Nitroglycerin patches

[Oblix]

Anybody here tried nitroglycerin patches for joint injuries?

 

[nitomax]

Never heard of it? Nitroglycerin patched are usually used for chronic Angina.

 

[Ashop]

Anybody here tried nitroglycerin patches for joint injuries?

That sounds pretty dangerous to me. Maybe I'm missing something here?

 

[alpha6164]

I have not heard of such a thing. Doesnt me it doesnt exist. NG is a potent vasodilator and hence can drop your BP big time. I would not be using it for injuries at all.

 

[Oblix]

Sports Doc

I have been prescribed them by a very good sports doctor. He gave me 2 x "autologous blood injections" for a patella injury recently and so far it seems to have cured a injury that has bothered me off and on since 2004.

The patches work on a simalar principle, where they bring blood flow to tendons that usually have very little. You cut the patch into a quater and put it directly onto the injured area and keep it there 24hrs aday. He did warn that it can lower BP and thats why to se a quarter of a patch only.

Couldnt find much info on net:

Nitroglycerin to treat tendinosis/tendinopathies [Archive] - Catalyst Athletics Forums

Nitro patch for achilles tendon

I did a long course of accutane at the end of last year and by the end of it developed tendonitis in both achilles and both knees. The right knee being a old injury made worse, now good after the blood injections. Going to try the patchs on my achilles. My achilles tendons and left knee are 95% healed but I cant quite get the pain to go away.

 

[nitomax]

Wow,

I thought you just raided grandpa's medicine cabnet. Interesting though that it works locally on an injury? Im pretty sure it it acts systemically even in a patch form. Watch it in the weight room, drop your BP and you'll be wearing a dumbbell on your forehead.