Diprospan injections into the knee joint: pounding, help or no pain

Short description of the preparation

Diprospan is a hormonal drug, a corticosteroid. Its active ingredients are synthetic analogs of cortisol produced by the adrenal glands of the human body. In the opinion of experts and consumers, the drug is highly effective and sustained action.

Curative effect of the drug due to:

• inhibition of the production of enzymes that stimulate the development of inflammation in osteoarthritis and other illnesses of the knee;
• minimizing the loss of intercellular and vascular fluid;
• prevent the formation of scar tissue.

Due to the combined effect on the organism, the application has diprospana decongestants, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.

Indications for

It is advisable to use the drug for the treatment of pain in the shoulder, hip, knee, elbow, which are triggered by:

• synovitis or bursitis;
• keen atrozom;
• arthritis of any type;
• damage to the joints.

As a rule, the treatment of bursitis involves the use of a single dose of the drug. After the blockade of the patient is under medical supervision. If the body took the drug and the patient feels the improvement of health, diprospana injection continues.

Number of shots only determines the physician. Generally, treatment of osteoarthritis or bursitis manages one prick. To blockade using 2 ml diprospana. Repeated injections may be performed only in case of acute bursitis or synovitis. The maximum allowable number of injections - four per year.

Contraindications, side effects

This drug, like any other medication, has a number of contraindications. Only in case of extreme necessity it is allowed to use

Diprospan in synovitis of the knee in patients who suffer from:

• ulceration of the stomach or intestines;
• diabetes;
• hypertension;
• osteoporosis;
• myasthenia gravis, thyrotoxicosis;
• impaired kidney and liver function.

The official instructions to the drug indicated that it is strictly forbidden to appoint people with fungal and infectious diseases.

When synovitis Novocaine blockade and diprospanom can trigger the development of a patient following negative effects:

• increased excretion of calcium;
• destruction of cartilage;
• muscle weakness;
• thinning of the skin;
• increase of blood pressure indicators;
• weakened immunity;
• disorders in the gastrointestinal tract functionality;
• blurred vision;
• skin rash;
• unexplainable mood swings;
• rise in blood sugar;
• development of steroid diabetes.

If the blockade diprospanom are rare, the possibility of side effects is minimal.

Overdose

In medical practice, there are no registered cases of drug overdose patient. However, the use of increased doses can cause health deterioration of patients who suffer from:

• diabetes;
• glaucoma;
• acute ulcers.

In such cases, overdose require symptomatic treatment.

The use by pregnant and nursing women

Today there is no official data on the impact of Diprospan on women and child health, as studies have not been conducted. Experts advise to use Diprospan during pregnancy only if the benefit to the mother outweighs the risk to the unborn child.

If necessary, use Diprospan woman during lactation, it is recommended to transfer the baby to artificial feeding.

The use of athletes

Because of their rapid analgesic effect, Diprospan in the sport is a very popular drug. Unfortunately, many athletes forget about caution and use the drug at every opportunity. Statistics show that drug abuse has a negative impact on human health and can provoke the development of serious diseases.

Technique of the procedure

The blockade of the knee diprospanom can be carried out in two ways: Injection can do from the outside or the inside of the knee. As a rule, experts often resort to the first mode of administration, since this technique is considered to be more secure and easy to hold.

Sometimes hold bilateral Diprospan introduction into the knee joint. Using this procedure, it is advisable after suffering patient surgery or in case of severe pain in his knee.

If the patient will make an external injection, placed on its back, and put a soft cushion underneath the knee. The needle is inserted into the upper third of the edge above the knee, then a specialist moves slowly parallel to the rear side of the knee. The procedure involves the use of steroids and 15 ml of special medicament. At a dosage of injections the doctor should take into account the weight, age and diagnosis of the patient.

If the proper selection of the dose injected into the knee joint Diprospan nachinet act within five minutes after.

What happens after the injection

Application diprospana with pain in the knee joint has anti-allergic, antiinflammatory and immunomodulating effect.

Almost immediately after the patient Diprospan pricked in his organism observed suppression of pituitary activity and the production of substances that provoke an allergic reaction. If Diprospan used to relieve pain in disk joints, he begins to stimulate the recovery of connective tissue. With the combination of this technique with conventional treatments, we can achieve a significant improvement in the health of the patient within a short time.

Diprospan based on two active components - betamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone dipropionate. The first of these is a specific catalyst and enhances drug effect diprospana.

Thanks to the second component, Diprospan has a prolonged therapeutic effect - from five days. The therapeutic effect is also dependent on the joint of the patient dosages and location. For example, the use diprospana for blockade of pain in the spinal column gives the result for 7-10 days.

Diprospan does not always work

In medical practice account cases where treatment diprospanom has not given positive results. A similar phenomenon can be observed only when the nerve roots are wrapped purulent accumulations and drug simply can not get to them. In such situations, even if the knee stabbing Diprospan in large quantities, the patient will not feel any relief.

Price and analogues of the drug

Diprospan is fairly expensive drug. The cost of one ampoule ranges 300-420 rubles. Packing 5 ampoules cost 1,000-1,350 rubles.

Effective analogues of the drug are:

• Betaspan Depot;
• Depos;
• Flosteron;
• Betaspan;
• Soderm;
• Tseleston.

Total

Despite the high efficiency of the drug, it should be prescribed only by the attending physician. It is strictly forbidden to use Diprospan as self, as this may adversely affect health.

sources:

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