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Effects ofSymphytum ointment on muscular symptoms and functional locomotor disturbances

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In an open, uncontrolled study, 105 patients with locomotor system symptoms were treated twice daily with an ointment containing aSymphytum active substance complex. A clear therapeutic effect was noted on chronic and subacute symptoms that were accompanied mainly by functional disturbances and pain in the musculature. The preparation was most effective against muscle pain, swelling and overstrain, arthralgia/distortions, enthesopathy, and vertebral syndrome. Activity was weaker against degenerative conditions, for which the ointment may have an adjuvant role with the aim of improving muscular dysfunction and alleviating pain.

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  1. University Hospital for Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine Second Medical Faculty of the Karls University Prague, Czech Republic

    Miroslav Kucera M.D., D.Sc. (Director), Jan Kálal M.D., C.Sc. & Z. Polesná M.D.

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Kucera, M., Kálal, J. & Polesná, Z. Effects ofSymphytum ointment on muscular symptoms and functional locomotor disturbances. Adv Therapy 17, 204–211 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850297

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