METHOD OF TREATING LUMBAR OSTEOCHONDROSIS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61B1/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, particularly to treatment of a spinal column. A method is implemented as follows: a patient is placed on a location plate of a platform in such a manner that a point of rotation is at the level of a bridge of nose, and lower extremities are at the periphery. The breast bodice is fixed on a patient's thorax. To enable distraction, patient's feet unsupported by pedals are placed freely on the location plate. Rotary speed is specified in a table depending on height, weight and sex. Starting with the 3rd session, the rotary speed is increased by one revolution every following session to a maximum value. The maximum rotary speed is maintained to the end of the therapeutic course. If the table revolutions disagreed, a smaller value is applied. Hypergravity therapy is applied once a day, daily. Duration of a session makes 10-12 minutes. The therapeutic course is 8-10 sessions.

EFFECT: method allows gradually overload gain, prevents complications.

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