Treatment of epicondylosis in the sanatorium Staraya Russa

In the treatment of epicondylosis, the main condition is the rejection of movements that can cause pain. Drug therapy is carried out, various ointments and injections are prescribed to relieve swelling and pain. In the absence of acute pain, one of the effective methods of treatment is physical therapy aimed at stretching the connective tissue. Patients with epicondylosis are also shown treatment and recovery in sanatoriums.

The programs of sanatorium-resort institutions include drug therapy, physical therapy, physiotherapy: ultrasound procedures, phonophoresis, Bernard currents, electrophoresis, UHF therapy. Massages, dry-air baths, mud therapy also have an effective therapeutic property. The complex of measures offered in the sanatorium successfully fights the disease.

Contraindications:

Severe forms of bone and joint damage with abundant discharge, severe general phenomena (hectic temperature, severe exhaustion) or amyloidosis of internal organs.
Polyarthritis with a progressive process in the joints, with ankylosis, contractures, etc. with irreversible changes in the joints and loss of the ability to self-care. Severe deformities of the joints with secondary sinuses due to the loss of the ability to move independently.
Chronic osteomyelitis in the presence of large sequesters or a large foreign metal body in the osteomyelitic focus (the presence of small metal fragments in the surrounding soft tissues is not a contraindication for spa treatment). Septic forms of rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis with systemic lesions (visceritis).
General contraindications that exclude the referral of patients to resorts and local sanatoriums.

Treatment results

Epicondylosis detected at an early stage is treated unhindered. It is possible to relieve inflammation and prevent the progression of the disease.

Consequences of lack of treatment

No serious consequences of this disease were observed. With rare exceptions, bruxitis of the elbow joint may develop, which will have to be surgically removed.

Эпикондилез - воспалительное заболевание тканей локтевого сустава, влекущее за собой разрушение крепления мышц к кости. Эпиконделез относится к профессиональным заболеваниям и чаще всего встречается у слесарей, вырубщиков, каменщиков, доярок, теннисистов и других спортсменов. Заболевание происходит из-за частых повторений однотипных движений.