METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS SUFFERING LUMBAR OSTEOCHONDROSIS WITH RADICULAR SYNDROME Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61N5/67 A61N1/36 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to neurology and physiotherapy, and aims at treating the patients suffering lumbar osteochondrosis with radicular syndrome. With underlying pharmacotherapy, the left-hand and right-hand regions of skin segmental projections of lumbar spinal roots, L5 or L5-S1 are paravertebrally palpated. The painful regions are detected, and transcutaneous electric stimulation of lumbar nerves (TESN) is performed. It is combined with infrared pulse laser therapy (LT). The TESN and LT are combined daily with certain instrumental parametres. One combined procedure of the TESN and LT involves simultaneously identical zones in number 1 to 2 symmetrically; duration of a procedure is 2 to 4 min respectively; the therapeutic course consists of 8 daily procedures.

EFFECT: method allows improving complex treatment rates in the patients suffering lumbar osteochondrosis with radicular syndrome due to pain management in a relatively short time, and cutting time of treatment.

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