Ointments for osteochondrosis - types and possibility of drug selection

With the problem of the appearance of pain in the back, numbness in the neck, unpleasant sensations in the lower back that arise after long walks or lifting of weights in modern conditions, almost any person can encounter.

All these symptoms with a high degree of certainty indicate the development of osteochondrosis in man - a degenerative-dystrophic process that affects, above all, the cartilaginous tissue of the intervertebral disc.

Sufficiently frequent treatment of this disease of the spine involves gymnastics, physiotherapy procedures, as well as the use of external drugs - ointments .

Depending on the effect, the ointments used for the therapy of osteochondrosis are divided into several types.

NSAIDs( anti-inflammatory ointment)

Ointments of this group relieve inflammation, swelling and anesthetize, due to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory components, the mobility of the vertebrae increases.

Among them are: Nurofen, Ketonal, Voltaren, Ibuprofenova and Indometatsionovuyu ointment - any of these tools can be used in the complex therapy of osteochondrosis concomitantly with taking drugs orally or by injection.

Heating and analgesic ointments

Ointments of this group have a warming and analgesic effect due to relaxation of muscle tissue, improved blood circulation in the areas of the skin and muscles, accelerated metabolism by increasing the local temperature.

In order to enhance the effect of warming ointments, after their application, it is recommended to wrap a sore spot with a warm scarf or handkerchief.

Among these funds are allocated: Capsicum, Finalgon, Turpentine Ointment, Nikofluks.

Ointments chondroprotectors

The content of ointments of natural substances( chondroitin or glucosamine) allows to stop the development of the disease. Ointment stimulates the restoration of bone and cartilaginous tissue, activates the production of cartilaginous lubricant, reduces the loss of calcium, relieves pain and inflammation, allows you to quickly repair injured joints.

Chondroprotective drugs are: Chondroart, Chondroxide, Chondroitin .

Ointments of complex action

Ointments of this group actively cleave microthrombi in capillaries, which improves blood circulation, allows quickly recovering injured tissues, have antimicrobial action. Penetrating the skin, ointment effectively relieves pain and inflammation, which allows to increase the radius of the problem zone.

Among ointments of complex action are allocated: Phytobene, Dolobene .

Homeopathic ointments

Manufactured from natural substances, homeopathic ointments do not cause any allergic reactions, except for individual intolerance of certain components. Penetrating into the body, they effectively repair damaged bone and muscle tissue. Can be used at all stages of osteochondrosis and as a means for therapeutic massage.

This group includes ointments based on snake and bee venom, Traumeel C, Objective T .

Massage Ointments

This group of drugs is quite extensive, the main effect is an increase in the effect after a therapeutic massage. Have a restorative, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. The main ingredients for making such ointments are mummies, herbal preparations, bee venom.

Examples of ointments: Sophia, Bodiaga Forte, ointments, which are dominated by snake and bee venom .

Ointments prepared at home( folk ointments)

A good alternative to medications are ointments cooked at home: a large selection of ingredients, only natural herbs and inflorescences, a short shelf life guarantee the absence of side effects.

Prescriptions for curative ointments:

1. Cooking infusion hellebore: grind the roots of hellebore to the consistency of powder, 10 g of powder should be poured with two glasses of boiled hot water, insist for no more than ten minutes, and drain. Next, leaves peppermint and inflorescence of St. John's wort for 1 tbsp.spoon to mix, pour 200 ml of boiling water, insist about ten minutes and strain. Melt 2 tbsp.spoon Vaseline on a water bath, mix with the ready peppermint infusion and St. John's wort, add 1 teaspoon of the infusion of the hellebore, let it brew and harden to the consistency of the ointment. Lubricate the diseased parts of the spine once a day.
2. Leaves of sweet clover, hop cones, leaves of St. John's wort 2 tbsp. Spoons of each ingredient are crushed and mixed, add 50 g of mink oil or Vaseline, all components are mixed until a uniform condition is obtained, store the product in the refrigerator. Apply the mixture to the inflamed areas 2 times a day.
3. For the next ointment, grinded herbs, 2 tbsp.spoons of each ingredient( cranberry leaves, burdock root, Indian onion leaves) mix and pour alcohol( 5 tablespoons), put in a dark place for 10 days. Tincture strain and add to the container 10 tbsp.spoonfuls of Vaseline, mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. This ointment is a strong painkiller, has a therapeutic effect, apply once a day, but not more often.
4. Mix 10 g of peppermint tincture in oil, 2 tbsp.spoons of freshly squeezed Indian onion juice and 100 g of Vaseline. This ointment is used for acupressure, for this purpose it is necessary to lubricate the bundles of fingers with ointment, rub into points placed along the back at a distance of 2-3 cm from the spine, with light circular motions. At each point of the problem vertebra, it is recommended to stay for 2 minutes.

A large selection of ointments for the treatment of osteochondrosis will allow you to choose exactly what is needed to treat every stage of the disease, depending on the source of the disease. Owing to local action, ointments do not affect internal organs, especially the digestive system and kidneys - the therapeutic effect of the ointment is directed only to the affected area.

Alternative treatment also offers a large selection of ointments that do not contain synthetic agents, which is a positive quality.

Regardless of the choice of the patient, whether it is a pharmaceutical or a folk remedy, it is necessary to consult a doctor before the treatment( preferably between seizures) for a complete examination and recommendations for effective treatment - this prophylaxis is always more effective than the need for a check in the period of exacerbation of the diseasethe spine.