Hyperbaric oxygen also helps reduce edema (tissue swelling).
Dexamethasone (a potent glucocorticoid) in doses of 16 mg/day may reduce edema around the lesion and protect the cord from injury.
Mechanical ventilation aims to reduce pulmonary edema and increase oxygenation.
In a small study of factory workers in good health, wearing compression garments helped to reduce edema and the pain associated with edema.
Juice made from the leaves of this plant have been shown to reduce the response to painful stimulation as well as inflammatory edema in mice.
It reduces tissue hyperemia, edema, and nasal congestion commonly associated with colds or allergies.
Corticosteroids have been used to control the local inflammatory reaction and reduce associated cerebral edema in this setting.
This creates a moist healing environment and reduces edema.
They have also been shown to reduce vasogenic edema after trauma, stroke, or obstructive hydrocephalus.
In these studies, it was first observed that pseudopregnant female rats had reduced edema after traumatic brain injury.