Ointment Ketonal - one of the best means for relief of pain caused by injuries of soft tissues and joints. It is often used in traumatology and sports medicine. Use this ointment can be both in monotherapy, and in combination with other medicines.
Therapeutic effect of ointment Ketonal
Ketonal ointment includes ketoprofen, which blocks the formation of prostaglandins, which provoke the development of an inflammatory reaction and cause a painful impulse. It is this substance that determines the therapeutic effects of this drug. Thanks to ketoprofen, the ointment is a nonsteroidal drug that has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.
A distinctive feature of Ketonal Ointment is a wide range of analgesic action. It affects both peripheral and central nerve fibers, which are responsible for the perception of the body painful impulses. That is why this drug is a highly effective drug for pain in various peripheral organs and tissues:
- joints;
- bundles;
- muscles;
- skin;
- veins;
- lymphatic and blood vessels.
After applying Ketonal ointment, not only pain but also inflammation decreases. Due to this, the patient significantly increases the volume of movements.
Indications for the use of ointment Ketonal
Indications for the use of Ketonal Ointment are:
- periarthritis;
- arthritis (psoriatic and rheumatoid);
- Bechterew's disease (ankylosing spondylitis);
- Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis);
- tendonitis;
- bursitis;
- osteoarthrosis of different localization.
This drug can be used with symptomatic therapy of various inflammatory and painful processes and with myalgia, radiculitis and neuralgia. Indications for the use of ointment Ketonal is any injuries of the musculoskeletal system (even sports). This drug is prescribed for those who suffer from a severe pain syndrome in the muscles due to excessive physical exertion. Ketonal ointment helps and relieve pain from pain:
- bruises ;
- dislocations;
- stretching;
- ruptures of tendons and ligaments.
How to apply Ketonal Ointment?
Do you know what the Ketonal Ointment helps with, but use it incorrectly? In this case, the pain will not become less. In order for this medication to work, it must be applied to the skin, which is only above the focus of pain and gently rubed until completely absorbed by massage movements. But the most important thing is that a dense, non-breathable or compressive bandage should not be applied to the treated area. The skin must breathe.
This ointment can only be used twice a day. Without consulting a doctor, the duration of therapy should not exceed 14 days. During application, the drug should be avoided on the mucous membranes. During the entire treatment period and two weeks after it is completed, avoid exposure to sunlight. If irritation develops on the skin after Ketonal has been applied, discontinue use.
Contraindications to the use of Ketonal
Ointment Ketonal and its analogs (Arthrosilen, Bystrumgel or Flexen) can not be used for hypersensitivity to substances,
- rhinitis;
- exacerbation of peptic ulcer of the stomach;
- seizures of bronchial asthma;
- chronic dyspepsia;
- severe renal failure.
It is not necessary to apply Ketonal for skin diseases, as well as for those with skin covering affected by open and infected wounds.