The infiltrations son tétechniques that are used to achieve pain relief as wellí how to carry out the repairón of different tissues from the different musculoskeletal injuriesétics. These have different effects depending onóNo of the type of lesionón that you want to treat, so it is worth knowing cóhow infiltrations are done and whyé serving.
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¿Whaté it is an infiltrationón
A infiltrationón It is a tool commonly used for the treatment of different pathologies.ías they are related to the musculoskeletal systemético, a téconical shape that allows for earlier and better access to the affected area, y así be able to get a recoveryón más ráask.
A infiltrationón It is a procedureéI say that, eliminating tensions and achieving a contribution of analgesic effect in the vertebrae, consists of the injectionón of a substance inside a jointóno tissue that produces pain. Until a few years agoños, the útheir only effect was to relieve the pain, since they were only used fáanti-inflammatory and anesthetic drugsésick, but with the passage of time, with the use of the regenerative therapies, spaghettién are used to heal injuries, mainly related to problems in meúdogs, ligaments and tendons.
¿Cuáinfiltration is recommendedón?
There are different times and situations in which it may be recommended to resort to a infiltrationón, being able to divide it into two different situations or scenarios, what are the following:
- In those cases where there is a this oneón acute or with more intense pain symptoms, in the cuáthey should resort to this méeverything to try relieve ráask for the pain, although in these cases a cure is not really pursued.ón de la lesión, but to alleviate the pain that can be suffered and that, in certain cases, can be very intense.
- In cases of long-term injuriesón, whether they last several weeks or months, in which it is necessary to perform infiltrations to stimulate the natural healing processes.ónumber of injuries, with the purpose of trying to restore in a moreás complete the fabrics and try to achieve a más prolonged to relieve pain.
In this type of situation it is advisable to carry out an infiltration.ón, while we must keep in mind that, as usual, and except in very exceptional cases, la téconical should not be applied when there are tumor lesions or an infectionón active.
Types of infiltrations
When we talk about infiltrations We have to take into account that we can encounter different types, between the cuáit is convenient for them to mentionón to the following:
- Anti-inflammatory and analgéyou know what to doón ráask, in the cuáthey resort to the use of fánon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anestésycotics and corticosteroids. They have a durationón minor of the effect and is always associated with somethingúinconvenient, since they interrupt the natural healing processón of the tissues in exchange for reducing the degree of pain.
- Modulators of the inflammatory environment of the joints, as is the case of áhyaluronic acidónico, that can contribute bettería on those occasions when the patient suffers pain due to incipient osteoarthritis.
- Therapies regenerative, whose purpose is to positively modify injuries, stimulating natural healing processesóno of tissues, favoring the formationón of new tissue and sometimes allowing healingóNo of injuries.
- Anal therapiesépain modulating drugs, which are natural therapies that generally use anesthesiaésicos and othersádrugs and whose purpose is to reduce the irritability of the nerves that transmit pain sensitivity, usually in those cases of chronic painóunique for various reasons.
Cóhow an infiltration is doneón
Although the specific details of each procedure varyíto functionón of each particular case, we can indicate that Infiltration is always carried out in areas close to the lesion.ón or in the very place where it occurs, while sometimes an anesthetic is usedésuperficial physical therapy to make the procedure less painful for the patient, although it all depends, eliminating tensions and achieving a contribution of analgesic effect in the vertebrae, of each particular case.
in functionón de la lesión to be treated and the objective pursued with it, la infiltrationón tenderá a greater or lesser complexity. In this way, we can find a procedure ráI ask and simple that it only takes a few minutes, and in which the use of a corticosteroid and an anesthetic is resortedéphysical, that can allow the person to go home in a few minutes, no need for rest.
Nevertheless, spaghettién we can find cases más complex, where the tétechnical beingá different (y más difícil) themselvesún the area to be treated, así as well as the use of tools to carry out the procedure (X-rays, ultrasoundía…), also influencingén the severity of the injuryón, the professional experience and the time necessary to obtain the substance to be infiltrated in the event that c are usedélulas or substances that come from the same patient.
in addition, how much máHow complex is the infiltration process?ón to carry out, makes it possible to need the use of somethingúno kind of sittingón anestésica, what to implyá that the patient undergoing the procedure will needá to rest for a few hours and even for a few daysías.
The advancement of the use of téinfiltration techniquesón, that each time turn out to be más complex and precise, which has allowed the concept of interventional orthopedics, what isá based on the treatment of different injuries existing in the musculoskeletal systemécross ticoés of téinfiltration techniquesón of increasing complexity, what needs specific trainingífic by professionals, así as an appropriate knowledge of the different existing treatment possibilities.
Regarding infiltrations, It is necessary to emphasize that, themselvesúnor did I harm heródon't suffer, it will be neededán a single infiltrationódon't vary. In the case of smallñtendon inflammations, for instance, mayíto be enough with one, while if it is knee osteoarthritis or an injuryóadvanced n in the tendons, It may be necessary to resort to several of them.
