METHOD OF TREATING LUMBAR OSTEOCHONDROSIS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61K35/16 A61P19/02 A61M1/38 A61M19/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to orthopaedics and neurology, and can be used in treating the patients suffering from vertebral osteochondrosis. That is ensured by plasmapheresis with sampling blood in amount 800-900 ml. Thrombocytes are removed with following elimination of plasma in amount 450-500 ml. The prepared plasma is injected intramuscularly paravertebrally in four points two from each side in projection of 3-5 lumbar vertebra 2-3 cm away from spinous process at a depth 3-4 cm in amount 15 ml for each point. Two days later plasma is introduced again in the same regimen. Therapeutic course is carried out to 2-4 times every 4-5 days.

EFFECT: method allows improving clinical effectiveness in the patients suffering from said pathology due to normalisation of coagulative blood system, microcirculation, metabolic processes, liquidation of kallikrein-kinin system hyperactivity and tissues oedema owing to removal of thrombocytes, and due to local prolonged action of autoplasma on various links of disease pathogenesis.

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