Dimexide for the joints is a liquid drug with a specific smell of garlic. Characterized by a powerful anti-inflammatory effect. Dimexidum recommended for systemic treatment of osteoarthritis, as well as a large number of other joint diseases. Prolonged use of compression based on Dimexidum allows you to completely cure the inflammatory processes in the connective tissue of the joints.
Features and Benefits
For joint use Dimexidum necessary for people who suffer from inflammation of the bursa, and other destructive processes of the musculoskeletal system.
Dimexidum compress on the joints has the following advantages of application:
- Therapeutic solution removes spasm in the inflammatory process, and also eliminates sharp and aching;
- It improves the exchange of nutrients flowing within the joint;
- It prevents the formation of thrombi in major vessels located in close proximity to the joint of the patient;
- It prevents stagnation of fluid within the synovial joint.
If the inflammatory process triggered by a bacterial infection, in this case Dimexidum solution penetrates deep the fabric body in the application of the drug and exerts an excellent antiseptic effect, destroying pathogens.
Indications
Dimexidum for treatment of joints may be used as independent or adjuvant in complex therapeutic courses aimed at restoring the stable operation of the musculoskeletal apparatus.
The drug helps cure the following diseases of the joints:
- gout;
- deforming osteoarthritis;
- radiculitis;
- Ankylosing spondylitis;
- bursitis of the knee;
- arthritis;
- fungal and bacterial infections, parasites in the synovial fluid.
In severe injuries of the joints to form a large hematoma, compression of Dimexidum indicated for use as an agent which promotes efficient resorption of blood clots. To eliminate the pain within the joint can be used Dimexidum solution with the addition of Novocain.
How to compress
To get a positive therapeutic effect, it is necessary to perform all therapeutic manipulation as possible correctly.
It is recommended to use the following instructions:
- Take a sterile medical cotton and bandages.
- Cut off enough material to process applying the patch the affected joint is completely covered, and wrap securely fixed to the surface of the skin.
- Prepare a solution Dimexidum water based or Novocain.
- Thoroughly wet cotton wool in the drug, and before being put on the skin, covering the joint, thoroughly overcome cotton wool to prevent spreading of fluid over the surface of a limb or other body part.
- On top of the cotton wool soaked Dimexidum, put a bandage from bandage. Other tissues, especially the color may not be used, as will provoke undesired chemical reaction. Compress on the shoulder with Dimexidum placed on the outside of the joint.
To improve the therapeutic effect and a warming can be further umotala woolen scarf joint or any other material that will provide a secure fit compress and retain heat. Duration of treatment not less than 1 hour. The total course of treatment - 7-10 days. The day is recommended to put no more than 1 compress.
How to prepare a solution
Before proceeding with the therapeutic manipulations necessary to determine the drug concentration. If the goal is to get only an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect, then the Dimexidum enough to breed with boiled water, observing the following proportions:
- Dimexidum a concentration of active substance diluted to 50% on the basis of 1: 1. For example, to deliver anti-wrap on the knee joint, it is sufficient to take a 10 ml. pure drug and mix it with the same amount of cooled boiled water.
- In the process of preparation of the solution all the components of the drug carefully stir. Actions carried out in rubber gloves. It is not advisable to clean 50% solution Dimexidum falling on unprotected skin.
- It is not recommended to use tap water.
If necessary to achieve both anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, then to compress Dimexidum joint used with the addition of a solution of Novocain.
The principle of the preparation of the drug is as follows:
- Pour into a glass or metal container 10 ml. Dimexidum a concentration of active substances - 50%.
- Add the 3 ampoules of 2% Novocain.
- Pour into 30 ml solution. cooled boiled water and all carefully mix to obtain a single fluid for the treatment of inflammatory joint diseases.
Making the drug does not need to hurry to take medicines components in a chemical reaction, thus forming a new drug with an excellent therapeutic and analgesic effect. Exceed these proportions is not recommended. Compress on the basis of Novocain and Dimexidum put not less than 30 minutes. The total duration of treatment course is 20 days.
Contraindications
Like any other medication, for the treatment of joints, Dimexidum has a number of contraindications and can not be used if the patient has found the following diseases:
- acute or chronic renal insufficiency;
- cirrhosis (nature of the origin of the disease is not important);
- Individual body inclination to the manifestation of allergic reactions to the active components Dimexidum;
- glaucoma or cataracts organ of vision;
- previous myocardial infarction, ischemic cerebral stroke;
- the presence of angina.
It is not necessary to use the drug against women who are pregnant and nursing the newborn with breast milk. If an adult uses Dimexidum for the treatment of joints for the first time, before applying it is necessary to make a test on the tolerance of the drug. For this purpose the skin surface at the wrist 5 drops of the solution applied and wait 30 minutes. If there was redness, swelling, rash, itching, it should not use the solution. In the absence of allergic reactions and these pathologies Dimexidum permitted for use.
side properties
Given the fact that the compress is applied to the skin surface of joints, then the probability of serious adverse properties is minimal. Yet it is possible that 1% of patients who use the drug, experience the following side effects:
- skin burning feeling in the place where he was set to wrap (develops in the first few minutes after the start of the treatment procedure or already on the results of its completion);
- dizziness, physical weakness, drowsiness;
- decrease in blood pressure, headache;
- palpitations, symptoms mild dyspnea (Dimexidum penetrates deep tissue and circulatory system is therefore able to provoke a short vasospasm).
Upon detection of adverse properties, you must immediately stop taking the drug and notify your doctor. Subsequently the other drug is selected for treatment of joints.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/dimexid__18456
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