METHOD OF ELECTROSTIMULATION OF NEOSPHINCTER FORMED OF GRACILIS MUSCLE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61N1/36 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely physiotherapy. A method involves electrostimulation at frequency 100 Hz with using an external apparatus of anal electrostimulation. The relation of stimulation and rest periods is specified taking into account functionality of the patient's neosphincter muscles by formula T = t x E/A wherein t is a time of volitional constriction of the anal sphincter, E is bioelectric activity of volitional constriction, A is bioelectric activity of test electrostimulation, T is a time of the electrostimulation period with a pause of the stimulation periods making 1.5 x T. The electrostimulation starts from the 13-14^th postoperative day. Starting from the third postoperative month, the electrostimulation is applied at stimulating current frequency 80 Hz. Starting from the fourth postoperative month, the electrostimulation is applied at frequency 60 Hz. Starting from the fifth postoperative month - at frequency 40 Hz. Starting from the sixth postoperative month and to one year, the electrostimulation is applied at stimulating current frequency 20 Hz. A 1-week pause is made every 3 weeks of the electrostimulation course.

EFFECT: method provides the functional alteration of the created neosphincter with formation of tonic activity and neuroreflex activity, approaching the intestinal continence mechanism to the anal sphincter conditions.

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