METHOD OF TREATING LOCOMOTOR DISORDERS ACCOMPANYING ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61N2/04 A61N5/67 A61H39/08 A61P1/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely neurology, reflexotherapy. The method comprises the magnetic-laser therapy (MLT), acupuncture and therapeutic exercises (TE) with underlying pharmacotherapy. The MLT involves a paravertebral exposure at wave length 0.88 m, power 10 mW, magnetic field strength 40 mT, 4 minutes on each side alternately. The acupuncture represents another embodiment of the method of inhibition. At first, the acupuncture exposure is contralateral, and starting from the 3rd-5th procedure, the exposure also covers the involved side. All the exercises of each following session are conducted with rate load gain, an increase of the number and extent of the exercises. If observing paresis of the upper extremity, the MLT covers a collar region at the level of interosseus processes of the 5th-6th cervical and thoracic 1st-2nd vertebrae. At first, the acupuncture covers the point (TA) Lan-wei at a healthy ankle of the lower extremity. Starting from the 3rd-5th procedure, the exposure also involves the point Er-jian at a hand of the affected upper extremity. If observing paresis of the lower extremity, the MLT involves the lumbar-sacral region at the level of interosseus processes of the 2nd-3rd lumbar and 1st-2nd sacral vertebrae. Originally, the exposure covers the point Shou-san-li in a forearm of the healthy upper extremity. Starting from the 3rd-5th procedure, another version of the method of excitation is included on the affected side whereat the acupuncture needle is inserted into the point Tsu-syui within a foot of the affected lower extremity. If observing hemiparesis, the MLT includes the collar region at interosseus processes of the 5-6th cervical and 1rd-2nd thoracic vertebrae, then on the lumbosacral region. The exposure includes the point Lan-wei at the healthy ankle of the lower extremity and simultaneously the point Shou-san-li in the forearm of the healthy upper extremity. Starting from the 3rd-5th procedure, the exposure is added with a simultaneous effect on the point Er-jian at the hand of the affected upper extremity and on the point Tsyu-syui at the foot of the affected lower extremity. The physical exercises are combined with the correction of the hand and foot positions. For the purpose of the correction, a trainer extends the fingers and positions them properly in a combination with active-passive flexion and extension of the ankle joint. Treating the locomotor disorders starts 1-7 days after the ischemic stroke has been verified. The therapeutic course consists of 12-15 daily procedures.

EFFECT: method provides higher clinical effectiveness, reduces the length of staying in hospital and the disability rate in the patients.

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