It is quite possible that inás of an occasionóYou have not heard of infiltrations, What are they tétechniques used to relieve pain or repairóno of tissues in different musculoskeletal injuriesétics. They have different effects depending onóNo of the type of lesionón to treat, so it is worth knowing cuáIt is recommended to do an infiltrationón and the way it's done.
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¿Whaté it is an infiltrationón?
Infiltration is a really useful tool. úuseful for treating pathologiesírelated to the musculoskeletal systemético, a téconical shape that allows you to reach the affected area sooner and better to promote its recovery.ón.
A infiltrationón It is a procedureéI say that it consists of the injectionón of a substance inside a jointóno tissue that presents pain. In this way, can be used to relieve pain or heal injuries in some cases, mainly in tendon injuries, múmuscles and ligaments.
¿CuáIt is recommended to do an infiltrationón?
When it comes to knowing cuáIt is recommended to do an infiltrationón, we find that there are mainly two cases in which it is recommended to opt for it.
One of them is in those cases in which there is a this oneón acute or very intense pain symptoms, in which it is necessary to alleviate ráask for the pain, despite the fact that in this type of situation there is no goal of curing the injuries that the patient suffers.
Spaghettiéno recourseá to them in the case of longer lasting injuriesón, be it weeks or months, in which it is necessary stimulate natural healing processesónumber of injuries, with the purpose of restoring in the mostás complete as possible the tissues or try to achieve the pain relief effect as much as possible.ás extended.
In these situations in which it is recommended to resort to infiltrationón, it is alsoéIt is not necessary to emphasize that it is a téconical that is notá indicated in those cases in which the area to be treated has an infection.ón active or presence of tumor lesions, situations in which there will beíwhy reject its use.
¿Whaté is injected into an infiltrationón?
When an infiltration is performedón, we find that there may be different types of them, so you have to know whaté is what can be injected into them:
- Anti-inflammatories and analgésics of actionón ráask. In the infiltrations, anti-inflammatories and analgesics can be injected.ésics of actionón ráask, in the cuáthey resort to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anestésick and alsoén corticosteroids. In this case, they have a durationón minor of the effect and are usually associated with somethingún type of inconvenience, since they interrupt the natural healing processón of the tissues in exchange for making the pain reduce.
- Modulators of the inflammatory environment of the joints, as is the case of áhyaluronic acidónico, that in this way they can provide a bettería in pain in those cases in which the patient suffers from incipient osteoarthritis.
- Regenerative therapies, whose purpose is to positively modify the injuries suffered by the patient. In this way we seek to stimulate the natural healing processes.óno of tissues, favoring the creationón of new fabric and making it, in some cases, injuries can be healed. Within these therapies we can find the following:
- Prolotherapy. In this case it is a tédisease that resorts to the use of irritating substances such as dextrose, that trigger the healing processesón y regenerationóno of tissues.
- platelet rich plasma. It makes use of growth factors that come from the patient's own platelets and plasma and at the same time stimulates the healing processes.ón y regenerationón of different fabrics.
- Cell concentrates. In them there are cémother lulas who are responsible for providing greaterímule to regenerate and heal tissues.
- Anal therapiesépain modulating drugs. They are neural therapies that generally use anesthesiaésicos and other types of fármacos and that aim to reduce the irritability of the nerves that are responsible for transmitting odor sensitivity, especially in those cases of chronic painóunique for different reasons.
Cóhow an infiltration is doneón
Although the details about an infiltrationón may vary in each case, sí It can be said that it always proceeds inject the fádrugs or substances at the site of injuryón or very close to it. Además, sometimes it may be to use an anestheticésuperficial sicus for the eliminationón of the pain of the procedure.
Depending on the injuryón to be treated and the objective to be pursued, la infiltrationón tenderá a greater or lesser complexity. Así It can be a simple procedure andáI ask that it requires only a few minutes and that only a corticosteroid and an anesthetic be used.éphysical. In these cases, the person can go home shortly afterés, a few minutes más afternoon of the infiltrationón, without requiring anyún type of rest.
La infiltrationóit can't be, nevertheless, más complicated and téconical can increase in difficulty depending onón of the area to be treated, of the use of tools to guide the procedure, of the severity of the injuryón, of the professional's experience and the time necessary to obtain the substance to be infiltrated in the event that c are used.élules or substances that may come from the patient himself.
in addition, as it is máinfiltration is complexón, It may be the case that it is necessary to use someúno kind of sittingóno anesthesia, so that the patient, in these types of situations, You may be forced to rest for a few days.ías or a few hours. The progressive advance in the use of téinfiltration techniquesón every time más complex and precise, allows treatment to take placeécnics more and moreás complex and with increasingly better results, so that it is very helpful in treating patients' problems.
