PAIN MANAGEMENT IN HERNIATED DISKS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61N5/67 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to laser therapy. The first stage of the therapy involves introduction of medicines and intravenous laser blood exposure by installing a needle in one solution transfusion system for quartz fibre of diametre 0.7 mm through which the patient is exposed to helium-neon laser of power 1.2 mW at exposition 90 minutes within seven daily procedures. The second stage includes paravertebral block within herniated disk localisation in projection of herniated disk. Quartz fibre of diametre 0.7 mm is introduced through a puncture needle to the level of surface musculofascial layer. Injection of solution is immediately followed with irradiation with helium-neon laser of power 1.2 mW at exposition 80 minutes within seven daily procedures. Medicines within solution transfusion system are as follows: Trental 5 ml, Actovegin 5 ml, 15% Xantinol Nicotinate 2 ml, vitamin B1 2 ml alternated with vitamin B6 2 ml, 5% vitamin C 3 ml dissolved in physiologic saline 150 ml. Paravertebral block of the first day includes 5% glucocorticoid Diprospan 1 ml combined with 2% Lidocaine. For the following days 2% Lidocaine is used.

EFFECT: method allows terminating inflammatory process, ensuring stable pain management.

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