METHOD OF TREATING OSTEOARTHROSIS WITH UNDERLYING HYPERTENSION Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61N1/32 A61N5/02 A61K35/50 A61P9/00 A61P19/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely physiotherapy. The invention involves joint exposure to diadynamic currents generated by the Tonus-2 apparatus. The joints are exposed through electrodes applied on a technological fill piece impregnated with 1% placenta hydrolysate. The full-wave continuous electrical current is used for the exposure for 15 minutes. The current intensity is selected to ensure the evident vibration under the electrodes. If the hip joint is exposed, the first electrode is placed in an external area of buttock backwards to a greater trochanter, and the second one - on an anterior surface of hip in an upper mid-third. If a knee joint is exposed, the first electrode is placed from the side of pain wherein localised, in a lower and upper torsion, while the second electrode is placed below or above a knee cap respectively. It is followed by the exposure to the pulse low-frequency non-thermal intensity electromagnetic field generated by an emitter of the INFITA apparatus. The exposure is contactless, the distance of eyes and the emitter is 25 cm. Pulse repetition frequency is 30-40-57 Hz. Length of the exposure is 3-5-9 minutes, at each specified frequency respectively. The procedures are daily. The therapeutic course is 10 procedures.

EFFECT: method enlarges motion activity of the patient and maintains normal blood pressure.

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