What kind of plaster is good for knee arthritis

Knee arthritis is the most common type of arthritis, and the patients are generally older. Elderly people are more likely to suffer from knee arthritis because of their osteoporosis and stiff joints. Knee arthritis brings a lot of trouble to people. First, it affects the health of people's knee joints. Secondly, it will be very inconvenient for patients to move around or walk in daily life. So, what kind of plaster is good for knee arthritis?

1. External plaster

It is best to take Jingu tablets for joint pain, which can dispel wind and cold, dredge meridians and relieve pain. It is used for pain problems such as arthritis, frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, low back pain, muscle and joint pain, etc., but try not to use pain-relieving ointment.

Plaster is a unique flower in traditional Chinese medicine. As early as in ancient times, Chinese medical scientists said that "plaster can cure diseases, just like decoction. If used properly, it will work immediately"; and plaster is directly applied to the body surface, closer to the lesion, and takes effect faster than oral products; plaster is an external medicine, which also avoids the burden of drug ingredients on the kidneys. However, it should be noted that traditional plasters are boiled at high temperatures, which greatly damages the effective ingredients of the medicine. Ordinary plasters are applied wherever it hurts, and symptoms are prone to recurrence.

2. Side effects of plasters

Easy to develop drug resistance. For example, many of the common anti-inflammatory and analgesic adhesive plasters on the market contain the Western medicine diphenhydramine (which has an anti-allergic effect). If you apply this type of plaster too much, the diphenhydramine component will accumulate in the body and cause sequelae - you will feel sleepy if you don't apply this plaster.

It is easy to cause plaster allergy. If the plaster is applied for too long, after the medicine is absorbed, the plaster will draw out the toxins in the body. This phenomenon is relatively easy to treat and can be cured by simply applying some ointment. Or the plaster may be allergic to the plaster due to systemic or medication reasons.

3. Drugs for osteoarthritis

Symptom-control drugs: These drugs can relieve pain and improve symptoms more quickly, but have no effect on the underlying pathology of osteoarthritis. Analgesics: Since most osteoarthritis patients are elderly people, and the elderly are more likely to have side effects to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and synovitis is not the main factor in osteoarthritis, especially in the early stages, and pain is not all caused by synovitis, general analgesics can be used.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a good therapeutic effect on the inflammatory manifestations of osteoarthritis patients, such as joint swelling, pain, effusion and limited movement. However, some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and indomethacin, have an inhibitory effect on the synthesis of cartilage matrix. Although long-term use can improve joint pain, the basic lesions of osteoarthritis will be aggravated.

Treatment of knee joint pain in the elderly

Homemade medicinal wine, prescription, 30g each of Notopterygium wilfordii, Angelica sinensis, Black Plum, fried Artemisia argyi, Acanthopanax cortex, Saposhnikovia divaricata, roasted Chuanwu, Earthworm, Akebia trifoliata, Polygonum multiflorum, and Sichuan pepper, 150g of ginger (mashed). For preparation, wrap all the medicines with gauze and place them in an enamel basin of appropriate size. Add appropriate amount of cold water and boil them. Remove from heat after boiling for 5 minutes. Steam the affected area while it is still hot and rub it gently. For the lumbar vertebrae, use 2 gauze masks and dip them in water for alternating hot compresses. 1-2 times a day, each dose lasts 5-7 days.

Main indications: arthritis, including knee joints, lumbar vertebrae, ankle joints, heel spurs, etc. Efficacy: 58 cases were treated, including 23 cases of lumbar spondylosis, 21 cases of knee joint, 3 cases of ankle joint, and 11 cases of calcaneal spur. There were marked effects in 30 cases, effective effects in 22 cases and ineffective effects in 6 cases.