, an average of 300 rubles is asked. The main advantage of the medicine is the naturalness of the ingredients on which it is based. They resort to Viprosal more often in a situation where the usual substances cease to have an effect. Sooner or later, this happens with almost any medication: what has been effectively saved from pain for a couple of months, suddenly becomes useless. The advantage of Viprosal is its effectiveness in pain for a sufficiently long period of time for the habit of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory to disappear.
Viprosal has viper venom, resin, camphor, salicylic acid. Substances affect in a complex way, locally irritate the integument, stimulate blood flow, which means that tissue nutrition is activated. The remedy shows the most pronounced effect if the cause of severe pain in the joints is degeneration, wear, thinning of the cartilage structures. "Viprosal" is an analgesic that relieves inflammation. The use of the substance is associated with a minimum of side, systemic actions.
Finalgon
A popular drug that is effective in a wide range of causes of joint pain. The treatment with it is quite simple - it is enough to apply the medicine to the affected areas, following the manufacturer's instructions. On average, for twenty-gram packaging in stores, they ask 350 rubles.
The active component that provides the effect of the drug is nonivamide. In its structure, it is close to capsaicin, but is made synthetically. The substance is characterized by a complex effect. Blood vessels close to the surface of the skin expand, trophism improves, and the area of the diseased joint becomes warmer. Nonivamide is able to penetrate deep into organic tissues. In the area of the joint, this substance shows a pronounced analgesic effect.
Although Finalgon can be safely attributed to traditional methods of treating joint pain, the remedy also has certain weaknesses. In particular, there is a risk of getting a burn if you use the ointment too actively, too often, neglecting instructions and recommendations. Wash hands immediately after using the product. Accidental ingestion of the drug on the mucous membranes guarantees a severe local burn.
"Voltaren emulgel"
On average, for 200 rubles you can buy a package in a pharmacy containing 20 g of Voltaren Emulgel ointment. The active substance of this drug, effective for a variety of causes of pain in large joints, medium and small - diclofenac. This remedy belongs to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, is currently considered to be perhaps the most popular of its class. Under the influence of diclofenac, local inflammatory processes stop.
"Voltaren emulgel" is indicated during the recovery period after injuries, it helps with age-related degenerative changes and pain caused by inflammation. The tool belongs to one of the options for the traditional treatment of pain in the joints. The anti-inflammatory effect is observed in different tissues - muscles, fibrin, bones. Doctors advise resorting to ointment in complex cases when joint diseases are accompanied by complications.
Zhivokost
One of the options for treating joint pain is the use of Zhivokost balm. For a package with 75 ml of the substance in the pharmacy you will have to pay 150 rubles. As the name implies, the drug is based on the livestock - a plant that activates regenerative processes in articular, bone tissues. The effectiveness of the substances extracted from the plant is confirmed by certified clinical trials.
To increase efficiency, the manufacturer added bee venom to the balm. This substance irritates the skin, stimulates blood flow in the affected area, which means that oxygen and the nutrients necessary for tissue repair are more actively supplied here. Additionally, the composition is reinforced with minerals, vitamins, active compounds, including those extracted from saberfish, mummy, and golden mustache. The tool simultaneously relieves pain, relieves inflammatory processes. If you use it to treat joint pain, you can not only weaken the manifestations of the disease, but also eliminate their cause.
However, it was not without drawbacks. Zhivokost is ineffective as an ambulance. You can use balm as an element of long-term therapy to stimulate and normalize local metabolism.
Collagen Ultra
For joint pain, treatment should be comprehensive: it is important not only to use local remedies, but also to support the body's ability to resist the disease as a whole. For this, various dietary supplements are used. The Collagen Ultra complex is notable for its good reputation, which is sold in pharmacies at a price of 250 rubles per package containing seven doses. One sachet is the amount of collagen that is optimal for consumption during the day.
Collagen supports the skin in good shape, enters the joint tissues, gives them elasticity, strength, firmness. True, “Collagen Ultra” cannot be used as the main method if the joints hurt. The treatment of the causes of pain should be medication selected by the doctor, but Collagen Ultra is a good supporting element of an integrated approach.
Before use it is necessary to prepare "Collagen Ultra". Once a day, the bag is diluted in water, following the manufacturer's recommendations. It is advisable to use the drug stably at the same time.
Orthopedic Insoles
If you turn to the doctor, the doctor will help you create a comprehensive course of getting rid of discomfort, taking into account the characteristics of the case and the causes of pain in the joints. How to treat, the doctor will tell you at the reception, as well as issue a prescription, which will indicate the names of all drugs that should be used at home. Additionally, the doctor may recommend orthopedic insoles. The price of one copy is from 300 rubles and above. The specific cost depends on the complexity of the product, manufacturer, materials used.
