Therapy
If the diagnosis is myogelosis, a therapy plan should be drawn up for the patient. It is also important to find out what the patient does for a living, whether he/she does a sedentary or a job that involves a lot of movement, whether he/she does sports, whether he/she is under a lot of stress. A good, non-medical measure for the long-term treatment of myogelosis is heat.
The patient is recommended to treat the affected area with warmth at regular intervals. It is also important that if he/she performs a monotonous sedentary activity, he/she should do more stretching and extension exercises and take frequent breaks. Regular exercise is also recommended to the patient.
If there is no improvement as a result of these measures, or if the pain is so severe that no improvement can be expected, so-called anti-inflammatory painkillers can also be administered for a short period of time. These include so-called NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen or Voltaren®. Due to the components that strain the stomach, short-term use should be avoided at all costs.
Paracetamol is a pure analgesic. Although the anti-inflammatory component is omitted, pain relief can still occur. Physical measures can also be taken to prevent myogelosis.
These include physiotherapy or stimulation current treatment. During stimulation current treatment, two electrical panels are attached to the shoulder area. Afterwards a light stimulation current is sent from one panel to another.
On its way, it passes through the affected muscles and, if used regularly, leads to a loosening of the muscles. It may be sufficient to perform 6-7 applications of 10 minutes each. The stimulation current treatment is usually covered by the statutory health insurance.
How can myogelosis be solved effectively?
Acute pain should be treated with a painkiller, such as ibuprofen, so that the muscles do not tense up any further. Muscle relaxants such as Ortoton® can also be used for the symptomatic treatment of myogelosis. On the other hand, heat treatments such as hot baths or saunas can relax or loosen the muscles.
Gentle stretching exercises should also be performed daily.A physiotherapeutic treatment with massages, stretching or heat applications is another possibility to release persistent tensions. Myogeloses can also be treated with trigger point treatments. For this purpose, acupressure or acupuncture are performed.
Taping with kinesiologic tape can also solve myogeloses. Once treatment has been carried out and the myogelosis has been eliminated, preventive measures such as gymnastics and stretching exercises or the correction of incorrect posture, for example at work or during sports, should be taken urgently to prevent a recurrence of myogelosis. As drug therapy, preparations from the group of so-called non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs (NSAIR) are used. The best known representatives are Ibuprofen or Voltaren® (Diclofenac).
