METHOD FOR COMPLEX THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDISM AND DIFFUSE INTOXIC GOITER IN CASE OF HYPOTHYROIDISM Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, balneotherapy.

SUBSTANCE: One should perform medicinal therapy with thyroxine at the dosage of 25-75 mcg/d in the morning, about 30-40 min before breakfast, take circulatory shower at 35-36 C with fresh water, perform manual surface massage of jugular area. Additionally, one should perform rational psychotherapy that includes interpretation of curative effect of radon-containing baths, suggestion of patient's adequate attitude towards his/her disease, development of positive prognosis of the disease and correction of emotional sphere. Radon-containing baths at radioactivity concentration being 0.14-0.3 kBq/l at 36-37 C should be conducted by the following scheme: the 1^st d - 5 min, the 2^nd d - 8 min, the 3d d - 10 min, the 4^th d - the rest, the 5^th d - 12 min, the 6^th d - 15 min, the 7^th d - the rest, the 8^th d - 15 min, the 9^th d - 15 min and then - the day of rest and two next days - baths per 15 min, 15 baths totally; in case of diffuse intoxic goiter by the following scheme: the 1^st d - 5 min, the 2^nd d - 8 min, the 3d d - 10 min, the 4^th d - the rest, the 5^th d - 12 min, the 6^th d - 15 min, the 7^th d - the rest, the 8^th d - 15 min, the 9^th d - 15 min, the 10^th d - the rest, the 11^th d - 15 min, the 12^th d - 15 min, the 13^th d - the rest, the 14^th d - 15 min, 10 procedures totally from 1 to 5 p.m. Moreover, daily promenades both in the evening and in the morning per 60-120 min, each are, also, very useful. Moreover, evening promenade should be combined with suggestive psychotherapy. The method enables to achieve euthyroidism and decrease goiter's size, prolong remission terms, increase inspecific body resistance and normalize oxygenation and trophic processes in peripheral tissues, vascular tonicity and homeostasis.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of complex therapy.

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