Medically pain is graded from 0 to 10.
The needle prick is on a scale of 0-3.
Having a baby can reach level 10.
And there is a ** disease.
The pain it causes can even reach level 10!
It's shingles.
Shingles is also known as:
The snake wraps around the waist"."Waist-wrapped fire dragon", "Waist Wrapping Fire Pill".
As the saying goes. Once the snake wrapped around the waist, ten years of skin pain.
Why the hell does it hurt so much?
Is there any way to cure it?
Listen to the Second People's Hospital of Foshan City.
*What Dr. Huang Shengbo of the Department said.
1. What is shingles?
Herpes zoster is a viral disease caused by varicella-zoster virus, characterized by erythema, blisters distributed along unilateral peripheral nerves, and often accompanied by obvious neuralgia.
Typically, when a person is first infected with the varicella-zoster virus, about 70% of people develop symptoms of chickenpox;30% do not develop the disease, which is called hidden infection. But regardless of whether there are symptoms or not, the virus will quietly hide in the "neurons of the posterior root ganglia of the spinal cord", and as the age gradually increases, the body's immunity decreases, and the virus will be activated, which will lead to the occurrence of herpes zoster!
2. What are the symptoms and harms of shingles?
Patients with herpes zoster may have systemic symptoms such as mild fatigue and low-grade fever before the onset of the disease. The affected area often first appears flushed, and soon appears as a papule the size of a milia to soybean, and then rapidly becomes a blister, often arranged in a band-like pattern along a peripheral nerve, mostly on one side of the body, often on the chest, back, waist, neck, head and face.
Postherpetic neuralgia is the most common complication in patients with herpes zoster, occurring in about 9% to 34% of patients, and the pain level can reach up to grade 10. The nature of the pain is varied, often burning, tearing, cutting, pricking, electric shock, etc., of which 30% and 50% of patients have pain that lasts for more than 1 year.
3. Why does shingles hurt so much?
Modern medicine has confirmed that the mechanism of postherpetic pain is that the virus invades the spinal ganglia or cranial nerve sensory ganglia along the sensory nerves, and the affected neurons are inflamed, hemorrhage, and even necrosis leading to neuronal dysfunction and ectopic discharge.
The incidence of postherpetic neuralgia increases with age, occurring in about 65% of patients with herpes zoster aged 60 years and older, and up to 75% by age 70 years. Early diagnosis and regularization** is the most critical measure to avoid progression to refractory neuralgia.
Therefore, after getting shingles, you need to go to the hospital in time to receive the standard**.
4. Who is prone to shingles?
The immunity of the elderly population will gradually decline with age, and it is a common group for this disease.
In addition, people with underlying diseases, such as chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and immune diseases, as well as people receiving immunosuppression** (chemotherapy, hormones**, etc.), people with high mental stress, lack of rest and sleep, and lack of exercise, are prone to herpes zoster.
5. How about shingles**?
Herpes zoster emphasizes "early and standardized", and the best time for antiviral ** is within 72 hours after the appearance of herpes, if antiviral ** can be carried out early, reducing the damage of the virus to the nerves, it can reduce the probability of neuralgia after herpes zoster. It also includes the standardized use of painkillers, nutrition of nerves**, etc.
For herpes zoster neuralgia, the **Department of Foshan Second Hospital currently adopts the following physical **:
1. Red light irradiation.
Red light irradiates ** herpes zoster, which has a certain curative effect. The role of red light ** is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Reduces pain: Red light** stimulates the production of endogenous pain relievers in the body, which reduces the pain caused by shingles.
Promotes blood circulation:
Red light can promote the dilatation of peripheral blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, improve the ability of tissue cells to absorb nutrients and oxygen, and is conducive to the repair of diseased tissues.
Anti-inflammatory and sterilization: Red light acting on tissue cells can promote tissue regeneration, enhance immunity, inhibit the reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms, and reduce infection symptoms.
Improves neuromodulation:
Red light can improve nerve modulation, raise the threshold of nerve endings to perceive heat and pain, and alleviate neurological symptoms.
2. Ultralaser**.
Ultralaser herpes zoster is a physical method that uses ultralaser technology, which has the effects of anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and promoting local blood circulation. Compared with traditional lasers, ultra-lasers have higher effects and fewer lasers
The effect of ultralaser ** herpes zoster is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic: Ultralaser irradiation can promote local blood circulation and accelerate the absorption of inflammatory substances, thereby reducing the pain caused by shingles.
Promotes rash healing:
Ultralaser can promote the metabolism of the rash area, accelerate the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues, and help the healing of the rash.
Regulates nerve endings:
Ultralaser irradiation can reduce the mechanical stimulation of nerve endings at the site of injury, regulate nerve terminal excitability, and help relieve neuralgia symptoms.
Enhances cell viability:
Ultralaser irradiation can enhance cell vitality, promote metabolism, improve local tissue nutrition, and play a role in anti-inflammatory, swelling and analgesia.
3. Prick cupping.
Thorn cupping herpes zoster is a method of traditional Chinese medicine, the principle of which is to puncture the veins on the surface of the surface layer to discharge the disease, and then through cupping, to further promote local blood circulation, in order to achieve the purpose of blood circulation and blood stasis, heat clearing and detoxification.
Piercing cupping** generally needs to be performed multiple times, depending on the patient's condition and recovery.
4. Electrocution needle embedding.
Herpes zoster is a traditional Chinese medicine method that uses a combination of electroacupuncture and needle embedding. The electric needle has the effects of warming the meridians, activating blood and removing blood stasis, reducing inflammation and relieving pain, while the buried needle can stimulate the acupuncture points for a long time and improve the first effect.
6. How to prevent shingles?
The onset of herpes zoster is related to the decline of the body's immunity, we should pay attention to regular life, ensure adequate rest and sleep time, eat regularly, avoid staying up late and excessive work pressure, improve the body's immunity, and avoid the occurrence of the disease.
People aged 50 and over can get the shingles vaccine to prevent shingles. The protective efficacy of 2 doses of recombinant herpes zoster vaccine is over 90%, and the protective efficacy in patients with underlying diseases (hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, asthma, respiratory diseases or chronic kidney disease, etc.) is consistent with the overall protective efficacy. According to data from long-term follow-up studies, the protective efficacy is still as high as 89% in the 10th year after vaccination, and according to statistical models**, recombinant herpes zoster vaccine can still maintain cellular and humoral immune responses after 20 years.