REFLEXOTERAPEUTIC REHABILITATION AND CURE (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61H1/00 A61M21/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to methods of recovering the organism functions associated with reflexotherapeutic rehabilitation and can be used for treating vertebral diseases. In the first version the patient is worked in by making spine extension and back muscles strengthening exercises, followed by the physiotherapeutic cycle including damp or dry wrapping the patient for 15÷35 minutes. The balneal procedures are performed within 15÷35 minutes, combined with steam inhalations within 5÷10 minutes, lymphatic drainage massage within 25÷50 minutes, full body massage and cup massage of paravertebral regions within 5÷15 minutes, bunch massage within 5÷15 minutes, phototherapy, e.g. with sunlamp or air and solar baths applied within 5÷15 minutes. The whole cycle involve simultaneous aromatherapy, phytotherapy, audiotherapy, therapeutic exercises within 35÷45 minutes, hydromassage within 20÷30 minutes, steam inhalation within 5÷15 minutes, lymphatic drainage within 35÷45 minutes, bunch massage in a steam inhalation chamber during 10÷20 min, a phytobath within 5÷15 minutes and feet and head shiatsu within 5÷15 minutes. In the second version the patient is warmed up in a psychocorrective cycle including physical and respiratory exercises according to Groff within 40÷60 minutes. Thus respiratory load is compensated with segmental reflex massage during 30÷50 minutes, followed by head shiatsu 15÷25 minutes, Thai massage of the active points within 15÷25 minutes, balneal procedures within 15÷35 minutes, steam inhalation for 5÷10 minutes, lymphatic drainage massage within 25÷50 minutes, full body massage and cup massage of the paravertebral regions within 5÷15 minutes, bunch massage 5÷15 minutes, phototherapy, e.g. with sunlamp or air and solar baths applied 5÷15 minutes. Said corrective cycle is combined with aromatherapy, phytotherapy, audiotherapy. All said procedures are followed with the physiotherapeutic cycle which involves damp or dry wrapping the patient for 15÷35 minutes, balneal procedures within 15÷35 minutes, steam inhalation within 5÷10 minutes, lymphatic drainage massage within 25÷50 minutes, full body massage and cup massage of the paravertebral regions for 5÷15 minutes, bunch massage 5÷15 minutes, repeated phototherapy, e.g. with sunlamp or air and solar baths applied within 5÷15 minutes. Herewith, the physiotherapeutic cycle includes aromatherapy, phytotherapy, and audiotherapy. It is followed with therapeutic exercises within 35÷45 minutes, hydromassage within 20÷30 minutes, steam inhalation within 5÷15 minutes, lymphatic drainage within 35÷45 minutes, bunch massage in the steam inhalations chamber within 10÷20 minutes, herbal bath within 5÷15 minutes, feet and head shiatsu within 5÷15 minutes.

EFFECT: method aims at health improvement in the patient by therapeutic and regenerative rehabilitation.

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