The clinical picture of Sudeck’s disease, also known as CRPS: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, describes a symptomatology that not only sounds complex for borrowers, but where the treatment must also be considered complex. The therapy depends on the symptoms of the respective stages, which are described first in the following: Treatment/physiotherapy in the stages In … Physiotherapy/physical gymnastics Sudeck’s disease
Symptoms/3 stages of sympathetic reflex dystrophy Sudeck’s disease is usually divided into 3 stages, but the clinical course of the disease is often not clearly defined. Stage: acute inflammation In the first stage, the inflammatory stage, the symptoms of acute inflammation predominate. These may include burning pain and overheating of the skin. There may also … Symptoms/3 stages of sympathetic reflex dystrophy | Physiotherapy/physical gymnastics Sudeck’s disease
Drug therapy Drug treatment is also an integral part of standard therapy for Sudeck’s disease. Frequently administered: These medications are mainly used in the early stages. Corticoids have a decongestant, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect and thus often lead to a rapid improvement in symptoms. The study situation here is not entirely clear, but very often … Drug therapy | Physiotherapy/physical gymnastics Sudeck’s disease
Causes/development of Sudeck’s disease The development (pathogenesis) of Sudeck’s disease is still not completely understood. The basis is an irregular healing of injured tissue. This injury can be a trauma resulting from an accident or injury, as well as occur after an operation or have inflammation as a cause. Thus, Sudeck’s disease occurs in 1-2% … Causes/development of Sudeck’s disease | Physiotherapy/physical gymnastics Sudeck’s disease
General Information In the final stage of Sudeck’s disease, the affected limb may show stiffening of the joint and shrunken skin, tendons and muscles in severe pain, which in turn may lead to a loss of function. In order to provide the patient with pain relief, interdisciplinary treatment is generally important. Physiotherapy/physical gymnastics plays an … General Information | Physiotherapy/physical gymnastics Sudeck’s disease
Synonyms in a broader sense vegetative nervous system, spinal cord, nervous systemThe parasympathetic nervous system is the antagonist of the sympathetic nervous system and is – like the latter – a part of the vegetative (also: autonomous) nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is important for the control of our organs and glands, it is … Parasympathetic nervous system
Introduction Since COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is an inflammatory degenerative disease in which, among other things, certain parts of the airways, the bronchi, swell up, two types of medication are used to treat it. On the one hand, so-called bronchodilators are used. This is a group of drugs that use the body’s own signaling … Drugs for COPD
What are the benefits of cortisone? Cortisol is known to many people as the “stress hormone” of the body. Cortisol has various functions, all of which are aimed at enabling people to function even under stress. Among other things, cortisol makes us awake, suppresses energy-consuming inflammatory reactions and promotes degradation processes that lead to the … What are the benefits of cortisone? | Drugs for COPD
Are there over-the-counter medications? All of the above mentioned drugs are available only on prescription. At most, expectorant drugs are available without prescription in pharmacies (see expectorant drugs). In the early stages of the disease, it is possible to alleviate the symptoms with household remedies. This can be done, for example, by inhaling sage tea … Are there over-the-counter medications? | Drugs for COPD
Anatomy A ganglion of the nervous system is an accumulation of many nerve cell bodies at specific locations in the body. The ganglion takes the form of a thickening of the nerve cord. Depending on the location of the ganglion, it can be divided into different forms. If they are categorized according to body regions, … Ganglion of the nervous system
Stellate ganglion The ganglion stellatum also belongs to the autonomous nerve cell aggregations. In contrast to the ganglion oticum, however, it contains only sympathetic nerve fibers. The Stellate ganglion is located at the level of the lower cervical spine at the transition to the thoracic spine. The stellate ganglion is the result of the fusion … Stellate ganglion | Ganglion of the nervous system
Introduction Medications and drugs can affect the pupil in many different ways. The two most important regulators of pupil width are the so-called sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. These two are opponents in the body and regulate almost all bodily functions. Thus, the sympathetic nervous system is activating and makes us ready to flee or … Which medications or drugs affect the pupil?
