Traumeel and Cortisone
Traumeel and Cortisone
In the field of pain management, a common condition seen in patients are migraine headaches. According to The American Academy of Pain Management’s website, painmed.org, “When asked common types of pain, respondents of a National Institute of Health Statistics survey indicated that headache or migraine pain (15%).” One treatment used on all patients who continuously suffer from migraines is a cervical facet injection. .According to board-certified pain management specialist, Cecil Graham MD, “Two types of medications that are used during a facet injection are Traumeel or Cortisone mixed with local ansethics (a drug that produces local anesthesia) such as Lidocane and Procaine.” Both Traumeel and Cortisone are used to treat patients with migraines. Traumeel according to the online PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) is indicated to have no known side-effects and without contraindications. Cortisone according to the online PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) is known to have several adverse side effects when used.
The facet joints connect the vertebrae, the bones of the spine, they help guide the spine when moving. The neck area of the spine is called the cervical region. In a cervical facet injection medication is injected into a facet joint (spinal joint) to reduce pain caused by inflammation of the facet joint Both Traumeel and Cortisone are used to treat patients with migraines. A migraine headache is caused by an enlargement of blood vessels that causes a release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the large arteries of the brain. Enlargement of these blood vessels stretches the nerves that coil around them and causes the nerves to release chemicals. These chemicals cause inflammation and the increasing inflammation of the arteries worsens the pain. Traumeel and Cortisone are both mixed into a solution with local ansethics to create the mixture that is used in cervical facet injections to treat migraines and suppress
In the field of pain management, a common condition seen in patients are migraine headaches. According to The American Academy of Pain Management’s website, painmed.org, “When asked common types of pain, respondents of a National Institute of Health Statistics survey indicated that headache or migraine pain (15%).” One treatment used on all patients who continuously suffer from migraines is a cervical facet injection. .According to board-certified pain management specialist, Cecil Graham MD, “Two types of medications that are used during a facet injection are Traumeel or Cortisone mixed with local ansethics (a drug that produces local anesthesia) such as Lidocane and Procaine.” Both Traumeel and Cortisone are used to treat patients with migraines. Traumeel according to the online PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) is indicated to have no known side-effects and without contraindications. Cortisone according to the online PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) is known to have several adverse side effects when used.
The facet joints connect the vertebrae, the bones of the spine, they help guide the spine when moving. The neck area of the spine is called the cervical region. In a cervical facet injection medication is injected into a facet joint (spinal joint) to reduce pain caused by inflammation of the facet joint Both Traumeel and Cortisone are used to treat patients with migraines. A migraine headache is caused by an enlargement of blood vessels that causes a release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the large arteries of the brain. Enlargement of these blood vessels stretches the nerves that coil around them and causes the nerves to release chemicals. These chemicals cause inflammation and the increasing inflammation of the arteries worsens the pain. Traumeel and Cortisone are both mixed into a solution with local ansethics to create the mixture that is used in cervical facet injections to treat migraines and suppress
Cited: AZ Pain Centers dot com. 2011. Cindy Gollihar and Russ Erhardt. 18 Oct, 2011. Graham, Cecil MD. Personal Interview. 7 Oct. 2011. Home page. drugs and disease.com dot com. N.p., web. 4 Oct. 2011. Online Physician’s Desk Reference. 2011. Web. 4. Oct. 2011.