Products Nabumetone was commercially available in many countries in the form of film-coated tablets and soluble tablets (Balmox). It was approved in 1992 and went out of commerce in 2013, presumably for commercial reasons. Structure and properties Nabumetone (C15H16O2, Mr = 228.3 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in water. … Nabumetone
Summer is coming and with it the number of sports injuries is increasing again at the same time. Be it jogging, cycling, climbing or playing soccer – all it takes is one inattention and the ankle is sprained or the arm bruised. For some years now, enzyme preparations have also been used therapeutically for such … Enzyme Therapy against Sports Injuries
Products Butcher’s broom is available in pharmacies and drugstores as a gel (e.g., Alpinamed Ruscovarin), in capsule form, and as a medicinal drug. Stem plant Butcher’s broom L. belongs to the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). Medicinal drug Butcher’s broom (Rusci aculeati rhizoma) is used as medicinal raw material, the dried, whole or crushed underground parts of … Butcher’s Broom
Products Peppermint tea is available in the form of sachets and as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Preparations from the peppermint leaves are commercially available in the form of drops, ointments, creams, oils, capsules, tea blends, as bath additives, mints, nasal ointments and mouthwashes, among others. Stem plant Peppermint x L. from the Lamiaceae … Peppermint: Medicinal Uses
Effects Cooling Fields of application Fever Sports injuries Selected products Hansaplast fever plaster (Germany) Becool fever plaster (Germany) Pulmex cooling plaster (out of trade) Perskindol Cool plaster The restrictions on use must be observed. Diclofenac patches are also sometimes called cold patches because they can be cooling.
Symptoms Possible symptoms of a bruise (technical term: hematoma) include swelling, pain, inflammation, and discoloration of the skin that changes (red, blue, purple, green, yellow, brown) during the healing process. This text refers to simple and small-surface complaints that can be considered for self-medication. Causes The cause of a hematoma is blood leaking from injured … Bruise (Hematoma) Symptoms and Causes
Synonyms Tennis elbow Epicondylitis humeri radialis Epicondylitis humeri lateralis Mouse arm mouse elbow Tennis elbow is a disease from the orthopedic field. It is an inflammation of the tendon attachments of the extensor muscles of the lower arm. The resulting scar tissue at the transition from tendon to bone then causes severe pain. The inflammation … Tennis elbow (Epicondylitis humeri)
Diagnosis In order to make a diagnosis, a comprehensive anamnesis is important first. Here the doctor should ask very precisely about the existing pain. This includes information about the type, frequency and localization of the pain, when it preferentially occurs, how long it lasts, whether it can be improved or worsened by certain activities, etc. … Diagnosis | Tennis elbow (Epicondylitis humeri)
Tapes Tapering is both a therapeutic and a prophylactic measure to treat or prevent tennis elbow. The aim of taping is to have a positive influence on the muscles and to relieve the discomfort (especially the pain). Currently there are different types of taping with partially different methods of application. The most common for the … Tapes | Tennis elbow (Epicondylitis humeri)
Operation Before a tennis elbow is operated on, all possible conservative therapy approaches should be exhausted. However, if there is still no improvement in symptoms after 6 – 12 months, further conservative therapy success is unlikely. Then, the indication for surgical treatment is usually given. This is the case in 10-15% of tennis elbow patients. … Operation | Tennis elbow (Epicondylitis humeri)
Stretching Stretching plays an important role in the therapy of the tennis elbow, as it is a good alternative to other methods such as taping, bandaging and physiotherapy. The problem with a tennis elbow is, among other things, that the tendons involved are shortened, which causes pain. With the help of various stretching exercises it … Stretching | Tennis elbow (Epicondylitis humeri)
Summary The pain syndrome “tennis elbow” is a very common disorder, which nowadays is mainly caused by overloading the forearm extensor muscles (or the resulting inflammation of their tendon attachments to the muscle) caused by working with the computer mouse for too long. However, if you take care to make movements more varied and avoid … Summary | Tennis elbow (Epicondylitis humeri)
