METHOD FOR TREATING INJURED BRACHIAL PLEXUS Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves performing hyperbaric oxygenation of the total organism of a patient at 1.3-1.5 atm during 30- 40 min. Then helium-neon laser radiation beam treatment is applied to the skin over the projection of injured brachial plexus trunks into the area of minimum soft tissues thickness above the trunks during 3-5 min. Laser radiation power density is 10-15 mW/cm²,, wave length is 632.8 nm. The procedure is repeated daily during 14-21 days. When needed, the procedure is to be repeated in 3-4 months. EFFECT: accelerated treatment course; improved nerve regeneration.