The insoles will be most useful to those who need treatment because of pain in the joints of the legs, feet. Small articular foot elements suffer quite often, and most often there is a "bone" or gout. The difficulty of this case is that the feet have a load on the body, which means that even the most powerful painkillers show a rather weak effect. With inflammatory processes and deformation, it is necessary to relieve the diseased areas. For this, orthopedic insoles are used. The design is developed in the cabin for a specific client.
Doctors, identifying the causes of diseases, explain the pain in the joints of the legs by the fact that the pain in one zone leads to a transfer of load to other areas. For example, if the feet hurt, the person reflexively begins to move so that part of the load falls on the hip joint or knees - and these areas are not anatomically designed for this and wear out quickly. Using special insoles, you can ease leg pain and prevent the situation from getting worse. True, they will not save from the root cause, but will only alleviate the symptoms of the disease, therefore they are used as an adjuvant.
Past and present
As scientists say, in ancient times people thought about what joint pain says, what causes it, what means can weaken it. And before, and now most often used to improve the condition of the ointment. Archaeologists have discovered substances that were supposedly used as ointments for diseased joints back in the fifth century before the advent of our era. No pharmaceuticals existed in those days, but healers, shamans imagined how to alleviate the condition of people who turned to them.
In former times, the treatment of pain in the joints of the legs with folk remedies meant not only the use of ointments from improvised means, but also the application of compresses, the preparation of decoctions, infusions. Most often used:
The oldest pain medication, the recipe of which has been preserved to this day, is an infusion on willow, willow bark.
Categories and Groups
Currently, for almost any causes of joint pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed. Some tools from this group are discussed above. It is customary to distinguish four groups of drugs for pain in the articular zone:
- NSAIDs on diclofenac, ketoprofen, ibuprofen;
- on capsaicin;
- on salicylic acid;
- combined, homeopathic and others.
I do not believe you!
Despite such a wide variety of pharmacy drugs, many are attracted to alternative treatment. Joint pains, experts say, can be eliminated if acetic ovarian ointment is used. It is known from practice that many of our compatriots prefer to resort to this particular method of relieving joint pain, since they do not trust pharmacy drugs and consider them unreasonably expensive and addictive.
Preparing egg-vinegar ointment is easy. You will need a fresh egg (it’s better to take a homemade one): they break it into a jar, and throw the shell there. The product is poured with vinegar so that the liquid is 1 cm higher than the egg. For five days, the container is left in a dark room under a lid, then 200 ml of oil is poured, everything is carefully mixed and allowed to stand in the sun for another 4 days. The finished medicine is stored in the refrigerator. Ointment is used in the evening. After applying the product, the affected areas are wrapped in a warm shawl. It is believed that such an ointment can prevent pain, and when they occur, stop it. In addition, the tool can be used as prophylactic for the risk of osteoporosis.
What else to try?
For a variety of reasons for joint pain, “what to do” is the first question that comes to the sufferer’s head. Collections of folk recipes are advised to try making clay ointment. To do this, you need to take special clay - it is sold in any pharmacy. 50 ml of oil are mixed with 100 g of the substance, the mixture is applied to the affected areas for an hour and a half, then the drug is removed and the joint is insulated, wrapped in a warm shawl, left for another hour alone. The ointment should be stored in a cool place.
A good option has been shown for the use of egg-ammonia ointment. For a couple of tablespoons of ammonia take the same amount of turpentine from gum and a couple of raw eggs. All are thoroughly mixed until the substance becomes homogeneous, reminiscent of sour cream in consistency. The medicine is rubbed into the diseased area. It is advisable to apply five days in a row, repeat the course monthly. As the healers assure, the weakening of pain can be felt after the first application of the composition.
You can prepare the ointment using birch buds. For 800 g of oil, the same amount of kidneys is needed. The components are laid out in a jar centimeter interleaved layers until the container is full. Top you need to close the jar with a piece of dough and put in the oven for a day on low heat. After this time, the resulting product is filtered, 10 g of camphor are introduced into it. Store in a cool place. Apply ointment in the daytime, evening.
Nuances and features
More often, joint pain is disturbed either in extreme heat or in cold. Relapses in winter are caused by severe hypothermia, and in summer there are those who sunbathe for a long time. Unfortunately, not every case can be cured, therefore, a patient suffering from rheumatic pathologies needs to lead an active lifestyle, avoid aggressive factors and eat right. An important element of the therapeutic course is diet. The causes of joint pain may vary, but the nutritional rules for patients are almost always the same: avoid salty, oily and fried. Preference is given to foods rich in vitamins, proteins.
The main idea of diet recipes for joint pain: the causes must be eliminated! Since the root cause of the pain syndrome is a lack of elements necessary for bone and joint tissue for regeneration, it means that you need to supply with food all the compounds that the cells need. Doctors advise paying attention to jellied meat, jellies, aspic. By-products rich in mucopolysaccharides will be beneficial. Mostly they are found in tendons, ligaments, cartilage. These substances are important for connective tissue. They are based on bones, ligaments. The easiest option is a soup recipe with chicken legs and vegetables. Its preparation takes no more than half an hour. Favorite vegetables are cut into cubes, the chicken legs are washed, and water is poured into a saucepan and waiting for boiling. Then paws are thrown into the water, boiled for five minutes over medium heat, vegetables are added and cooked until cooked. You can salt a little, but only a little bit.
