Vodka compress: features of application

Vodka compress is a very common method of treatment at home. It helps to expand the blood vessels, which in turn provides a more intense blood flow to the inflamed areas. Vodka compress helps to dissolve the painful focus, and is also effective in removing the edema. The use of this type of compress helps to significantly reduce pain.

Apply vodka compress is recommended in the following cases:

- with various inflammatory processes that occur in the joints;

- to remove the effects of bruises or wounds, but it is necessary to apply only a few days after receiving them;

- to eliminate the infiltration caused by the preparation of a medicinal injection;

- during the onset of pain syndromes, both chronic and sudden;

- with inflammatory processes of the throat.

To put a vodka compress is quite simple, but in this seemingly easy matter there are some nuances. To begin with, you will need a small piece of gauze or soft cloth and a piece of polyethylene slightly larger in size than the gauze, as well as cotton wool and bandage.

First, urinate gauze with vodka and applied to the sore spot. From above it is covered with polyethylene, and then with cotton wool - and everything is bandaged. These procedures are carried out in order to keep the heat received for a longer period of time. If there is a possibility, you can still tie a warm handkerchief over the bandage.

On a sore spot such a compress should be from six to twelve hours. After removal in its place should put a warm, but already dry bandage. Compress is better placed at night, and after it is removed for several hours, it is advisable not to go out, it's better to stay warm.

A vodka compress on the throat is good for angina. When this compress is applied, it is necessary to leave the neck region where the thyroid gland is located, and apply the entire compress only to the posterior and lateral surfaces thereof. After removing the compress is not recommended to go out.

A vodka compress is placed in the ear in the presence of various inflammatory processes in this organ. It is superimposed around the auricle, so in gauze, polyethylene and cotton wool, it is necessary to make a hole for it. This compress should be placed for a short time, about 2-4 hours, at night is not recommended

Vodka compress helps to effectively deal with such a problem as the stiffness of the heels. First they are stripped in a saline solution (per liter of water a spoonful of salt). After that, the compress is made of vodka on the heel, which is there all night.

Good for the treatment of the wounds helps vodka compress from the tincture of nettle. It's not difficult to cook it. For this, it is necessary to pour the leaves of nettle into the bottle and pour them with vodka, then insist about two weeks. The bottle must be in the sun. Apply such a compress as follows: the wound is pre-washed and put a compress on it. It should be changed in three hours.

Sometimes, with improper application of a vodka compress, it can cause a chill instead of a warming effect . The reason for this may be a failure to meet the order of overlapping layers or polyethylene (oilcloth) not completely covered the cloth moistened with vodka.

Do not use a compress of vodka, if there are abscesses and open wounds. It is contraindicated in all cancers, with purulent otitis, pleurisy and bronchitis. In order to avoid complications, it is necessary to consult a specialist before applying this type of compress. Independent decision-making on the imposition of a vodka compress can exacerbate the illnesses that the patient has.