The warming patches have an analgesic effect. They are most often used to relieve local pain, such as back pain. With their help, you can also warm up the muscles before strenuous exercise or after training, when the muscles are overloaded.

Contents:

  1. Warming patches - when to use them?
  2. Warming patches - how do they work?
  3. Warming patches - how to use?
  4. Warming patches - contraindications

Warming patchis applied mainly when we feel pain. Most often, it is used on large parts of the muscles, such as the back, but it can also be applied to the knees, thighs or the neck. Warming patches are a good pain reliever and as such they can replace traditional painkillers that some people cannot use, for example due to peptic ulcer disease or other ailments.

Warming patches - when to use them?

Warming patches are intended for all groups of recipients, although they are usually used primarily by people who, due to their profession or interests, are exposed to muscle overload: manual workers, athletes, students of sports schools.

But muscle overload is not the only indication for the use of warming patches.

You can reach for them to treat colds - stuck on the back, they warm the skin and therefore can replace warming essential oils or camphor - they also benefit from the fact that they do not have a smell that bothers many people.

Among the patches with warming properties, the following are distinguished:

  • dry warming plasters- they look like dressing plasters. Due to the fact that they are white or flesh-colored and quite thin, they are also almost invisible even under a thin blouse. However, they have disadvantages, the greatest of which is the discomfort you feel when taking them off, almost identical to what you feel when you take off a regular plaster. Among such patches, the most common are dry warming patches with capsaicin, which reduces chronic pain, reducing the sensitivity of the nerves to pain stimuli, and at the same time stimulating blood circulation at the application site. Among the active substances they contain, there is a thick extractfrom peppercorn fruit ( Capsici fructus extractum spissum ), a rich source of capsaicin, as well as a thick extract of the nettle root.
  • hydrogel patches- they are soft, thicker than dry patches. They allow the skin to breathe, and they are also much easier to stick and peel off. After sticking, they release the active substances from the gel base onto the skin. Immediately after sticking, they give a feeling of coolness, which is gradually replaced by a pleasant feeling of warmth.

Warming patches - how do they work?

The way the warming patches work is simple: just after the patch is applied and the skin warms up, the blood vessels dilate, allowing more oxygen and nutrients to reach the tissues. This promotes cell regeneration and the reduction of muscle tone, which is often in itself the cause of pain.

However, even with such a popular and seemingly safe method of dealing with pain, you should be vigilant and cautious.

First and foremost, only proven products, available in pharmacies, should be used. All because in the case of a too strong and uncontrolled thermal stimulus exceeding tissue tolerance, a dangerous burn may occur. In order to minimize the risk of irritation, we should not exert too much pressure on the plaster, e.g. with a strip, and we should not lie on it (at least not for too long).

Warming patches - how to use?

The heating patch is intended for external use. It is extremely simple to apply: just take it out of the package, remove the paper that protects the adhesive layer, then stick the plaster on the site of the pain and wash your hands, especially if you use the capsaicin warming patch.

It is worth remembering that after removing the patch, slight reddening of the skin may occur, which lasts for several hours and is a normal symptom. However, if the skin under the patch starts to burn or itch, and there is redness, blisters, pain or swelling around it, remove the patch as soon as possible and contact your doctor.

Warming patches - contraindications

The warming patches must not be used in the case of:

  • allergy to any ingredient of the product (after sticking the patch, watch for any disturbing changes on the skin, in addition, here it should be taken into account that the warming patches may contain various substances, it may be iron powder, known from peppers chili capsaicin, glycol salicylate, charcoal, vermiculite, chestnut extract, and evens alt and they can all cause allergies),
  • damaged, irritated or diseased skin,
  • in children under the age of 12,
  • in the place of application of other medicinal preparations,
  • simultaneously with other warming drugs, e.g. in the form of ointments,
  • are not recommended for people incapable of removing them on their own (due to the risk of burns),
  • they should not be used by people with impaired heat perception,
  • they are not recommended for women during menstruation,
  • pregnant and breastfeeding, applying the patch should be preceded by a consultation with a doctor.

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