Injecting closed injection is to mix local anesthetics and hormone drugs and inject them into the painful parts of the body to achieve anti-inflammatory and analgesic purposes. The local anesthetic starts to take effect in a few minutes, and the effect is 1 to 8 hours. The hormone drugs gradually take effect within a week. It is mainly used in tendonitis , bursitis , pain and inflammation caused by arthritis or spinal nerve compression. However, patients have mixed reviews about it. Some people have had no pain for many years after taking an injection, and some people have pain again after a few weeks of injection. Do sealing injections work?
1, it is related to the severity of the disease. If the patient's condition is mild, discovered early, and the course of the disease is short, sealing needles may eliminate the cause of the disease. One injection may prevent recurrence for a long time, or even never. Some diseases are self-limiting. When they develop to a certain stage, they will turn around and gradually recover. For example, some rotator cuff tendonitis, patients think it is the effect of sealing needles.
The effect of sealing injections is generally limited. In addition to the short-acting anesthetic effect, long-acting hormone drugs are mainly used to suppress the active immune system to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory and analgesic. They do not solve the fundamental problem that causes inflammation. They will relapse after a period of time, such as osteoarthritis and tendinopathy, which are mainly caused by the wear and degeneration of cartilage and tendons. They are not simple inflammations. Sealing injections can only temporarily reduce inflammation and relieve pain, but cannot regenerate cartilage.
2, related to metabolism . Everyone metabolizes drugs at different speeds. If the metabolism speed is faster, the drug effect will be maintained for a shorter time. Otherwise, the maintenance time will be longer. Individual differences can range from a few months to a few years. In addition, occlusive injections are also divided into long-acting and short-acting. Long-acting hormone drugs can last for about a year, and short-acting ones can last for a week. Not only long-acting ones are good, it depends on the condition and analysis of various factors.
3, it is related to maintenance, Some patients do not pay attention to rest after the injection, and do some strenuous exercise, which accelerates the damage of articular cartilage. The injection cannot repair the cartilage, but can only suppress inflammation and pain. The quality of maintenance also affects the length of the effect. After the injection, you should work and rest reasonably, combine work and rest, pay attention to keeping warm, and avoid local cold. You can eat some high-quality protein and warm foods, and follow your doctor's advice.
Several common questions about sealing injections.
Does it hurt? Some people say it hurts a lot, and some say it doesn’t hurt at all. These are not accurate. Generally speaking, the smaller the joints injected, the more painful they may be, such as hands and feet. The larger the joints, such as shoulders and knees, the less painful they will be. Generally speaking, they will not be more painful than ordinary injections, like spanking injections or hanging injections.
Does it work? does not rule out that sealing injections can help cure the disease. However, for knee, shoulder and hip problems, sealing can usually only temporarily relieve pain and is difficult to cure. For trigger finger or carpal tunnel problems, the effect may last about half a year. For patients with arthritis at the base of the thumb, some patients have a year, and some only two or three weeks. Generally speaking, it varies from person to person. The biggest advantage of closed injection is that it is low-risk and can quickly eliminate pain and inflammation, improve symptoms or delay the time of surgery. However, some patients continue to have injections for several years and eventually do not need surgery.
Are there any side effects? Hormone drugs themselves can damage joint cartilage and tendons, so the injection is generally limited to one site. Most of the drugs remain at the injection site, with limited side effects. There may be discomfort for 24-48 hours after the injection. Diabetic patients have elevated blood sugar, and skin depigmentation may occur in the injection area.
But if the problem continues to worsen and recurs repeatedly, surgery should be considered to solve the problem. Long-term sealing will not only not help, but may also aggravate side effects, such as increased risk of infection, weight gain, gastrointestinal ulcers and bleeding, osteoporosis , elevated blood pressure and blood sugar levels, as well as eye problems such as cataracts and glaucoma .
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