For every patient it is important to know in depth the disease they suffer from, since in this way it is much moreáit's easy to know cómo cope. for this reasonón, on this occasionóWe are not going to talk about the reflex dystrophy, so that you can know as much in whaté consists of their prevalence in society and their respective síntomas, diagnóaesthetic and treatment. Read on to find out everything you need to know about it..
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¿Whaté is reflex dystrophy?
The reflex dystrophy It is a disorder that can be caused by different causes, being usual that it is given as a consequence of a fracture or a blow, y que se caracteriza por hacer que el paciente sufra de un dolor en una regióno of the body, either a hand, a magpie, a limb…, being this continuous pain, diffuse and persistent, as if it were a burnón, and that it worsens when the limb is moved.
Además, is usual that isé accompaniesñI'm swollenón in the whole regionón in which pain is suffered, así such as alterations in the temperature itself and colorationóno skin.
prevalence
The reflex dystrophy can appear at any age, so it is possible to diagnose this problem both in a niñor how an old person. Nevertheless, sí that it is true that IáIt is common for it to appear in middle ages of life, between the 50 and the 60 añyou of age. Además, must have present that affects both women and men.
Causes of reflex dystrophy
The cause that can cause a sym dystrophyáattic reflects, since different factors can be involved in its development. There are some well-known factors that can make it favor the appearanceóno this kind of problem.
for this reasonón, the reason máIt is frequent for those who suffer from a reflex dystrophy Is it due to trauma or a fracture?, but alsoéIt can appear after suffering a myocardial infarction or stroke.ía.
Among the triggering factors for this problem are: trauma, fractures, cirugía ortopétip, myocardial infarction, nervous system disease, Lung diseases, fármacos, and psychological factorsófunny as the strés emotional.
Sísymptoms of reflex dystrophy
In regards to the sísymptoms of the reflex dystrophy, we find that pain is the main síthe apostle, being accompaniedñusually a swellingón throughout the painful area, a pain that has some characterícharacteristics of its own that make it known as neuropathic painático. In fact, it is common to present with cramps, increased sensitivity to pain (hyperalgesia) and of alodínia, what are pains in front of smallñbone isímules such as light touch or rubbing of clothing that cause great pain.
Spaghettién it is common for the patient to suffer from hyperpatía, that causes the patient to feel a reactionón exaggerated pain in front of a estímule. It is common to suffer from alterations in the sensitivity of the skin, with zones más sensitive to touch than others.
pain in sympathetic dystrophyático reflects is continuously, moderately or strongly, and is accompaniedñto color changesón and skin temperature, that sometimes it can be red and hot and in other violentádinner and fría. Similarly, In some cases you can see an increase in sweatingón in the pain area.
Diagnóreflex dystrophy
Regarding the diagnosisóstico of the reflex dystrophy, there are great difficulties for this as there is no specific testífica to confirm that a patient has or does not have this disease. Además of the explorationón física, así as of the sísymptoms and complaints explained by the patient, There are a number of tests that can help the méI say to make the proper diagnosisóstico of the disease, which is key to determining the best treatment for this problem.
Among the tests that can be used to diagnose the disease, we met with radiographerías, Lab tests, gamma graphía óbe and thermographía.
Treatment of reflex dystrophy
Once the diagnosis is knownóstico of the reflex dystrophy, keep in mind that this has treatment, but it is important to start it as soon as possible once the disease is determined. And it is that cuámy youngerás treatment is delayed, más difíit is easy to control and mitigate the pain.
In general, it is a mild disorder and a progressive improvement is achieved until the symptoms subside.íntomas, although in some patients with sísevere symptoms can be difficult to treat.
The treatments más used to deal with this disease are the following:
- Physiotherapy. The rehabilitation treatmentón is essential and isá recommended in the majoríto of the patients who suffer from a reflex dystrophy. It is usually combined with other treatments focused on relieving pain. The objective of physiotherapy is none other than to maintain mobility in the limb or joint.ón affected, avoiding its stiffness and muscle contracture that is associated with the pain itself. To do this, we resort to the use of different tétechniques such as electrostimulationón transcutánea or ultrasound, among others.
- Medicines. in addition, spaghettién different f are usedármacos, being able to highlight the analgésycos tóspikes that actúan locally on the skin, the nerves and the músore centuries, así like the fácorticosteroid drugs, analéopioid drugs, antidepressants, y antiepilédrugs or anticonvulsants.
- Anestélocal sicos. They consist of injecting an anesthetic locallyéphysical in order to temporarily block the sympathetic nervous systemáticos, since in some occasions this serves to reduce the pain. in functionón of dónde affects to reflex dystrophy, come trueá I injected itón in one area or another of the body.
- Sympathectomyúrgica. this is a técnica wantúcomplex logic that needs a more personalédico trained. In this case, it is carried out with patients with reflex dystrophy who have severe pain and for those whoáThe rest of the treatments have not served them, as long as the blockade with anestélocal physicians have been effective for some time.
