Modern methods of psoriasis treatment

Skin diseases are usually a reflection of the internal problems of the body: impaired immunity, diseases of the vital organs, poisoning, stress. Therefore, therapy often takes years, and such diseases, as psoriasis, is still considered incurable. However, there is good news...

When we talk about the possibility of a complete cure of the disease, which means that it shows in different stages, through all of life. In order to make these manifestations are rare and not causando severe discomfort of modern medicine very forces.

What affects the choice of treatment of psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that can have different reasons. This is the diagnosis at any age in people of both sexes, although most often not detected in the periods: 16-22 years and 57-60 years (the so-called age of the peak). According to the world health organization is suffering from psoriasis 4% of the population of the world.

Other name of psoriasis — psoriasis. The disease shows in the form of itchy patches or panels of pink color, covered with silvery scales. Rashes are localized in the knee and elbow, scalp, hands, feet. Advanced forms of psoriasis affecting the nails.

Unlike other types of lichen, psoriasis does not spread from person to person and is likely autoimmune in nature. His treatment should be primarily based on an analysis of the reasons why the body begins to attack its own skin cells. Such grounds can be:

• genetic predisposition (approximately one third of cases);
• allergies;
• endocrine diseases;
• reaction to medications or overdose of them;
• damage to skin, injury, or inflammation;
• stress;
• infectious diseases (flu, sore throat);
• alcoholism;
• Smoking.

Approximately 30% of patients develop psoriatic arthritis (PSA), which often leads to disability. To avoid such severe complications, for diagnosing psoriasis and necessary to start treatment as soon as possible.

Modern approaches to the treatment of

Treatment must be individual and complex, and cannot be universal for all schemes, because it is in the creation and development of psoriasis can be involved too many factors, including the psychological condition of the patient. Usually have to use several different methods — from the most gentle and superficial and gradually increases the therapeutic effect on different systems in the body. However, this does not solve the problem of concomitant diseases, which are discovered in more than 50% of patients with psoriasis and worsen the clinical picture such as inflammation of various parts of the digestive tract, ENT organs, urinary tract, as well as hypertension, diabetes. Requires experience and knowledge of doctors from different medical fields, but often show a high efficiency of individual methods of alternative treatment. So, the popular approaches of Tibetan medicine, intended for the optimisation of all vital processes in the body from the first procedures.

Methods for the effective treatment of psoriasis

Psoriasis is known since the antiquity, therefore, is treatment that is based on long-term observations of patients. It is well established that the relief of their status contribute to the assessment of exposure to sunlight, eating right, reducing stress, and prompt treatment of infections, debridement of large injury, lichens. This information has found its role in the development of the various types of treatment.

Medicines

It takes a minimum of six weeks and is predominantly external. In fact the medications prescribed for psoriasis are strong and have more side effects. With the onset of nausea, vomiting, vision, dizziness and other symptoms should immediately seek medical help.

• Medications vitamins D3, A and E. Ointments that are dermatotropic and antipsoriatic action containing analogues of vitamin D, calcipotriol , tacalcitol, calcitriol, and also-vitaminum-sicut assets. Contraindicated in children and pregnant women, should not be more than 20-35% of the surface of the skin. The combination of the drugs with each other and with vitamins can increase their therapeutic and side effects. Taking this into account, to develop a balanced combination of external funds, which contains a complex of retinol palmitate (vitamin A), alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), ergocalciferol (vitamin D2).
• Immunosuppressants (immunosuppressants). This includes medications such as methotrexate , cyclosporine and leflunomide. Side effects can affect the kidneys, pancreas and liver, and also expressed in arterial hypertension, tremor, nausea, headache, skin reactions. Anti-inflammatory effect, reducing the autoimmune effects.
• Corticosteroids. Hormonal treatment in the form of ointments, creams, emulsions, gels. Have a pronounced anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and antiallergic activity. Assigned as a one-component external preparations containing glucocorticoids and long-acting III–IV class activity — clobetasol, betamethasone , triamcinolone, mometasone, methylprednisolone, and in combination with other active substances — antibiotics, salicylic acid and urea. The administration of steroid drugs within psoriasis is not granted due to the high likelihood of effect of the cancellation: first, there has been significant progress in the health status of the patient, but after the cure becomes worse than before treatment. The main idea of the glucocorticoid therapy is to achieve maximum therapeutic effect with the lowest possible doses.
• Innovative products. Primarily used abroad, and have high costs. You need to understand that the immune suppression generally leads to frequent respiratory infections, diarrhea, nausea and chronic headaches, so the lack of improvement after five months of use of the above mentioned medicines overturned.

Physical therapy

Effects of light, sound and electric current of various frequencies, which is often used in the treatment of psoriasis and produces the least side effects.