Nutrition rules: what to look for?
For the health of the musculoskeletal system, the body must constantly receive phosphorus and calcium with food. These elements are especially rich in fish, seafood. The diet should include tuna, cod liver. Doctors recommend pampering yourself with milk and dairy products, which include not only calcium, but also calciferol, an essential vitamin necessary for human health. They are rich in yogurt and cottage cheese, cheese and milk. In order not to harm yourself, dairy products must be selected strictly fat-free. For cheese, fine greens will be fresh herbs.
It is necessary, if not completely, that almost completely abandon fatty meat. Food of animal origin is rich in arachidonic acid, which activates inflammatory processes. The restriction of meat in the diet has a positive effect on joint health, and even better effect will show the replacement of meat dishes with sea fish. It supplies Omega-3 acids to the body, preventing the storage of arachidonic acid.
Raw vegetables are a good source of vitamins. To improve joints, you need to eat vitamin salads, for dressing using oils of plant origin, best of all - from olive. For dessert, you can cook apple, apricot, plum dishes. You can make jelly, because gelatin is a source of mucopolysaccharides. Doctors also recommend including jelly, cranberry fruit drinks in the diet. Useful nuts are considered, but in reasonable quantities.
Limitations and recommendations
To relieve joint pain, relapse less frequently, should be excluded from the diet:
- legumes;
- fat meat;
- smoked, pickled, canned foods;
- stockfish.
If possible, limit the amount of tea, coffee. It is important to strictly control the absorbed volumes of potatoes, chocolate, cereals, grains. Doctors advise potatoes to be completely excluded from the diet, using fortified vegetables instead. Particular attention is paid to tocopherol-rich products: it is effective against destructive processes. Under the influence of this vitamin, arachidonic acid cannot be transformed into inflammatory mediators.
In addition to vegetables, you should run into fruits that supply bioflavonoids to the body. Every day, experts advise drinking a glass of fresh grapefruit juice. True, this is not suitable for everyone. Grapefruit is contraindicated in some heart diseases and disorders of the digestive tract, vascular pathologies.
It is important not only to choose healthy products, but also to cook them correctly. Baked and steamed dishes are suitable, but it is better to refuse fried ones. Of the desserts, jelly, fruit drinks, jelly are preferred. This is not only beneficial for the joints, but also helps to achieve a healthy weight. Excess pounds - a big load on the joints, especially the lower extremities. Getting rid of them will help to heal all internal systems and organs. It is recommended to eat in small portions and often, limit one-time meals, add more physical activity to everyday life, but do not overdo it so as not to harm the joints.
Thoroughly and responsibly: joint pain
The causes, diagnosis, treatment of this problem should be entrusted to the doctor. Of course, there are a lot of tools on the pharmacy shelves that stop inflammatory processes, but it is the doctor who can prescribe tests, conduct examinations that will reveal why the inflammation started. Based on the information received, it will be possible to develop such a course that will help get rid of an unpleasant problem. Self-medicating at home, you can muffle pain, but this will not help from the source of the trouble, which means that the disease will progress.
If you turn to a specialist in time, the doctor will tell you what tools to use, how to use them correctly, what will help, and how you can harm yourself. The doctor will explain how to eat, what complications are possible and how to prevent them. The doctor will probably recommend a course of physiotherapy, and in some cases, surgery is indicated. With very severe pain and a far-reaching destructive process, they can be sent to install an implant - the joint is removed from the body and replaced with an artificial structure. Statistics show that more often such radical measures are needed for those who, at the first symptoms of the disease, did not want to see a doctor, but tried to recover on their own, at home.
Lifestyle: First Aid for Yourself
To prevent joint pain, you need to lead an active life, move more in everyday life. However, not all loads are suitable. The most useful are swimming, dancing and walking at moderate speed. It’s recommended to waltz for the elderly - this dance is beautiful, the lesson itself is fun, but also good for health. Dancing is safe if you do it in moderation.
Avoid sports in which you can get injured, sprained. Rapid running, jumping, jerking are contraindicated. But gymnastics, aerobics, shaping can be a good solution. You can start doing yoga. Such practices strengthen joint tissues and keep these areas flexible. Special programs aimed at the prevention of rheumatic diseases have been developed.
While doing gymnastics, a person activates the processes of synovial fluid production necessary for the health of the articular region, which means it improves the condition of these organs as a whole. A well-chosen set of regularly practiced classes positively affects ligaments, muscle fibers, heart and blood vessels. The person becomes more flexible, the back is straightened.