FIELD: traumatology and rehabilitation, applicable for prophylaxis of posttraumatic and postoperative contractures of extremities. SUBSTANCE: muscles and nerves are stimulated beginning from the 3-rd - 5-th day after application of the external fixation apparatus by high-frequency sinusoidally-modulated currents via electrodes. The electrodes are applied onto the paravertebral zones corresponding in innervation, onto the agonist and antagonist muscles. EFFECT: attained early stage of rehabilitation of patients. 1 ex