• UV radiation. Efficient simulation of a suntan, which may be arranged in the clinic, tanning salon or at home. It is important that the harmonisation of the duration and frequency of treatment with your doctor, individually and not exceed. Side effect of skin aging, the formation of malignant tumors.
• The use of narrowband UV-b therapy with a wavelength of 311 nm. An innovative method, which is used as monotherapy. The course of the treatment is 2.5 months, if the duration of one procedure in a few minutes. Procedures are assigned three times a week. Prominently marked clinical improvement and sustained remission up to 2 years.
• Ultrasonic therapy. Anti-inflammatory, resolving, analgesic, antipruritic effect. No contra-indications, but should not be used for psoriasis on the scalp.
• PUVA. Photochemotherapy effective damage on the scalp, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The rate of 15-25 procedures of local exposure to UV-radiation, which takes 3-4 hours.
• Electrosleep. Treatment to improve the condition of the nervous system of the patient in cases where there is a strong stress factor. By exposing the brain to weak pulsed current patient artificially immersed in the dream. Of course, can be in the range from 12 to 30 sessions lasts 30-40 minutes. Turn off the unit immediately after the patient is asleep, awakening occurs independently and safely.
• Laser therapy. Between 7-9 procedures lasting more than 3 minutes. The laser radiation normalizes and restores the skin and prevents the formation of new lesions. The remission duration of at least one year, and in the complex therapy of psoriasis may not bother the patient for many years.

When you define a course of physiotherapy, it is important not to miss treatments, not to reduce, but not increase their number, at its sole discretion.

Surgical treatment

Rarely used, because it is an additional stress for the body, but in some cases can significantly improve the health condition of the patient.

If the onset of psoriasis is associated with sui elites of the body that runs from the colon, subjected to Martynov. Surgically restored the integrity of the special valve between the small and large intestine, which performs the protective properties of blocking the path of pathogens. After this plastic surgery indicated pain patients, not only with psoriasis but also with allergies, bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, peptic ulcer disease.

Also surgical methods that are used for nail psoriasis: nail, removal can solve the problem, and in its place will grow a healthy nail plate.

Climatotherapy

Spa treatment in the warm sea or mountain climate of the Sunny seasons of the year, has a beneficial effect on the condition of patients with psoriasis. The most popular shore of the Dead sea (Israel, Jordan), mountains of the Pamirs (Tajikistan). Especially effective is the combination of favourable climate and of course the thermal baths.

Diet

Obesity is one of the trigger factors of psoriasis, in addition, when the disease is often marked cases of fatty degeneration of the liver. The diet prescribes complete abstinence from alcohol, greasy and spicy food, reduce the intake of the amount of flour and products. The main food should be milk, meat, plant products, useful fish. If the patient throughout life, there were even cases of allergic reactions to specific foods, such as chocolate, citrus, honey — these should also be deleted.

Correction of lifestyle

For patients with psoriasis, is void of any poisoning related to lifestyle: Smoking, drinking alcohol, eating fast food, work in hazardous industries, the use of caustic household chemicals. The premises must be accompanied by the frequency of cleaning, dust and pet hair will not cause any allergies. Stress reduction, healthy sleep, timely rest, walks in the fresh air will do well for the patient with psoriasis.

Diet and correction of lifestyle — deceptively simple treatment. If the list of restrictions is too long and work on a depressed patient will not benefit. It is important to distinguish between domestic drunkenness and alcoholism, ad hoc tobacco Smoking and nicotine addiction, promiscuity and food cravings for harmful products, because of hormonal disorders. In the presence of a long-term bad habits, will require additional diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities.

Traditional methods

Home for relief of the psoriasis patients often resort to traditional, disinfectant, anti-inflammatory and antiburn means. This is a variety of creams and lotions on the basis of birch tar, solidol, copper sulphate, warm baths with herbs (celandine, succession) or salt. The ingredients can be purchased separately and mix according to the recipe or to buy in england ready, ointments, herbal or bath. Side effects are usually minimal, but the therapeutic effect is distinctly bad. This method can be used as an extra in the complex treatment of psoriasis.

The approaches of Tibetan medicine

Tibetan medicine works in the treatment of psoriasis in several areas:

• purification of the lymph, blood, liver, biliary tract;
• the normalization of metabolic processes;
• increased immunity;
• the coordination of the psycho-emotional background;
• remove the skin, itching and burning.

To achieve these goals, there are various types of acupressure therapy (acupuncture, moxibustion), massage (acupressure, vacuum, using hot stones), a complex herbal medicine (teas, ointments, compresses, baths). Unlike Tibetan medicine — soft suspendisse libero effects on the body on a deep level, allowing you to treat the causes of psoriasis with the first procedures, which usually offers the European medicine. Receptive to the methods of Tibetan medicine the patients can get in a few weeks, the effect is comparable with a long-term comprehensive treatment in the European clinic.

Psoriasis is a disease which requires individual approach, without chase for quick results. Qualified health care provider, when during a therapy will lead to a set of data and, if necessary, make adjustments to the frequency, duration, and orientation procedures. In different periods of life, depending on the age, hormonal, chronic diseases, conditions of work and life, some methods may lose their effectiveness and others to come to the fore. Discipline, correction lifestyle and a relaxed, trusting relationship with the doctor will help to make the symptoms of psoriasis is rare and minimal.