Why are vasodilator drugs used for osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis is an unpleasant disease that prevents living a full life.
In people with osteochondrosis begins to develop pain in the intervertebral joints.
It is accompanied by edema of of the nearest tissues and their inflammation. There is a defeat of nerve fibers, weakening of impulses directed to the blood vessels.
This leads to spasmodic vascular , reduced lumen and impaired blood flow to the internal organs. Violated metabolic processes in the tissues, because of the insufficient amount of oxygen that comes with blood.
If such processes persist for a long time, then there is a risk of developing various diseases of internal organs. In order to avoid this and apply vasodilator drugs in the form of injections or tablets.
Why is vasodilator effective?
The principle of the action of vasoconstrictive drugs in osteochondrosis is to reduce the tone of the smooth muscles of the walls of blood vessels. As a consequence, their lumen increases. The musculature of the vascular walls is maintained by means of nerve impulses coming through the nerve fibers, through which practically all the necessary functions of the internal organs are regulated.
Such drugs dilate the vessels in two different ways:
- By attenuating the nerve impulse( neurotropic vasodilator preparations );
- With the direct influence on the musculature of the vessels( myotropic vasodilator preparations ).
These drugs can improve microcirculation in a place affected by osteochondrosis, eliminate stagnation in the blood, and normalize the transmission of nerve impulses.
Overview of the main drugs
Below is a list of the main drugs that have a vasodilator effect and are recommended by doctors in the treatment of osteochondrosis.
Euffilin
This drug belongs to the group of bronchodilators, which can expand the bronchi. It has an antispasmodic effect and markedly improves cerebral as well as peripheral blood circulation.
With such qualities, Euffilin is perfectly suitable for the treatment of various neurological diseases, such as osteochondrosis.
Most often, this medication is used to perform an electrophoresis procedure that helps restore the trophic processes and microcirculation in the intervertebral cartilage.
Pentoxifylline or Trental
A vasodilator that improves the rheological properties of the blood and microcirculation.
Possesses the ability to affect the circulatory disorders of different locations, increase oxygen delivery to the myocardium, improve blood oxygenation.
Xanthinal nicotinate
A drug that has anti-aggregation activity and improves microcirculation, oxygenation, and metabolic processes in tissues.
Strengthens cerebral circulation, expands peripheral vessels.
Berlition
Assigned to enhance the recovery effect. Refers to preparations of the metabolic series.
It is able to strengthen endoneural blood flow, restore energetic processes in the nerve, normalize the functioning of neuromuscular bundles in relation to internal organs.
This vasodilator drug improves trophic processes in neurons, dilates the blood vessels, thereby restoring all cellular processes.
Actovegin
This drug contains in its composition a huge number of different useful substances: amino acids, nucleosides, oligosaccharides, as well as intermediate products of fat metabolism.
Has the property of restoring peripheral blood circulation, raising the tone of blood vessels, stimulating metabolic processes in the human body.
The drug has a curative effect on impaired blood circulation and the development of collaterals.
Normalizes the transport of oxygen to organs and tissues, reducing hypoxic effects on them.
Vasodilator preparations for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis
In case of osteochondrosis in the neck, first of all head organs suffer, blood supply to of the brain is disturbed.
In this type of pathology, a persistent spasm begins to develop in the vertebral arteries, which actively affects the vertebrobasilar circulation.
Patients with cervical osteochondrosis are constantly concerned about headaches , pressing pain in the nape, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, impaired coordination, hearing loss, tinnitus, sensitivity to weather variability.
When cervical osteochondrosis is recommended to use drugs that can affect the blood supply to the brain , improve in it protein and carbohydrate metabolism.
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Two main names for vasodilator drugs»:
Vinpocetine
This medicine corrects the cerebral blood supply and dilates the blood vessels. Possesses neuroprotective and antihypoxic action.
Strengthens the blood flow in the brain, delivers oxygen to it in the required amount.
Piracetam
A drug that normalizes and enhances blood circulation in the brain and improves metabolic processes.
In conclusion, it should be added that this article is of an overview nature and is intended to help the patient understand the variety of drugs and the correctness of the appointment. The final decision on the choice of the drug is always on your doctor, after reading all the analyzes and anamnesis.
